Movie
The Philadelphia Story
Overview
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.
Details
- Release date
- 1940-12-05
- Runtime
- 113 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Romance
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- 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
Crew
- George Cukor - Director
- Donald Ogden Stewart - Screenplay
- Waldo Salt - Screenplay
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