The Philadelphia Story

The Philadelphia Story

Broadway's howling year-run comedy hit of the snooty society beauty who slipped and fell - IN LOVE!

NR 1940 · 113 min · ★ 7.5 (1K) · Comedy, Romance

When a rich woman's ex-husband and a tabloid-type reporter turn up just before her planned remarriage, she begins to learn the truth about herself.

Directed by George Cukor · Written by Donald Ogden Stewart

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