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The Philadelphia Story
The Philadelphia Story

The Philadelphia Story

1940 113 min ★ 7.6 Comedy, Romance

When a rich woman's ex-husband and a tabloid-type reporter turn up just before her planned remarriage, she begins to learn the truth about herself.

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Cast

Cary Grant

Cary Grant

C.K. Dexter Haven

Katharine Hepburn

Katharine Hepburn

Tracy Lord

James Stewart

James Stewart

Macaulay 'Mike' Connor

Ruth Hussey

Ruth Hussey

Elizabeth 'Liz' Imbrie

John Howard

John Howard

George Kittredge

Roland Young

Roland Young

Uncle Willie

John Halliday

John Halliday

Seth Lord

Mary Nash

Mary Nash

Margaret Lord

Virginia Weidler

Virginia Weidler

Dinah Lord

Henry Daniell

Henry Daniell

Sidney Kidd

Details

Director

George Cukor

Screenplay

Donald Ogden Stewart

Tagline

"Broadway's howling year-run comedy hit of the snooty society beauty who slipped and fell - IN LOVE!"

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$914,000

Revenue

$3,300,000

Production

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Reviews

B

barrymost

March 30, 2020

★ 9/10

My, it's yar. The high-society goings-on of socialite Tracy Lord, who's about to remarry, and her ex-husband, C.K. Dexter Haven. All this could make a good news story, if the paper sends in the right man. Enter Macaulay Connor, an unassuming reporter who deals with more than his share of the crazy antics, and nearly gets married, before the film's end. This is an excellent, funny, and wholly...

F

Filipe Manuel Neto

April 2, 2024

★ 5/10

**A film that has qualities, but that has also been overvalued over the decades.** This was certainly one of the most interesting films of 1940, a time when the world was more attentive to the development of the war in Europe than to what was done by the actors. Based on a play that had great success on Broadway, George Cukor offers us an elegant and practical film, with material that allows th...

C

CinemaSerf

June 1, 2024

★ 8/10

Katharine Hepburn is on splendid form in this story of a wealthy spoilt brat, who is about to embark on her nuptials - second time around. This time, it's the rather fastidious "Kittredge" (John Howard) she has selected. This man is a far cry from her previous husband "Dexter-Haven" (Cary Grant), but he's what her family think is a safe pair of hands after her last knee-jerk marriage ended in fail...

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