Nothing But the Truth movie storyline. Stockbroker T.T.Ralston has promised his neice Gwen to double it if she can raise $20,000. for charity. But he connives so those she asks refuse to give her more than the $10,000 she’s already raised. Gwen secretly gives T.T.’s new partner Steve Bennett the $10,000 and asks him to double it.
Later in a discussion with T.T., business partner Dick and client Van, about truth in business Steve bets the $10,000. that he can tell the truth for 24 hours. Having already accepted an invitation for a weekend on T.T.’s houseboat, Steve is subjected to 24 hours of attempts to get him to lie or divulge the bet, which would lose him (and Gwen) the $10,000.
Nothing but the Truth is a 1941 American comedy film starring Bob Hope and Paulette Goddard, their third movie together in three years. The movie was directed by Elliott Nugent. The premise of the film, that the protagonist must tell the truth for the next 24 hours, is based on a play of the same name written by James Montgomery.
It is loosely adapted from the novel by Frederic S. Isham. The book and play had previously formed the basis of an earlier movie, also called Nothing But the Truth, starring Richard Dix and Wynne Gibson. The 1941 film follows the plot of the play much more closely than the 1929 version. The same premise was used for a 1997 Jim Carrey movie, Liar Liar.
Nothing But the Truth (1941)
Directed by: Elliott Nugent
Starring: Bob Hope, Paulette Goddard, Edward Arnold, Leif Erickson, Helen Vinson, Willie Best, Glenn Anders, Grant Mitchell, Catherine Doucet, Rose Hobart, Helene Millard, Mary Forbes, Leon Belasco, Victor Potel
Screenplay by: Ken Englund, Don Hartman
Production Design by:
Cinematography by: Charles Lang
Film Editing by: Alma Macrorie
Costume Design by: Edith Head
Art Direction by: Hans Dreier, Robert Usher
Music by: Floyd Morgan, Leo Shuken, Victor Young
MPAA Rating: None.
Distributed by: Paramount Pictures
Release Date: October 10, 1941
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