The Philadelphia Story

Starring: Grant, Cary and Hepburn, Katharine

Product Description

Recreating 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... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: DVD
• Language: English
• Release Date: January 2017
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Publisher: Criterion/ Distribution S
• Director: Cukor, George
• Starring: Grant, Cary, Hepburn, Katharine
• Number of Disks: 2
• Other Video Info: DVD
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.5" x 5.4"

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.