The Philadelphia Story
“Broadway's howling year-run comedy hit of the snooty society beauty who slipped and fell - IN LOVE!”
1940•NR•1h 53m•7.5•Released
ComedyRomance
When a rich woman's ex-husband and a tabloid-type reporter turn up just before her planned remarriage, she begins to learn the truth about herself.
Director
George Cukor
Writer
Waldo Salt, Donald Ogden Stewart
Budget
$1M
Revenue
$3M
Languages
English, French
Studio
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Cast
Cary Grant
C.K. Dexter Haven
Katharine Hepburn
Tracy Lord
James Stewart
Macaulay 'Mike' Connor
Ruth Hussey
Elizabeth 'Liz' Imbrie
John Howard
George Kittredge
Roland Young
Uncle Willie
John Halliday
Seth Lord
Mary Nash
Margaret Lord
Virginia Weidler
Dinah Lord
Henry Daniell
Sidney Kidd
Lionel Pape
Edward
Rex Evans
Thomas
King Baggot
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Hillary Brooke
Main Line Society Woman (uncredited)
Veda Buckland
Elsie (uncredited)
Production
Company
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Producer
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
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