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.
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George Cukor
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Cast
| Complete credited cast: | |||
| Cary Grant | ... | C. K. Dexter Haven | |
| Katharine Hepburn | ... | Tracy Lord | |
| James Stewart | ... | Macaulay Connor | |
| Ruth Hussey | ... | Elizabeth Imbrie | |
| John Howard | ... | George Kittredge | |
| Roland Young | ... | Uncle Willie | |
| John Halliday | ... | Seth Lord | |
| Mary Nash | ... | Margaret Lord | |
| Virginia Weidler | ... | Dinah Lord | |
| Henry Daniell | ... | Sidney Kidd | |
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Lionel Pape | ... | Edward |
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Rex Evans | ... | Thomas |
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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. Tracy's bridegroom is nouveau riche businessman and aspiring politician George Kittredge, who is otherwise a rather ordinary man and who idolizes Tracy. The day before the wedding, three unexpected guests show up at the Lord mansion: Macaulay Connor (Mike to his friends), Elizabeth Imbrie - the two who are friends of Tracy's absent brother, Junius- and Dexter himself. Dexter, an employee of the tabloid Spy magazine, made a deal with its publisher and editor Sidney Kidd to get a story on Tracy's wedding - the wedding of the year - in return for Kidd not ... Written by Huggo
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Broadway's howling year-run comedy hit of the snooty society beauty who slipped and fell - IN LOVE! See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USARelease Date:
17 January 1941 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Die Nacht vor der Hochzeit See more »Filming Locations:
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USACompany Credits
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Mono (Western Electric Sound System)Color:
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(1887) (uncredited)
Music by Juventino Rosas
Hummed by Dexter while "playing" the candles
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James Stewart wasn't at all comfortable with some of the dialog, especially in the swimming pool scene, which also required him to act in a dressing gown. He said at the time that if he'd played the scene in just a swimming costume it would have been the end of his career. See more »Goofs
When Tracy and Dexter are talking about the information that Kidd has on her father, Dexter hands her pictures and the story of her father and the dancer, Teena Mara. After Tracy shuffles through the paper multiple times, there doesn't seem to be anything written, typed or have pictures on this paper. See more »Soundtracks
Sobre las olas (Over the Waves)(1887) (uncredited)
Music by Juventino Rosas
Hummed by Dexter while "playing" the candles
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You really cant beat the classics. Its lines such as these and the manner of delivery that crack me up.
This is comedy at its finest. James Stewart's delivery and expressions are laugh out loud. Katherine Hepburn is a beauty and the only thing that outshines her is her acting.
The is a well made movie and great fun to watch. And most surprisingly, its not dated at all.