''The Truth Game'' is a

comedy play Comedy is a genre of dramatic performance having a light or humorous tone that depicts amusing incidents and in which the characters ultimately triumph over adversity. For ancient Greeks and Romans, a comedy was a stage-play with a happy endi ...

by the British writer

Ivor Novello Ivor Novello (born David Ivor Davies; 15 January 1893 – 6 March 1951) was a Welsh actor, dramatist, singer and composer who became one of the most popular British entertainers of the first half of the 20th century. He was born into a musical ...

, first staged in 1928.

Film adaptations

In 1932 Novello went to

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to adapt the play for

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as ''

But the Flesh Is Weak ''But the Flesh Is Weak'' is a 1932 American pre-Code comedy film directed by Jack Conway and written by Ivor Novello based on his 1928 play '' The Truth Game''. The film stars Robert Montgomery, Nora Gregor, Heather Thatcher, Edward Everett ...

''. In 1941 the studio produced a remake '' Free and Easy''.Goble p.438

References

Bibliography

* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. 1928 plays Plays by Ivor Novello Plays set in England British plays adapted into films West End plays {{1920s-play-stub