| Nothing but the Truth | |
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| Directed by | Elliott Nugent |
| Written by | Ken Englund Don Hartman |
| Based on | Nothing But the Truth 1914 novel by Frederic S. Isham 1916 play by James Montgomery |
| Produced by | Arthur Hornblow, Jr. |
| Starring | Bob Hope Paulette Goddard Edward Arnold |
| Cinematography | Charles Lang |
| Edited by | Alma Macrorie |
| Music by | Floyd Morgan Leo Shuken Victor Young |
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| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Nothing but the Truth is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Elliott Nugent and starring Bob Hope, Paulette Goddard and Edward Arnold.[1] [2] It was produced and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It was Hope and Goddard's third movie together in three years..[3][4]
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, itself loosely adapted from the 1914 novel Nothing But the Truth by Frederic S. Isham. The book and play had previously formed the basis of a 1929 movie, also called Nothing But the Truth, starring Richard Dix and Wynne Gibson. [5] 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.