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The Philadelphia Story

Release Date: 1940

Cast: James Stewart, Rex Evans, Mary Nash, John Halliday, Lionel Pape, John Howard, Roland Young, Cary Grant, Ruth Hussey, Henry Daniell, Virginia Weidler, Katharine Hepburn

Categories: Movies, Romantic comedy, Comedy, Romance Film, Screwball comedy, Black-and-white

The Philadelphia Story is a 1940 American romantic comedy film directed by George Cukor, starring Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn, and James Stewart and featuring Ruth Hussey. Based on the Broadway play of the same name by Philip Barry, the film is about a socialite (Hepburn) whose wedding plans are complicated by the simultaneous arrival of her ex-husband (Grant) and a tabloid magazine journalist (Stewart). Written for the screen by Donald Ogden Stewart and an uncredited Waldo Salt, it is considered one of the best examples of a comedy of remarriage, a genre popular in the 1930s and 1940s,... MORE

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John Lasseter on THE PHILADELPHIA STORY John Lasseter discusses THE PHILADELPHIA STORY, released in 1940, starring Cary Grant, Katherine Hepburn and Jimmy Stewart, directed by George Cukor. The film was nominated for six Academy Awards, winning two for Best Actor (Jimmy Stewart) and Best Screenplay (Donald Ogden) ranks number 51 on AFI's Top 100 Films List. Connect with us: www.facebook.com www.facebook.com @AmericanFilm @AFIFest afi-afifest.tumblr.com From: afi Views: 223 3 ratings Time: 00:49 More in Entertainment

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