The Philadelphia Story |  | Director: George Cukor
Actors: Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn, James Stewart, Ruth Hussey, John Howard
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: DVD
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Rating:  160 reviews
Sales Rank: 1212
Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, Dolby, DVD, NTSC
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 112 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.6 x 0.6
MPN: WARD65017D
UPC: 012569501720
EAN: 0012569501720
ASIN: B00004RF97
Theatrical Release Date: December 1, 1940
Release Date: May 2, 2000
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Product Description
HERE COMES THE BRIDE, THE EX-HUSBAND, AND THE GOSSIP-RAG COLUMNIST ON ASSIGNMENT.
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Re-creating the role she originated in Philip Barry's wickedly witty Broadway play, Katharine Hepburn stars as the spoiled and snobby socialite Tracy Lord in this sparkling 1940 screen adaptation of The Philadelphia Story, one of the great romantic comedies from the golden age of MGM studios. Applying her impossibly high ideals to everyone but herself, Tracy is about to marry a stuffy executive when her congenial ex-husband (Cary Grant), arrives to protect his former father-in-law from a potentially scandalous tabloid exposé. In an Oscar-winning role, James Stewart is the scandal reporter who falls for Tracy as her wedding day arrives, throwing her into a dizzying state of premarital jitters. Who will join Tracy at the altar? Snappy dialogue flows like sparkling wine under the sophisticated direction of George Cukor in this film that turned the tide of Hepburn's career from "box-office poison" to glamorous Hollywood star. --Jeff Shannon
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 slow-boat to China January 17, 2010
Susan J. Palmer (Kennebunk, ME USA)
I ordered this DVD 3 weeks ago.It still has not appeared. I tracked it down to Philadelphia (no less) and it's still not here. At this rate I'll be as dead as it's fantastic cast!
 Great movie! January 11, 2010
NatalieClare0429 (Arkansas)
This movie is a must see. Katharine Hepburn and Jimmy Stewart are great. It was a great deal to buy it on Amazon and I highly recommend it for anyone that loves film or classics.
Best Hepburn/Grant/Stewart Movie December 21, 2009
classicmovies
Love it, love it love it. It's rich -- class appraising class, 'C. K. Dexter Haven you have unsuspected depth!; funny, 'Thank thee.'; characters willing to change, 'I'll be yar, I promise to be yar!'. I can't add to 157 comments. If you are a Katherine Hepburn, Cary Grant or Jimmy Stewart fan this movie should be in your film library.
A story worth repeating, over and over and over and over... November 23, 2009
Andrew Ellington (Mulholland Drive)
One of those movies you cannot help but wholeheartedly adore, `The Philadelphia Story' is filled to the brim with humor, drama, romance and a nice dollop of spunk that keeps it feeling fresh and thoroughly enjoyable from beginning to end.
I'm telling you; I'm beginning to wonder why I ever disliked Katharine Hepburn in the first place.
The film tells of the wealthy socialite Tracy Lord, embarking on yet another marriage, this time to George Kittredge. As the big day approaches, Tracy's ex-husband Dexter arrives unannounced with guests, two reporters who have some dirt on Tracy's father. The proposition is simple; allow the reporters to cover her wedding and the family dirt will stay buried. She is reluctant, but basically has no choice. Putting up a front that is easily torn down, Tracy begins to find herself swayed by the advances of reporter Macaulay Connor, a young and naïve man who only wants to expand upon his career. As the wedding gets nearer and nearer, Tracy's fiancé begins getting a little nervous, not to mention suspicious, over Tracy's newfound persona.
But just WHO is Tracy in love with?
The performances across the board are just a whole bucketful of delightful. James Stewart won the Oscar for his beautifully played comedic performance, but for me it was Cary Grant who really stole my attention. He really mastered his dapper sense of charm and wit with this one, carrying his character from unlikable to completely adorable with a few well-placed brush strokes so-to-speak. Katherine Hepburn is just remarkable here, and the entire supporting cast, from Ruth Hussey to Roland Young to John Halliday, is just stunning. John Howard plays the fool (not `a fool', but `the fool' in the sense of the phrase) very well here, exhibiting a sad sense of misplaced adoration without losing the lacy coverlet of humor.
A+ across the board. Every avenue of this film works (that dialog IS `snappy') and it is one of the best romantic comedies out there. I totally recommend this one without any hesitation!
Still one of the best October 12, 2009
B. King (5K Ranch, TX USA)
I never tire of watching this movie. So well cast and funny. I don't know who really is my favorite star, but it might have to be James Stewart in this one, although both Cary Grant and Katherine Hepburn are really good. A good supporting cast, also.
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