CinemaOSMovie · 1940 · 1h 53m · NR
The Philadelphia Story

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

75%(1,034)IMDbComedyRomance

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.

Directed byGeorge Cukor

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 53m
Language
EN
Released
December 5, 1940
Budget
$914,000
Revenue
$3,300,000
Studios
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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Featuring

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10 credited
Starring
Cary Grant

Cary Grant

C.K. Dexter Haven

Katharine Hepburn

Katharine Hepburn

Tracy Lord

James Stewart

James Stewart

Macaulay 'Mike' Connor

Ruth Hussey

Ruth Hussey

Elizabeth 'Liz' Imbrie

John Howard

John Howard

George Kittredge

Roland Young

Roland Young

Uncle Willie

John Halliday

John Halliday

Seth Lord

Mary Nash

Mary Nash

Margaret Lord

Virginia Weidler

Virginia Weidler

Dinah Lord

Henry Daniell

Henry Daniell

Sidney Kidd

Creative team
Directed by
George Cukor
George Cukor
Written by
Waldo Salt
Waldo Salt
Donald Ogden Stewart
Donald Ogden Stewart
Produced by
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Joseph L. Mankiewicz

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