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# Letter: Mr. Smith goes to court
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/letter-mr-smith-goes-to-court/
- Published: 2012-08-16T01:56:10.000Z
- Updated: 2024-12-03T21:00:23.000Z
- Author: Daniel Archuleta
- Tags: Letters, Opinion, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2025-11-06 13:52

Editor:

David Pisarra's recent column mentions that divorcing couples increasingly fight over custody of family pets. ("Canine custody concerns," What's the Point?, Aug. 14.) As post-modern as this sounds, this is hardly a 21st century phenomenon. In the delightful comedy "The Awful Truth" (1937), divorcing spouses Cary Grant and Irene Dunne fight for custody of their pet dog Mr. Smith. I won't reveal the clever bit of courtroom trickery that fools the judge into awarding custody of Mr. Smith to Ms. Dunne.

Paul Bergman

Santa Monica