ApprovedThe Philadelphia Story

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IMDB (74,199 votes)

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500M
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Play Time: 113 mins
Comedy, Romance
The Philadelphia Story

Overview:
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.

Status: Released (1940-12-05)
Awards:Won 2 Oscars. 8 wins & 11 nominations total
BoxOffice:$404,524
Screen:Donald Ogden Stewart, Philip Barry, Waldo Salt
Productions: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Countries: United States of America
Spoken Languages: English, Français
The Philadelphia Story
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barrymost

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My, it's yar. The high-society goings-on of socialite Tracy Lord, who's about to remarry, and her ex-husband, C.K. Dexter Haven. All this could make a good news story, if the paper sends in the right man. Enter Macaulay Connor, an unassuming reporter who deals with more than his ....

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Filipe Manuel Neto

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**A film that has qualities, but that has also been overvalued over the decades.** This was certainly one of the most interesting films of 1940, a time when the world was more attentive to the development of the war in Europe than to what was done by the actors. Based on a play th ....

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CinemaSerf

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Katharine Hepburn is on splendid form in this story of a wealthy spoilt brat, who is about to embark on her nuptials - second time around. This time, it's the rather fastidious "Kittredge" (John Howard) she has selected. This man is a far cry from her previous husband "Dexter-Haven" ....

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