US Release date: 1937. No information of an official re-issue.
First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 22 April 1950
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Running time: 90 minutes
Director: Leo McCarey
Cast: Irene Dunne, Cary Grant & Ralph Bellamy
Australian Distributor: Columbia
Melbourne Premiere Venue: Screened first at Hoyts Regent in 1938 and had several moveovers and reissues. The last in 1944.
Suburban Release Type: Union 2-L-1
Rankings
| Rank | ||
| EF Points | 134 | 161 |
| EF PPE | 5.15 | 90 |
| Metres Travelled | 308,403 | 279 |
| Average MT | 11,862 | 13 |
| Engagements | 26 | 287 |
| Slots | 38 | 278 |
| Weeks | 12 | 102 |
| Weeks as % of engagements | 46.15% | 103 |
| Saturdays | 8 | 248 |
| Sats as % of engagements | 30.77% | 211 |
| Tuesdays | 6 | 236 |
| Tues as % of engagements | 23.08% | 218 |
| First billed | 18 | 160 |
| Second billed | 8 | 202 |
| Feature only | 0 | 34* |
Independent ratios
| Engagements weeks 1-10 | 15 |
| Ratio | 57.69% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -28.98% |
| Eng weeks 11-26 | 8 |
| Ratio | 30.77% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 23.15% |
| Eng weeks 27-52 | 3 |
| Ratio | 11.54% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 5.83% |
| Hoyts eng | 0 |
| Ratio | 0.00% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -0.84% |
| Independent eng | 20 |
| Ratio | 76.92% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -0.19% |
| Suburban eng | 6 |
| Ratio | 23.08% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 1.03% |
Notes: A reasonable number of bookings scattered over 28 weeks for this reissue of a Columbia screwball classic. Had a high average travel distance and managed a EF ranking in the upper half due to a respectable number of weeks and top billings.
The Awful Truth (RR) engagements
| SUBURB | VENUE | CHAIN | DATE | W | D | B | CO-FEATURE |
| Caulfield | Camden | Independent | 22/4/50 | 1 | W | 1 | Jungle Jim |
| Westgarth | Westgarth | Independent | 22/4/50 | 1 | W | 1 | Renegades |
| Balwyn | Balwyn | Suburban | 29/4/50 | 2 | S | 1 | One Night of Love |
| Glenferrie | Glen | Independent | 29/4/50 | 2 | W | 1 | Jungle Jim |
| Hawthorn | Vogue | Independent | 29/4/50 | 2 | W | 1 | Jungle Jim |
| Footscray | Grand | Independent | 6/5/50 | 3 | W | 1 | Jungle Jim |
| Yarraville | Sun | Independent | 13/5/50 | 4 | W | 1 | Jungle Jim |
| Preston East | Gowerville | Independent | 27/5/50 | 6 | W | 1 | Texas |
| Elsternwick | Esquire | Independent | 3/6/50 | 7 | S | 1 | Anna Lucasta |
| Camberwell | Rivoli | Suburban | 3/6/50 | 7 | S | 2 | Anna Lucasta |
| Preston | Planet | Suburban | 3/6/50 | 7 | T | 1 | Jungle Jim |
| Preston | St. James | Suburban | 3/6/50 | 7 | T | 1 | Jungle Jim |
| Essendon | Regal | Independent | 10/6/50 | 8 | S | 1 | Anna Lucasta |
| Box Hill | Regent | Suburban | 17/6/50 | 9 | T | 1 | Make Believe Ballroom |
| Surrey Hills | Surrey | Independent | 24/6/50 | 10 | S | 1 | The Lovers |
| Oakleigh | Plaza | Independent | 1/7/50 | 11 | S | 2 | Anna Lucasta |
| Ashburton | Civic | Independent | 1/7/50 | 11 | T | 1 | The Daring Young Man |
| Moonee Ponds | Moonee | Independent | 12/8/50 | 17 | W | 1 | My Sister Eileen |
| Coburg West | Progress | Independent | 9/9/50 | 21 | S | 2 | Whiplash |
| Newport | Plaza | Independent | 9/9/50 | 21 | T | 1 | Alias Mr Twilight |
| Williamstown | Empress | Independent | 9/9/50 | 21 | T | 1 | Alias Mr Twilight |
| St.Kilda | Astor | Independent | 30/9/50 | 24 | W | 2 | Mr Soft Touch |
| Brunswick | Empire | Independent | 7/10/50 | 25 | W | 2 | Mr Soft Touch |
| Sandringham | Roxy | Independent | 21/10/50 | 27 | S | 2 | Mr Soft Touch |
| Coburg | Plaza | Independent | 28/10/50 | 28 | W | 2 | Mr Soft Touch |
| Preston | St. James | Suburban | 28/10/50 | 28 | W | 2 | My Friend Irma Goes West |
The 1950 Project 