The Philadelphia Story (1940)

Genre: Comedy / Romance

Tagline: Uncle Leo's bedtime story for you older tots! The things they do among the playful rich - Oh, boy!

Plot Outline: 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


Plot Keywords: Wedding Gift / Adultery / Philadelphia / Champagne / Self Made Man

Awards: Won 2 Oscars. Another 2 wins & 4 nominations

User Comments: Plays your heart strings in a masterful glissando.



(Complete credited cast)

Cary Grant … C. K. Dexter Haven

Katharine Hepburn … Tracy Lord

James Stewart … Macaulay Connor
Ruth Hussey … Elizabeth Imbrie

John Howard … George Kittredge
Roland Young … Uncle Willie
John Halliday … Seth Lord
Mary Nash … Margaret Lord
Virginia Weidler … Dinah Lord
Henry Daniell … Sidney Kidd
Lionel Pape … Edward
Rex Evans … Thomas

Director : George Cukor
writer : Philip Barry , Donald Ogden Stewart