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The Philadelphia Story (1940)

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

Genre : Comedy, Romance

Runtime : 1H 53M

Director : George Cukor
Writer : Donald Ogden Stewart, Waldo Salt

Synopsis

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.

Actors

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
Lionel Pape
Lionel Pape
Edward
Rex Evans
Rex Evans
Thomas
King Baggot
King Baggot
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Hillary Brooke
Hillary Brooke
Main Line Society Woman (uncredited)
Veda Buckland
Veda Buckland
Elsie (uncredited)
Lita Chevret
Lita Chevret
Manicurist (uncredited)
Russ Clark
Russ Clark
John the Chauffeur (uncredited)
David Clyde
David Clyde
Mac (uncredited)
Robert De Bruce
Robert De Bruce
Dr. Parsons (uncredited)
Dorothy Fay
Dorothy Fay
Main Line Society Woman (uncredited)
Claude King
Claude King
Uncle Willie's Butler (uncredited)
Eric Mayne
Eric Mayne
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Florine McKinney
Florine McKinney
Main Line Society Woman (uncredited)
Lee Phelps
Lee Phelps
Bartender (uncredited)
Hilda Plowright
Hilda Plowright
Librarian (uncredited)
Helene Reynolds
Helene Reynolds
Main Line Society Woman (uncredited)
Mildred Shay
Mildred Shay
Main Line Society Woman (uncredited)
Joseph Sweeney
Joseph Sweeney
Butler (uncredited)
Sally Cleaves
Sally Cleaves
Party Guest (uncredited)
Oliver Cross
Oliver Cross
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Dick Gordon
Dick Gordon
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Sam Harris
Sam Harris
Party Guest (uncredited)
Frank McLure
Frank McLure
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Paul Power
Paul Power
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Ellinor Vanderveer
Ellinor Vanderveer
Party Guest (uncredited)
Florence Wix
Florence Wix
Party Guest (uncredited)

Crews

George Cukor
George Cukor
Director
Philip Barry
Philip Barry
Theatre Play
Donald Ogden Stewart
Donald Ogden Stewart
Screenplay
Waldo Salt
Waldo Salt
Screenplay
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Producer
Franz Waxman
Franz Waxman
Original Music Composer
Joseph Ruttenberg
Joseph Ruttenberg
Director of Photography
Frank Sullivan
Frank Sullivan
Editor
Cedric Gibbons
Cedric Gibbons
Art Direction
Edwin B. Willis
Edwin B. Willis
Set Decoration
Sydney Guilaroff
Sydney Guilaroff
Hairstylist
Jack Dawn
Jack Dawn
Makeup Artist
Adrian
Adrian
Costume Design
Douglas Shearer
Douglas Shearer
Recording Supervision
Wade B. Rubottom
Wade B. Rubottom
Assistant Art Director
Keith Weeks
Keith Weeks
Production Manager
Edward Woehler
Edward Woehler
Assistant Director
Leo Arnaud
Leo Arnaud
Orchestrator
Leonid Raab
Leonid Raab
Orchestrator

Trailers and other movies

John Lasseter on THE PHILADELPHIA STORY
The Philadelphia Story (1940) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD]
The Philadelphia Story - Trailer
The Philadelphia Story - Original Theatrical Trailer
THE PHILADELPHIA STORY - In Search of Tracy Lord
The Philadelphia Story (1940): Presented by TCM

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