The Philadelphia Story DVD 1940 Philadelphiai történet / Directed by George Cukor / Starring: Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn, James Stewart

UPC 5996514021035

REGION 2 PAL DVD

MADE IN HUNGARY

AUDIO: English mono, German mono, Spanish mono

SUBTITLES: Hungarian, English, English HOH, Arabic, Czech, Danish, Greek, Finnish, French, Hebrew, Dutch, Croatian, Icelandic, Polish, German, German HOH, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish, Swedish, Slovenian, Turkish

TOTAL RUNTIME: 112 MINUTES

English Summary:

The Philadelphia Story is a 1940 American romantic comedy film directed by George Cukor, starring Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn, and James Stewart, and featuring Ruth Hussey. Based on the Broadway play of the same name by Philip Barry, the film is about a socialite whose wedding plans are complicated by the simultaneous arrival of her ex-husband and a tabloid magazine journalist. The socialite character of the play—performed by Hepburn in the film—was inspired by Helen Hope Montgomery Scott (1904–1995), a Philadelphia socialite known for her hijinks, who married a friend of playwright Barry.

Tracy Lord is the elder daughter of a wealthy Philadelphia Main Line socialite family. She was married to C.K. Dexter Haven, a yacht designer and member of her social set, but divorced him two years prior, because he did not measure up to the exacting standards she sets for all her friends and family: He drank too much for her taste, and as she became critical of him, he drank more. Now, she is about to marry nouveau riche "man of the people" George Kittredge.

Spy magazine publisher Sidney Kidd is eager to cover the wedding, and assigns reporter Macaulay "Mike" Connor and photographer Liz Imbrie. He can get them into the affair with the assistance of Dexter Haven, who has been working for Spy in South America. Dexter will introduce them as friends of Tracy's brother Junius (a U.S. diplomat in Argentina). Tracy is not fooled, but Dexter threatens her with an innuendo-laden article about her father Seth's affair with a dancer. Tracy deeply resents her father's infidelity, which has caused her parents to live separately. To protect her family's reputation, she agrees to let Mike and Liz stay.

Dexter is welcomed back with open arms by Tracy's mother Margaret and teenage sister Dinah, much to her annoyance. In addition, she gradually discovers that Mike has admirable qualities, and she even takes the trouble to find his book of short stories in the public library. As the wedding nears, she finds herself torn between George, Dexter, and Mike.

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