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Screen legends Carole Lombard, Fred MacMurray and John Barrymore star in the screwball comedy True Confession . Helen Bartlett (Lombard) would never bore anyone with the truth. A chronic liar married to a struggling lawyer (MacMurray), the aspiring writer claims she is innocent when the cops accuse her of murder. Unable to tell if she is really telling the truth, Helen’s husband pleads self-defense and manages to convince the jury. After her newfound notoriety makes them rich, a mysterious blackmailer (Barrymore) threatens to reveal the real killer’s name unless Helen pays for his silence.
Original Release
12/24/1937
US Release
12/24/1937
Cast
Name | Character |
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Carole Lombard | Helen Bartlett |
Fred MacMurray | Kenneth Bartlett |
John Barrymore | Charley Jasper / Charles "Charley" Jasper |
Una Merkel | Daisy McClure |
Porter Hall | Mr. Hartman / Mr. Hartman, Prosecutor |
Edgar Kennedy | Darsey |
Lynne Overman | Bartender / George, Bartender |
Irving Bacon | The Coroner / Coroner |
Fritz Feld | Krayler's Butler / Butler |
Richard Carle | Judge |
Directors
Writers
Claude Binyon, Louis Verneuil, Georges Berr
Cast
Name | Character |
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Carole Lombard | Helen Bartlett |
Fred MacMurray | Kenneth Bartlett |
John Barrymore | Charley Jasper / Charles "Charley" Jasper |
Una Merkel | Daisy McClure |
Porter Hall | Mr. Hartman / Mr. Hartman, Prosecutor |
Edgar Kennedy | Darsey |
Lynne Overman | Bartender / George, Bartender |
Irving Bacon | The Coroner / Coroner |
Fritz Feld | Krayler's Butler / Butler |
Richard Carle | Judge |
John T. Murray | Otto Krayler |
Tom Dugan | McDougall / Typewriter Man |
Garry Owen | Tony Krauch |
Toby Wing | Suzanne Baggart |
Hattie McDaniel | Ella |
Eleanor Fisher | Reporter |
Herbert Ashley | Juror |
Frank Austin | Caretaker |
Baby Peggy | Autograph Hunter |
Rosita Butler | Autograph Hunter |
Producers
Name | Role |
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William LeBaron | Executive Producer |
Albert Lewin | Producer |