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Poster Art From art.comThe Philadelphia Story   1940     4 stars    N/R, 112 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: George Cukor  
Cast: Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn, James Stewart, John Howard, Ruth Hussey, Roland Young, John Halliday, Mary Nash, Virginia Weidler, Henry Daniell, Lionel Pape, Rex Evans, Hillary Brooke, Lee Phelps, Claude King

  Philadelphia's elite citizens are the subject of this romantic comedy. Katharine Hepburn plays socialite Tracy Lord who is divorced from C.K. Dexter Haven (Cary Grant) and is about to marry stuffed-shirt George Kittredge (John Howard). James Stewart plays reporter Macaulay Connor who has arrived on the scene to cover the wedding, but he falls in love with the bride-to-be. Stewart carried away an Academy Award for Best Actor. An Academy Award was also given for Best Writing, and nominations were received for Best Picture, Actress (Hepburn), Supporting Actress (Ruth Hussey for her role as Macaulay's girlfriend), and Director.



Cast
Cary Grant C.K. Dexter Haven
Katharine Hepburn Tracy Lord
James Stewart Macaulay Connor
John Howard George Kittredge
Ruth Hussey Elizabeth Imbtrie
Roland Young Uncle Willie
John Halliday Seth Lord
Mary Nash Margaret Lord
Virginia Weidler Dinah Lord
Henry Daniell Sidney Kidd
Lionel Pape Edward
Rex Evans Thomas
Hillary Brooke Society Woman
Lee Phelps Bartender
Claude King Uncle Willie's Butler

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The Philadelphia Story (1940)
Oscar: Best Actor for James Stewart
George Cukor
Oscar: Best Director for My Fair Lady (1964)
Katharine Hepburn
Oscars: Best Actress for Morning Glory (1933), Best Actress for Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967), Best Actress for The Lion in Winter (1968), Best Actress for On Golden Pond (1981)
James Stewart
Oscar: Best Actor for The Philadelphia Story (1940)


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