The Philadelphia Story

Starring: Stewart, James

Product Description

A snooty socialite fights with her ex-husband and flirts with a reporter. Directed by George Cukor. Best actor Oscar for Stewart.

• Format: DVD
• Language: English
• UPC: 012569501720
• Release Date: May 1993
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Publisher: Warner Home Video
• Director: Cukor, George
• Starring: Stewart, James
• Runtime: 1 hour, 53 minutes
• Number of Disks: 1
• Other Video Info: Black & White; Closed-captioned; Dolby; DVD; NTSC
• Weight: 0.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 7.5"

Customer Reviews

A good screen adaptation of the play.

Tracy Lords (Katharine Hepburn), of the privileged strata of society, is getting married again. This time to a man, George Kittredge (John Howard), who started at the bottom of a coal mine and worked his way to the top. Dexter (Cary Grant), her first husband, invites himself to the wedding and the wedding preparations. Also invited, with the help of a little blackmail, to the wedding is a writer and photographer from a magazine of dubious reputation. Throw in a philandering father (John Halliday) and a friendly uncle (Roland Young). We watch as they go through the motions and emotions of courting and re-evaluating their lives. The play was made into movies several times. However, the one that most people remember is this version: “High Society” (1956) with Bing Crosby and Grace Kelly. This is a comedy, and yes, it has all the actors and writers to make it a piece of cinematic art. However, you will find it is just fun to watch.