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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-husband and a tabloid magazine journalist.
The Philadelphia Story: Directed by George Cukor. With Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn, James Stewart, Ruth Hussey. After 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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- Comedy, Romance
- George Cukor
- 1941-01-17
Jan 20, 2021 · The Philadelphia Story gave Cukor, Grant and Hepburn, with the help of Stewart, another chance to correct this trend. "There is a looseness, a naturalness to the comedic repartee," says McGilligan.
- Gregory Wakeman
The Philadelphia Story is a classic romantic comedy that features a star-studded cast of Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant, and James Stewart. Tracy Lord, a Philadelphia socialite, must choose between ...
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- Cary Grant
- George Cukor
- Metro Goldwyn Mayer
Philadelphia Story, The (1941) -- (Movie Clip) I'll Confess! Tracy (Katharine Hepburn) realizes her ex Dexter (Cary Grant) is spinning a yarn about returning for her wedding, with mom (Mary Nash) and kid sister (Virginia Wiedler) playing catch-up, in. (1940), directed by George Cukor and starring Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant and James Stewart.
- George Cukor, Edward Woehler
- Cary Grant
Art director. Cedric Gibbons. Gowns by. Adrian. Editor. Frank Sullivan. Producer. Joseph L. Mankiewicz. With this furiously witty comedy of manners, Katharine Hepburn revitalized her career and cemented her status as the era’s most iconic leading lady—thanks in great part to her own shrewd orchestrations.
Philadelphia socialites Tracy Lord and C.K. Dexter Haven married impulsively. Their marriage and subsequent divorce are equally passionate. They broke up when Dexter's drinking, a mechanism to cope with Tracy's unforgiving manner toward Dexter's imperfections, became excessive. Two years after their break-up, Tracy is about to remarry in a ...
