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The Philadelphia Story is a 1940 American romantic comedy film starring Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn, James Stewart and Ruth Hussey. Directed by George Cukor , the film is based on the 1939 Broadway play of the same name by Philip Barry [4] about a socialite whose wedding plans are complicated by the simultaneous arrival of her ex ...
A classic comedy romance film starring Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn and James Stewart. Tracy Lord, a wealthy socialite, faces a dilemma when her ex-husband and a reporter show up before her wedding.
- (74K)
- Comedy, Romance
- George Cukor
- 1941-01-17
Jan 20, 2021 · The Philadelphia Story was released 80 years ago this month. Gregory Wakeman explores how the comedy deals with sensitive modern issues through the prism of quips, barbs – and sexual tension.
- Gregory Wakeman
Offering a wonderfully witty script, spotless direction from George Cukor, and typically excellent lead performances, The Philadelphia Story is an unqualified classic. Read Critics Reviews...
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- Cary Grant
- George Cukor
- Metro Goldwyn Mayer
Philadelphia Story, The (1941) -- (Movie Clip) Great Leveleler Well-lit journalist Mike (James Stewart in his Academy Award-winning role) visits society-playboy C.K. Dexter Haven (Cary Grant), to discuss liquor, Dexter's ex-wife (Katharine Hepburn, not seen) and an evil publisher in George Cukor's The Philadelphia Story, 1941.
- George Cukor, Edward Woehler
- Cary Grant
Katharine Hepburn is the snooty daughter of a wealthy Philadelphia family and about to marry for the second time. Things get hilariously complicated when her cunning ex-husband Cary Grant enters...
The intoxicating screenplay by Donald Ogden Stewart pits the formidable Philadelphia socialite Tracy Lord (Hepburn, at her most luminous) against various romantic foils, chief among them her charismatic ex-husband (Cary Grant), who disrupts her imminent marriage by paying her family estate a visit, accompanied by a tabloid reporter on ...