The Philadelphia Story starring Cary Grant
Director: George Cukor


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Re-creating the role she originated in Philip Barry's wickedly witty Broadway play, Katharine Hepburn stars as the spoiled and snobby socialite Tracy Lord in this sparkling 1940 screen adaptation of The Philadelphia Story, one of the great romantic comedies from the golden age of MGM studios. Applying her impossibly high ideals to everyone but herself, Tracy is about to marry a stuffy executive when her congenial ex-husband (Cary Grant), arrives to protect his former father-in-law from a potentially scandalous tabloid exposé. In an Oscar-winning role, James Stewart is the scandal reporter who falls for Tracy as her wedding day arrives, throwing her into a dizzying state of premarital jitters. Who will join Tracy at the altar? Snappy dialogue flows like sparkling wine under the sophisticated direction of George Cukor in this film that turned the tide of Hepburn's career from "box-office poison" to glamorous Hollywood star.
Synopsis
Two tabloid magazine columnists attempt to infiltrate a high society wedding that may turn out to be the biggest event on the social calendar. Tracy Lord is the flighty wedding belle set to marry George Kittredge, a stodgy but dependable type whom she sees as an antidote to her charismatic and philandering ex-husband. So the reporters, the playboy, the fiance, and the bride-to-be all converge on the spacious Philadelphia estate of Miss Lord's father. But just who will end up with whom at the altar is anyone's guess...

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Outstanding film version of Philip Barry's smart play in which a wealthy society girl is torn between her millionaire fiance, her dashing ex-husband and a self-conscious reporter for "Spy Magazine." Remade in musical form in 1956 as "High Society." Academy Award Nominations: 6, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress-Katharine Hepburn. Academy Awards: Best Actor-James Stewart, Best Screenplay.

 

 

 

 

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