The Philadelphia Story

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.

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

Reviews

barrymost

My, it's yar. The high-society goings-on of socialite Tracy Lord, who's about to remarry, and her ex-husband, C.K. Dexter Haven. All this could make a good news story, if the paper sends in the right man. Enter Macaulay Connor, an unassuming reporter who deals with more than his share of the cr...

Filipe Manuel Neto

**A film that has qualities, but that has also been overvalued over the decades.** This was certainly one of the most interesting films of 1940, a time when the world was more attentive to the development of the war in Europe than to what was done by the actors. Based on a play that had great suc...

CinemaSerf

Katharine Hepburn is on splendid form in this story of a wealthy spoilt brat, who is about to embark on her nuptials - second time around. This time, it's the rather fastidious "Kittredge" (John Howard) she has selected. This man is a far cry from her previous husband "Dexter-Haven" (Cary Grant), bu...

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