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The Philadelphia Story (1940)
Released By: MGM Home Entertainment   Rating: Not Rated   In Theaters: N/A
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Studio: MGM Home Entertainment
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Director: George Cukor
Language: English
Official Website: N/A
Theatrical Release: N/A
Home Video Release: N/A
Cast: Cary Grant, James Stewart, John Howard, Katharine Hepburn, Roland Young, Ruth Hussey
Published ID: 2860
UPC: 027616661326, 012569501720, 012569699021, 012569675322,
Plot: We open on Philadelphia socialite C.K. Dexter Haven (Cary Grant) as he's being tossed out of his palatial home by his wife, Tracy Lord (Katharine Hepburn). Adding insult to injury, Tracy breaks one of C.K.'s precious golf clubs. He gallantly responds by knocking her down on her million-dollar keester. A couple of years after the breakup, Tracy is about to marry George Kittridge (John Howard), a wealthy stuffed shirt whose principal recommendation is that he's not a Philadelphia mainliner, as C.K. was. Still holding a torch for Tracy, C.K. is galvanized into action when he learns that Sidney Kidd (Henry Daniell), the publisher of Spy Magazine, plans to publish an exposé concerning Tracy's philandering father (John Halliday). To keep Kidd from spilling the beans, C.K. agrees to smuggle Spy reporter Macauley Connor (James Stewart) and photographer Elizabeth Imbrie (Ruth Hussey) into the exclusive Lord-Kittridge wedding ceremony. How could C.K. have foreseen that Connor would fall in love with Tracy, thereby nearly lousing up the nuptials? As it turns out, of course, it is C.K. himself who pulls the louse-up, reclaiming Tracy as his bride. A consistently bright, bubbly, witty delight, The Philadelphia Story could just as well have been titled The Revenge of Katharine Hepburn. Having been written off as box-office poison in 1938, Hepburn returned to Broadway in a vehicle tailor-made for her talents by playwright Philip Barry. That property, of course, was The Philadelphia Story; and when MGM bought the rights to this sure-fire box-office success, it had to take Hepburn along with the package -- and also her veto as to who her producer, director, and co-stars would be. Her strategy paid off: after the film's release, Hepburn was back on top of the Hollywood heap. While she didn't win the Oscar that many thought she richly deserved, the little gold statuette was bestowed upon her co-star Stewart, perhaps as compensation for his non-win for 1939's Mr. Smith Goes to Washington. Donald Ogden Stewart (no relation to Jimmy) also copped an Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay. The Philadelphia Story was remade in 1956 with a Cole Porter musical score as High Society. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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Still one of the best
Added 10/12/2009

I never tire of watching this movie. So well cast and funny. I don't know who really is my favorite star, but it might have to be James Stewart in this one, although both Cary Grant and Katherine Hepburn are really good. A good supporting cast, also.
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Incredible movie full of wonderful actors and actresses
Added 8/21/2009

This is an old movie well worth seeing. It is touching and hilarious. What a combination of brilliant actors and actresses, too! The chemistry between all of them is incredible. For an old movie fan, this movie is very special. I think it is worth having a copy of your own. There are things in it that resonate now, especially the relationships between women and men, even if the ideas in it and some scenes seem unreal. That is not a drawback at all to enjoying it. In fact, it might appeal to you that it is a bit unrealistic and "dreamy," so to speak. This movie is also thought provoking and will not be forgotten.
0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
Great movie but...
Added 8/19/2009

The Philadelphia Story was everything I expected. Witty, well-acted and well-paced. Unfortunately, my DVD player was unable to read the feature disc so I was unable to learn more about its production. Pity.
0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
The Philadelphia Story
Added 8/9/2009

Such a wonderful movie, takes me back to being a child. TV was so good back in the day..
0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
Delightfully done.
Added 4/28/2009

Always wondered where High Society,the Movie, came from. All is revealed.
Think Grant & Hepburn were sensational. Having seen High Society first, have to say Sinatra & Holm were a better team than Stewart & what's her name; and Sinatra did a much better job on Grace Kelly than Stewart did on Hepburn! This Movie was good value tho'.

1 out of 1 people found this helpful.
Still one of the best
Added 10/12/2009

I never tire of watching this movie. So well cast and funny. I don't know who really is my favorite star, but it might have to be James Stewart in this one, although both Cary Grant and Katherine Hepburn are really good. A good supporting cast, also.
0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
Incredible movie full of wonderful actors and actresses
Added 8/21/2009

This is an old movie well worth seeing. It is touching and hilarious. What a combination of brilliant actors and actresses, too! The chemistry between all of them is incredible. For an old movie fan, this movie is very special. I think it is worth having a copy of your own. There are things in it that resonate now, especially the relationships between women and men, even if the ideas in it and some scenes seem unreal. That is not a drawback at all to enjoying it. In fact, it might appeal to you that it is a bit unrealistic and "dreamy," so to speak. This movie is also thought provoking and will not be forgotten.
0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
Great movie but...
Added 8/19/2009

The Philadelphia Story was everything I expected. Witty, well-acted and well-paced. Unfortunately, my DVD player was unable to read the feature disc so I was unable to learn more about its production. Pity.
0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
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