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Skandaalihäät

Original title: The Philadelphia Story
  • 19401940
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  • 1h 52m
IMDb RATING
7.9/10
69K
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Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn, and James Stewart in Skandaalihäät (1940)
Theatrical Trailer from MGM
Play trailer3:32
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ComedyRomance

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.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.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.

IMDb RATING
7.9/10
69K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • George Cukor
  • Writers
    • Donald Ogden Stewart(screen play)
    • Philip Barry(based on the play by)
    • Waldo Salt(contributing writer)
  • Stars
    • Cary Grant
    • Katharine Hepburn
    • James Stewart
  • Director
    • George Cukor
  • Writers
    • Donald Ogden Stewart(screen play)
    • Philip Barry(based on the play by)
    • Waldo Salt(contributing writer)
  • Stars
    • Cary Grant
    • Katharine Hepburn
    • James Stewart
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 260User reviews
    • 77Critic reviews
    • 96Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Won 2 Oscars
      • 5 wins & 5 nominations total

    Videos1

    The Philadelphia Story
    Trailer 3:32
    The Philadelphia Story

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    Katharine Hepburn in Skandaalihäät (1940)
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    Cary Grant, James Stewart, and Ruth Hussey in Skandaalihäät (1940)
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    Katharine Hepburn and James Stewart in Skandaalihäät (1940)
    Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn, James Stewart, and Ruth Hussey in Skandaalihäät (1940)
    Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn, James Stewart, John Howard, and Ruth Hussey in Skandaalihäät (1940)
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    Top cast

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    Cary Grant
    Cary Grant
    • C. K. Dexter Haven
    Katharine Hepburn
    Katharine Hepburn
    • Tracy Samantha Lord
    James Stewart
    James Stewart
    • Macaulay 'Mike' Connor
    Ruth Hussey
    Ruth Hussey
    • Elizabeth 'Liz' Imbrie
    John Howard
    John Howard
    • George Kittredge
    Roland Young
    Roland Young
    • Uncle Willie
    John Halliday
    John Halliday
    • Seth Lord
    Mary Nash
    Mary Nash
    • Margaret Lord
    Virginia Weidler
    Virginia Weidler
    • Dinah Lord
    Henry Daniell
    Henry Daniell
    • Sidney Kidd
    Lionel Pape
    Lionel Pape
    • Edward
    Rex Evans
    • Thomas
    King Baggot
    King Baggot
    • Wedding Guest
    • (uncredited)
    Hillary Brooke
    Hillary Brooke
    • Main Line Society Woman
    • (uncredited)
    Veda Buckland
    • Elsie
    • (uncredited)
    Lita Chevret
    Lita Chevret
    • Manicurist
    • (uncredited)
    Russ Clark
    Russ Clark
    • John - Chauffeur
    • (uncredited)
    Sally Cleaves
    • Party Guest
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • George Cukor
    • Writers
      • Donald Ogden Stewart(screen play)
      • Philip Barry(based on the play by)
      • Waldo Salt(contributing writer) (uncredited)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The film was shot in eight weeks, and required no retakes. During the scene where James Stewart hiccups when drunk, you can see Cary Grant looking down and grinning. Since the hiccup wasn't scripted, Grant was on the verge of breaking out laughing and had to compose himself quickly. Stewart (apparently spontaneously) thought of hiccuping in the drunk scene, without telling Grant. When he began hiccuping, Grant turned to Stewart, saying, "Excuse me." The scene required only one take.
    • Goofs
      When Mike has drunkenly woken Dexter up and barged into his home in the middle of the night, the top of Dexter's pajama shirt keeps changing from buttoned to unbuttoned.
    • Quotes

      Tracy Lord: The time to make up your mind about people is never.

    • Alternate versions
      Also available in a computer colorized version.
    • Connections
      Edited into Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972)
    • Soundtracks
      Lydia, the Tattooed Lady
      (1939) (uncredited)

      Lyrics by E.Y. Harburg

      Music by Harold Arlen

      Performed by Virginia Weidler (vocal and piano)

    User reviews260

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    Featured review
    The most sophisticated comedy ever!
    Firstly, let me say, that I love Kate Hepburn. She's my favourite actress, and in my opinion, she can do no wrong. For this reason, I'd probably give a good rating to every movie she made.

    But 'The Philadelphia Story' really does deserve wonderful praise. It's by far the most sophisticated, and in my opinion, the greatest comedy ever made, one of Kate's greatest roles. She's absolutely hilarious as Tracy Lord, bringing perfection to the role she created on the stage a year before the film, mocking, insulting and making fun out of Jimmy Stewart and Cary Grant.

    Her drunken scene with Stewart is pure magic and her mockery of him ('dear professor') is wonderful.

    Grant and Stewart are fabulous, Stewart as the rough and tumble reporter infatuated with Tracy and Grant as the neglected ex- husband.

    Ruth Hussey and Virginia Weidler are fantastic in supporting roles, and really add to the hilarity of the whole picture.

    A funny, bouyant ride through the 1940's- I completely recommend it!
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    • Jo-77
    • Nov 2, 1999

    FAQ6

    • In what year or era is this Movie set? Was it considered a modern movie in it's day?
    • Is 'The Philadelphia Story' based on a book?
    • What song was playing during the ball? It sounds like a Cole Porter tune.

    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 17, 1942 (Finland)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Skandalbröllop
    • Filming locations
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $944,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $404,524
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $258,994
      • Feb 18, 2018
    • Gross worldwide
      • $411,663
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 52 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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