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| Genre/Form: | Feature films Screwball comedy films Comedy films Video recordings for the hearing impaired Drama Teatro |
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| Material Type: | Videorecording |
| Document Type: | Visual material |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
George Cukor; Joseph L Mankiewicz; Donald Ogden Stewart; Cary Grant; Katharine Hepburn; James Stewart; Ruth Hussey; John Howard; Roland Young; John Halliday; Mary Nash; Virginia Weidler; David Heeley; Joan Kramer; Sydney Pollack; Richard Schickel; Robert Benchley; Franz Waxman; Philip Barry; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.; Loew's Incorporated.; Turner Entertainment Co.; Warner Home Video (Firm) |
| ISBN: | 0790795760 9780790795768 |
| OCLC Number: | 58044894 |
| Language Note: | In English, with optional subtitles in English, French, or Spanish; closed-captioned for the hearing impaired. Bonus material is not closed-captioned. |
| Notes: | Based on the play by Philip Barry produced by the Theatre Guild, Inc. Originally released as an American motion picture in 1940. |
| Credits: | Director of photography, Joseph Ruttenberg ; film editor, Frank Sullivan ; musical score, Franz Waxman ; gowns by Adrian. |
| Cast: | Cary Grant (C.K. Dexter Haven), Katharine Hepburn (Tracy Lord), James Stewart (Macaulay Connor), Ruth Hussey (Elizabeth Imbrie), John Howard (George Kittredge), Roland Young (Uncle Willie), John Halliday (Seth Lord), Mary Nash (Margaret Lord), Virginia Weidler (Dinah Lord). |
| Awards: | Academy Awards: Best Screenplay, Donald Ogdon Stewart; Best Actor, James Stewart. |
| Target Audience: | Not rated. |
| Description: | 2 videodiscs (112 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Details: | DVD; Region 1; Dolby Digital sound ; standard version presented in a format preserving the aspect ratio of its original theatrical exhibition. |
| Contents: | Disc One The Philadelphia story: Credits -- Uncoupling -- Bride's high standards -- George saddles up -- Philadelphia story -- Spies invade the manor -- Dexter's small blackmail -- "Lydia the Tattooed Lady" -- Tracy meets the press -- Family for lunch -- Library research -- Patron lady -- Virgin goddess -- "My, she was yar." -- Right kind of daughter -- Exposed and pinched -- Drinks for everyone -- Talkative visitor -- Class system -- Hearthfires and holocausts -- Advice to Liz -- Mighty fallen -- Eye openers -- Dihah's dream -- Missing memory and a watch -- Not very yar -- George's letter -- There goes the groom -- Tracy's announcement -- Cast list (1940) (112 min.). Special features: Disc 1 Commentary by Jeanine Basinger [optional audio feature]; George Cukor trailer gallery (32 min.); Awards [text feature]; Disc 2: Katherine Hepburn "All about me" / written by David Heeley, Joan Kramer, Katherine Hepburn ; produced by Joan Kramer, David Heeley ; directed by David Heeley [featurette] (1992) (70 min.) -- The men who made the movies: George Cukor / narrator, Sydney Pollack ; producer, writer, director, Richard Schickel [featurette] (2001) (55 min.) -- That inferior feeling / starring Robert Benchley [short] (9 min.) -- The homeless flea [cartoon] (8 min.) -- Victory Theater broadcast 07/20/1942 [audio feature] (58 min.) -- Lady Esther Screen Guild Playhouse broadcast 03/17/1947 [audio feature] (30 min.). |
| Other Titles: | Philadelphia story (Motion picture) The Philadelphia story |
| Responsibility: | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents ; produced by Loew's Incorporated ; screen play by Donald Ogden Stewart ; produced by Joseph L. Mankiewicz ; directed by George Cukor. |
| Local System Bib Number: | 178739 |
Abstract:
A sophisticated screwball comedy, rife with smart dialogue, the Philadelphia Story centers on the society event of the season: the second marriage of icy, judgmental, moneyed socialite Tracy Lord to nouveau riche George Kittredge. Her first husband, suave and devilish C.K. Dexter Haven, complicates matters by finagling wedding invitations for incognito reporter Mike Connor and his photographer Liz Imbrie, to do a tell-all exposé. But Haven's motives for giving the tabloid access to Tracy's big day may not be as mercenary and mean-spirited as they first appear.
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