The Philadelphia Story (1-Dec-1940)
Director: George Cukor Writer: Donald Ogden Stewart From a play: The Philadelphia Story by Philip Barry Musical Score: Franz Waxman Producer: Joseph L. Mankiewicz Keywords: Drama A divorced and uptight society woman intends to quietly marry a "nouveau riche", but not everyone desires the wedding to be so private. Sophisticated screwball comedy, made possible by the fact that Hepburn herself had purchased the screen rights to the stage play. Won Oscars for Best Actor and Best Screenplay; received additional nominations for Best Picture, Best Actress and Supporting Actress, and Best Director. Entered 1995 into the National Film Registry.
Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
Henry Daniell |
Actor |
5-Mar-1894 |
31-Oct-1963 |
British-American character actor |
Cary Grant |
Actor |
18-Jan-1904 |
29-Nov-1986 |
North by Northwest |
John Halliday |
Actor |
14-Sep-1880 |
17-Oct-1947 |
The Philadelphia Story |
Katharine Hepburn |
Actor |
12-May-1907 |
29-Jun-2003 |
The Philadelphia Story |
John Howard |
Actor |
14-Apr-1913 |
19-Feb-1995 |
Bulldog Drummond |
Ruth Hussey |
Actor |
30-Oct-1911 |
19-Apr-2005 |
The Philadelphia Story |
Mary Nash |
Actor |
15-Aug-1884 |
3-Dec-1976 |
The Philadelphia Story |
Jimmy Stewart |
Actor |
20-May-1908 |
2-Jul-1997 |
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington |
Virginia Weidler |
Actor |
21-Mar-1927 |
1-Jul-1968 |
The Philadelphia Story |
Roland Young |
Actor |
11-Nov-1887 |
5-Jun-1953 |
Cosmo Topper |
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