A woman named Tracy Lords : Katherine Hepburn, plans to marry again, this time to George : John Howard , a shrewd social climbing businessman , but things go wrong when her dashing, meddling ex-hubby, Gary Grant, who lives in a house near Tracy , arrives on her luxurious mansion .Matters are futher complicated when there appears two sneakers , a pair of undercover journalists seeking for society news and engaging photos. Spy magazine reporter : James Stewart blackmails Tracy by threatening to reveal her playboy father's exploits if not allowed to cover the ceremony. Then the undercover tabloid reporter also falls for Tracy Lord . Later on , Tracy must choose between the three men, as she finds out that Safe can mean Deadly Dull when it comes to husbands and life. The 3 Star Laugh Hit! Uncle Leo's bedtime story for you older tots ! The things they do among the playful rich Oh , Boy ! Broadway's holding year-run comedy hit of the snooty society beauty who slipped and fell in love!.
A vintage comedy with amusing messes , screwball, antics , confusion and mayhem . A charming and classy Hollywood comedy considered to be one of the best of the Golden Age . Based on the Hit Broadway play by Philip Barry and remade as the musical "High Society" in 1956 stick to the original, and the latter being directed by Charles Walters with Grace Kelly, Bing Crosby , Frank Sinatra , Celeste Holm . In The Philadelphia Story 1940 shows up the greatest actors , the biggest trío : Gary Grant , Katharine Hepburn , James Stewart giving awesome acting and all of them serving aces. Katherine Hepburn is really good as the blushing bride who becomes involved in various loving conflicts earlier her wedding ceremony. Gary Grant is perfect as the obstrusive ex-hubby who attempts to retrieve her old flame. James Stewart gives a very sympathetic acting as a loopy, meddlesome magazine reporter assigned to spy on the nuptials along with another reporter photographer well played by Ruth Hassey. Furthermore, John Howard as a rather stuffy , boring social climber, John Halliday as Tracy's father , Mary Nash as the understanding mother and Ronald Young as the likable uncle .
It contains an atmospheric cinematography in Black and White by Joseph Ruttemberg and also available in a horrible colorized version . As well as an adequate and evocative musical score by Franz Waxman. The motion picture was competently directed by George Cukor and it is still a masterpiece of its kind . Cukor was one of the best Hollywood directors shooting a great number of successful and classic films with penchant for melodrama , comedy and musical , such as : David Copperfield , Margarita Gautier , Little Women , Adam's Rib, Born Yesterday, The Women, Corn is Green, Dinner at Eight , Les Girls , Gaslight , A Star is Born, Holiday , My Fair Lady , Heller in Pink Tights , I Should Happen to you , What price Hollywood? , Double Life , Woman's Face , Rich and Famous and this Philadelphia Story . Rating : 7.5/10 . The picture will appeal to Katharine Hepburn , Gary Grant and James Stewart fans . Well worth watching . Above average . Essential and indispensable seeing.
A vintage comedy with amusing messes , screwball, antics , confusion and mayhem . A charming and classy Hollywood comedy considered to be one of the best of the Golden Age . Based on the Hit Broadway play by Philip Barry and remade as the musical "High Society" in 1956 stick to the original, and the latter being directed by Charles Walters with Grace Kelly, Bing Crosby , Frank Sinatra , Celeste Holm . In The Philadelphia Story 1940 shows up the greatest actors , the biggest trío : Gary Grant , Katharine Hepburn , James Stewart giving awesome acting and all of them serving aces. Katherine Hepburn is really good as the blushing bride who becomes involved in various loving conflicts earlier her wedding ceremony. Gary Grant is perfect as the obstrusive ex-hubby who attempts to retrieve her old flame. James Stewart gives a very sympathetic acting as a loopy, meddlesome magazine reporter assigned to spy on the nuptials along with another reporter photographer well played by Ruth Hassey. Furthermore, John Howard as a rather stuffy , boring social climber, John Halliday as Tracy's father , Mary Nash as the understanding mother and Ronald Young as the likable uncle .
It contains an atmospheric cinematography in Black and White by Joseph Ruttemberg and also available in a horrible colorized version . As well as an adequate and evocative musical score by Franz Waxman. The motion picture was competently directed by George Cukor and it is still a masterpiece of its kind . Cukor was one of the best Hollywood directors shooting a great number of successful and classic films with penchant for melodrama , comedy and musical , such as : David Copperfield , Margarita Gautier , Little Women , Adam's Rib, Born Yesterday, The Women, Corn is Green, Dinner at Eight , Les Girls , Gaslight , A Star is Born, Holiday , My Fair Lady , Heller in Pink Tights , I Should Happen to you , What price Hollywood? , Double Life , Woman's Face , Rich and Famous and this Philadelphia Story . Rating : 7.5/10 . The picture will appeal to Katharine Hepburn , Gary Grant and James Stewart fans . Well worth watching . Above average . Essential and indispensable seeing.