Monday, 25 January 2021

ALL-TIME CLASSIC MOVIE FAVOURITES –THE PHILADELPHIA STORY (1940)

 

The Philadelphia Story is a Classic romantic comedy, directed by George Cukor. about Philadelphia socialites Tracy Lord (Katharine Hepburn) and C.K. Dexter Haven (Cary Grant) who married impulsively, and their marriage and subsequent divorce was approached with equally passion.

Two years after their break-up, Tracy is about to remarry in a ceremony to take place at the Lord mansion, with bridegroom George Kittredge (John Howard) a nouveau riche businessman and aspiring politician.

However, the day before the wedding, three unexpected guests arrive at the mansion, Macaulay Connor (James Stewart), Elizabeth Imbrie (Ruth Hussey) and Dexter himself, much to Tracy’s consternation.

The three are all in the employ of Sidney Kidd (Henry Daniell) publisher and editor of the tabloid Spy magazine, having made a deal with Dexter to get a story on Tracy's wedding, the wedding of the year, in return for Kidd not publishing an expose on Tracy’s womanising father, so the scene is set for the fun and romance to begin.

The other members of the Lord family who complete the story are Uncle Willy (Roland Young), Seth (John Halliday), Margaret (Mary Nash) and Dinah (Virginia Weidler).

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