The Philadelphia Story

(1940)

112 minutes

Comedy / Romance

Directed by George Cukor

Cast:

Cary Grant as C. K. Dexter Haven
Katharine Hepburn as Tracy Lord
James Stewart as Macaulay Connor
Ruth Hussey as Elizabeth Imbrie
John Howard as George Kittredge
Roland Young as William 'Uncle Willie' Q. Tracy 
John Halliday as Seth Lord
Mary Nash as Margaret Lord
Virginia Weidler as Dinah Lord
Henry Daniell as Sidney Kidd
Lionel Pape as Edward, a footman
Rex Evans as Thomas, the butler
David Clyde as Mac, the night watchman

Philadelphia socialites Tracy Lord and C.K. Dexter Haven married very quickly, which led them to get a divorce. Dexter’s drinking became a problem in their marriage. Two years after their divorce, Tracy is engaged to be married to a wealthy businessman and aspiring politician George Kittredge, who is head over heels in love with Tracy. Dexter attends the wedding ceremony since he works for the tabloid Spy magazine and is trying to get the story for publisher and editor Sidney Kidd.