The Philadelphia Story

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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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Recently watched it. Currently #215 on IMDB's top 250. Fun movie. It took me a while to get into it, but once I got a feel for the 1940's atmosphere I really enjoyed it. I suspect this is one of those films that grows on you a little more each time you watch it.


In 1995, this film was deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" by the Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry.

The American Film Institute ranked The Philadelphia Story #44 in its list of the AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies (10th Anniversary Edition), #15 among the AFI's 100 Years... 100 Laughs and #44 in the AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions.



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We don't have a thread on this movie? I thought I created one back during the movie of the day threads.

Anyway. One of my favorite classic movies of all time.
 
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We don't have a thread on this movie? I thought I created one back during the movie of the day threads.

Anyway. One of my favorite classic movies of all time.

When I was searching for it I noticed that it was on your top 20 movies-to-see-before-you-die list.
 

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