The Philadelphia Story

The Philadelphia Story (1940)

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

  • Genre: Comedy, Romance
  • Release Date: 1940-12-05
  • User Rating: 7.6/10 from 854 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 53min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: George Cukor
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Summary

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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  • Cary Grant

    as C.K. Dexter Haven
  • Katharine Hepburn

    as Tracy Lord
  • James Stewart

    as Macaulay 'Mike' Connor
  • Ruth Hussey

    as Elizabeth 'Liz' Imbrie
  • John Howard

    as George Kittredge
  • Roland Young

    as Uncle Willie
  • John Halliday

    as Seth Lord
  • Mary Nash

    as Margaret Lord
  • Virginia Weidler

    as Dinah Lord
  • Henry Daniell

    as Sidney Kidd
  • Lionel Pape

    as Edward
  • Rex Evans

    as Thomas
  • King Baggot

    as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
  • Hillary Brooke

    as Main Line Society Woman (uncredited)
  • Veda Buckland

    as Elsie (uncredited)
  • Lita Chevret

    as Manicurist (uncredited)
  • Russ Clark

    as John the Chauffeur (uncredited)
  • David Clyde

    as Mac (uncredited)
  • Robert De Bruce

    as Dr. Parsons (uncredited)
  • Dorothy Fay

    as Main Line Society Woman (uncredited)
  • Claude King

    as Uncle Willie's Butler (uncredited)
  • Eric Mayne

    as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
  • Florine McKinney

    as Main Line Society Woman (uncredited)
  • Lee Phelps

    as Bartender (uncredited)
  • Hilda Plowright

    as Librarian (uncredited)
  • Helene Reynolds

    as Main Line Society Woman (uncredited)
  • Mildred Shay

    as Main Line Society Woman (uncredited)
  • Joseph Sweeney

    as Butler (uncredited)
  • Sally Cleaves

    as Party Guest (uncredited)
  • Oliver Cross

    as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
  • Dick Gordon

    as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
  • Sam Harris

    as Party Guest (uncredited)
  • Frank McLure

    as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
  • Paul Power

    as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
  • Ellinor Vanderveer

    as Party Guest (uncredited)
  • Florence Wix

    as Party Guest (uncredited)
Directing George Cukor Director
Writing Philip Barry Theatre Play
Writing Donald Ogden Stewart Screenplay
Writing Waldo Salt Screenplay
Production Joseph L. Mankiewicz Producer
Sound Franz Waxman Original Music Composer
Camera Joseph Ruttenberg Director of Photography
Editing Frank Sullivan Editor
Art Cedric Gibbons Art Direction
Art Edwin B. Willis Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up Sydney Guilaroff Hairstylist
Costume & Make-Up Jack Dawn Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up Adrian Costume Design
Directing Edward Woehler Assistant Director
Sound Leo Arnaud Orchestrator
Sound Leonid Raab Orchestrator
Sound Douglas Shearer Recording Supervision
Art Wade B. Rubottom Assistant Art Director
Production Keith Weeks Production Manager

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