The Philadelphia Story (1940)

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Tracy Lord (Hepburn), a Philadelphia heiress, is about to marry coal-company executive George Kittridge (John Howard). The wedding, promising to be the season's premier event, attracts the attention of a magazine publisher who sees it as an opportunity to break a story. Spy magazine's Dexter Haven ( ... (more)

Directed by

George Cukor

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C.K. Dexter Haven

Tracy Lord

Macaulay Connor

Elizabeth Imbrie

George Kittredge

Uncle Willie

Seth Lord

Margaret Lord

Dinah Lord

Sidney Kidd

Edward

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Donald Ogden Stewart

(screenplay)

Philip Barry

(play)

Waldo Salt

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PvtCaboose91

Classic romantic comedy

Posted : 3 months, 1 week ago at Apr 28 0:34

"I'm going crazy. I'm standing here solidly on my own two hands and going crazy." The Philadelphia Story is a classic, enchanting romantic comedy that has gone down in history as one of the much-loved romantic comedies of all time. I will admi...Read more

Rating : 8/10

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Liz

My Favorite Movie

Posted : 1 year, 5 months ago at Mar 5 12:38

This romantic comedy is so much more than that. It was written for Katherine Hepburn and after playing it on stage she asked Cary Grant (who had starred with her in Bringing Up Baby, Hepburn's last movie that made her box office poison years before) to star wi...Read more

Rating : 10/10

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