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).
