The Philadelphia Story

Year

1940

Genres

Comedy, Romance

Director

George Cukor

Cast

Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn, James Stewart, Ruth Hussey, John Howard, Roland Young, John Halliday, Virginia Weidler, Henry Daniell

Plot

After getting a divorce from C. K. Dexter Haven (Cary Grant), Philadelphia heiress Tracy Lord (Katharine Hepburn) is preparing to marry George Kittridge (John Howard) in the social event of the year. Sensing that they might be able to dig up some juicy gossip, Spy magazine sends top scandal writer Macauley Connor (James Stewart) to cover the story, along with Dexter Haven. What follows is a rapid-fire war of words as the two men try to help Tracy discover the heart beneath her holier-than-thou exterior.