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The Philadelphia Story is a 1940 American romantic comedy film starring Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn, James Stewart and Ruth Hussey. Directed by George Cukor, the film is based on the 1939 Broadway play of the same name by Philip Barry about a socialite whose wedding plans are complicated by the simultaneous arrival of her ex-husband and a tabloid magazine journalist. The socialite, played by Hepburn in both…
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The Classic Hollywood era produced a plethora of great films, partly because of the constraints of the strict Hays Code censorship, which forced creators to apply a greater amount of creativity to work around such limitations. One such example can be found in the 1940 romantic comedy, *The Philadelphia Story*, directed by George Cukor. This film is based on the immensely popular 1939 Broadway play by Philip Barry, w…More
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Image Hello friends, yesterday was a movie marathon day that I am taking advantage of to see some again and catch up with others before returning to the routine of my work, this time I bring you a classic and jewel of cinema with in my opinion was and will continue to be an icon of cinema for her elegance, charisma and performances Katharine Hepburn, who along with two other great actors accompanied her in this film…More
George Cukor seems to know exactly what to bring into this movie. He brings this classic comedy with special pleasure to Katherine Hepburn fans, Cary Grant and James Stewart. Philadelphia Story is the second Hepburn-Grant collaboration I've watched after Bringing up baby (1938), although the same Screwball comedy, The Philadelphia Story has a much better luck than Bringing up baby, in fact, it's one of Grant's great…More