May 9th, 2018 | Updated on June 30th, 2022
24. The Philadelphia Story (1940)
Storyline:
Philadelphia socialites Tracy Lord and C.K. Dexter Haven married impulsively, with their marriage and subsequent divorce being equally passionate. They broke up when Dexter’s drinking became excessive, it a mechanism to cope with Tracy’s unforgiving manner to the imperfect, imperfections which Dexter admits he readily has. Two years after their break-up, Tracy is about to remarry, the ceremony to take place at the Lord mansion.
Movie Review : The film is a Hepburn triumph, and moviegoers who resent the theatre’s habit of requisitioning their stars may feel that Miss Hepburn’s time on the stage has not been spent in vain and that she simply prepared herself for this achievement. Read Full Review…
