The Half-Naked Truth

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The Half-Naked Truth

film by La Cava [1932]

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Gregory La Cava
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…films had been solid productions, The Half-Naked Truth (1932) was La Cava’s first major success, and it was in the genre that he would be most closely associated: screwball comedy. The movie cast Lee Tracy as a carnival barker who turns an exotic dancer (Lupe Velez) into a celebrity by…
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…films had been solid productions, The Half-Naked Truth (1932) was La Cava’s first major success, and it was in the genre that he would be most closely associated: screwball comedy. The movie cast Lee Tracy as a carnival barker who turns an exotic dancer (Lupe Velez) into a celebrity by…
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