Film · 1940 · Screwball comedy
The Philadelphia Story
Directed by George Cukor
1940
★ 6.6 editorial score
Katharine Hepburn was labeled box-office poison and controlled the rights to her comeback vehicle: she picked the director and approved the cast, then let Cary Grant and James Stewart crash her wedding.
“She's a haughty and demanding Philadelphia heiress; he's an arrogant playboy. The Katharine Hepburn-Cary Grant pairing in The Philadelphia Story pits these two forces against one another. Those scenes highlight their effortless charisma and singular uniqueness...the result is a studio picture far deeper and richer than its whimsical surface style might lead you to believe.”
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