Cary Grant and James Stewart

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The Philadelphia Story
Tremendous Aplomb
Brillance!
Still Terrific After All These Years
All Star Cast

The Philadelphia Story
Starring: Cary Grant , Katharine Hepburn , James Stewart , Ruth Hussey , and John Howard
Director: George Cukor
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
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ASIN: B00004RF97
Release Date: 2000-05-02

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Re-creating the role she originated in Philip Barry's wickedly witty Broadway play, Katharine Hepburn stars as the spoiled and snobby socialite Tracy Lord in this sparkling 1940 screen adaptation of The Philadelphia Story, one of the great romantic comedies from the golden age of MGM studios. Applying her impossibly high ideals to everyone but herself, Tracy is about to marry a stuffy executive when her congenial ex-husband (Cary Grant), arrives to protect his former father-in-law from a potentially scandalous tabloid exposé. In an Oscar-winning role, James Stewart is the scandal reporter who falls for Tracy as her wedding day arrives, throwing her into a dizzying state of premarital jitters. Who will join Tracy at the altar? Snappy dialogue flows like sparkling wine under the sophisticated direction of George Cukor in this film that turned the tide of Hepburn's career from "box-office poison" to glamorous Hollywood star. --Jeff Shannon

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Katharine Hepburn reprises her triumphant Broadway role as a spoiled heir on the verge of marrying a snoot...but not if her ex-hubby (Cary Grant) and smitten reporter (James Stewart) can help it!

Customer Reviews:

The Philadelphia Story.......2007-06-25

George Cukor's pitch-perfect adaptation of Philip Barry's hit play marked a triumphant Hollywood comeback for Kate (having earlier been labeled "box-office poison" by exhibitors), and an Oscar-winning vehicle for up-and-coming star James Stewart, wonderful as a fish out of water in high society. Though overlooked by the Academy, Grant is every bit as good as the raffish C.K., while Hepburn shines in what may be her signature role. Don't miss Roland Young's hilarious turn as naughty Uncle Willie. Sly and sophisticated, this title stands as one of our finest screen comedies.

Tremendous Aplomb.......2007-06-01

No need to chronicle the miracle that this vehicle wrought in Kate Hepburn's career, sufficing to say that Howard Hughes bought the rights for her and she took it from success on Broadway to Hollywood gold with tremendous aplomb. She insisted on control of director (Cukor) and co-stars (Grant and Stewart) and her gambit paid big dividends. The rest is movie magic.

Hepburn portrays a Main Line divorcee on the eve of Wedding Number Two. Grant is Husband Number One and Stewart is the initially-under-cover reporter there to chronicle `An Intimate Day with a Society Bride' for "Spy" magazine. Hepburn's character is the one to watch as she grows from a distant goddess to a flesh and blood woman, but it is fair to say that one and all undergo some pretty rooty tooty transformations before The End.

Marvelous moments abound--it is playwright Philip Barry's masterpiece, after all. Favorites...

Hepburn and Virginia Weidler's send up of the Main Line drawl, complete with the lockjaw pose is dead on--people in Bryn Mawr and Chester County Horse Country still talk like that if you can believe it.

Droll moments include the witticisms about South Bend (Hepburn says vaguely, "It sounds like dancing, doesn't it?), about Duluth (Hepburn again: Duluth. That must be a lovely spot. It's west of here, isn't it?), of Stewart's friends ("Of whom you have many, I'm sure...").

And Weidler's over the top rendition of "Lydia, the Tattooed Lady".

The witty repartee holds throughout the film, and at one point, perhaps the key moment in the film, Barry gives Hepburn's character Tracy Lord the best line in this or any film, "The time to make up one's mind about someone is (pause) never."

The ending is one of the three or four ideal wedding endings in film, along with "The Graduate", "It Happened One Night" and "Four Weddings and a Funeral".

P. S. The play was remade as the musical "High Society" with Bing, Blue Eyes and soon-to-be Princess Grace, which is not half bad. But "The Philadelphia Story" is better, and among the best 20 films of all time.

Brillance!.......2007-04-24

You cannot say enough good things about this movie!! Cary Grant was I think snubbed for the Oscar but Jimmy Stewart well deserved it too!! Dinah (the litttle sister) is hilarious! Katharine Hepburn of course shines and her presence is what makes the movie so fantastic!

Still Terrific After All These Years.......2007-04-16

#51 on the American Film Institute's Top 100 List, "The Philadelphia Story" is a 1940 comedy that has never lost its popularity. It's the film that rekindled Katherine Hepburn's then-ailing film career, the only movie James Stewart ever won an Oscar for, and a movie that Cary Grant demanded a huge salary for. Surprisingly, the movie is actually funny to this very day.

Grant plays C.K. Dexter Haven, a millionaire who has recently separated from his wife Tracy Lord (Hepburn). Now, Tracy is getting remarried and Dexter has hired two people from the gossip magazine Spy to cover the marriage. They are Macaulay Connor (Stewart) and Elizabeth Imbrie. Neither one is happy to be there. Connor is on the verge of quitting his job at the Spy, as he fancies himself a writer and is sick of writing gossip articles. Elizabeth fancies herself a painter and is sick of taking photographs of rich people. Pretty soon, Connor finds himself falling for Tracy as Dexter finds himself falling for her again.

Stewart deserved his Oscar as he steals every scene he's in. As I said, the film is still very funny to this day (a rarity, since comedy has changed so much over the years). Anyway, "The Philadelphia Story" is not my favorite film of all time. It think there's plenty of films on the list placed beneath it that are much better, but "The Philadelphia Story" is a charming film that is definitely worth your time.
GRADE: A-

All Star Cast.......2007-03-15

Another great movie with Cary Grant and Katherine Hepburn funny with love

The Philadelphia Story (Two-Disc Special Edition)

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The Philadelphia Story
Tremendous Aplomb
Brillance!
Still Terrific After All These Years
All Star Cast

The Philadelphia Story (Two-Disc Special Edition)
Starring: Cary Grant , Katharine Hepburn , James Stewart , Ruth Hussey , and John Howard
Director: George Cukor , Basil Wrangell , and David Heeley
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
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ASIN: B0006Z2KXE
Release Date: 2005-03-01

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Customer Reviews:

The Philadelphia Story.......2007-06-25

Tremendous Aplomb.......2007-06-01

Brillance!.......2007-04-24

Still Terrific After All These Years.......2007-04-16

All Star Cast.......2007-03-15

Another great movie with Cary Grant and Katherine Hepburn funny with love

The Philadelphia Story (Special Edition)

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Good screen adaptation of the play

The Philadelphia Story (Special Edition)
Starring: Hillary Brooke , Veda Buckland , Lita Chevret , David Clyde , and Henry Daniell
Director: George Cukor
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
ProductGroup: DVD
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ASIN: B000BQPC3S
Release Date: 2005-03-01

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Good screen adaptation of the play.......2006-09-03

Tracy Lords is getting married again. This time to a man who worked his way to the top instead of starting there. Dexter her first husband invites himself to the wedding and the wedding preparations. Also inviting their selves with a little blackmail to the wedding is a writer, and photographer, from a magazine of dubious reputation.

Throw in a philandering father and a friendly uncle. We watch as they go through the motions and emotions of courting and re-evaluating their lives.

This is basically a comedy and yes it has all the actors and writers to make this a piece of cinematic art. However you will find it is just fun to watch.

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The Philadelphia Story
Tremendous Aplomb
Brillance!
Still Terrific After All These Years
All Star Cast

The Philadelphia Story
Starring: Cary Grant , Katharine Hepburn , James Stewart , Ruth Hussey , and John Howard
Director: George Cukor
Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B00004WI59
Release Date: 1997-09-10

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Customer Reviews:

The Philadelphia Story.......2007-06-25

Tremendous Aplomb.......2007-06-01

Brillance!.......2007-04-24

Still Terrific After All These Years.......2007-04-16

All Star Cast.......2007-03-15

Another great movie with Cary Grant and Katherine Hepburn funny with love

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There is a better way to combine these individual sets.

Mega Signature Collection
Starring: Humphrey Bogart , Lauren Bacall , Cary Grant , Elizabeth Taylor , and Errol Flynn
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B000JU7KC2
Release Date: 2006-11-07

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You know them by just a single name. Hepburn, Tracy, Judy, "Duke", Cary... to name but a few. They are among the greatest stars in the history of Hollywood's golden era, and Warner Home Video has gathered these talents' exceptional works in a series of "SIGNATURE COLLECTIONS" that have become the talk of the video industry. You get beautifully-packaged collections of 10 Hollywood superstars' best films, along with the best of Hollywood's most beloved on-screen (and off-screen partnerships (BOGART AND BACALL, TRACY & HEPBURN). One collection salutes the work of a star who wasn't even an actor....ALFRED HITCHCOCK was the first director to become a box-office drawing card by name, regardless who was in his films. However Warner Home Video's Hitchcock Collection gathers 9 films from the master of suspense, including a special edition of NORTH BY NORTWEST, and a 2 disc Special Edition of STRANGERS ON A TRAIN featuring 2 different cuts of the film. All in all, this is a movie fan's dream!

The Mega Signature Collection contains the Signature Collections of Alfred Hitchcock, Bogie & Bacall, Cary Grant, Clark Gable, Elizabeth Taylor, Errol Flynn, Garbo, Henry Fonda, James Stewart, John Wayne, Judy Garland, Katharine Hepburn & Spencer Tracy, and Ronald Reagan.

Customer Reviews:

There is a better way to combine these individual sets........2007-03-02

If you buy all thirteen signature collections individually on this site it only costs twenty dollars more than what this Mega Signature Collection costs, plus there is some overlap within this set and with some other Warner boxed sets that could cause you heartache later. My personal advice is to get the following signature collections individually: Alfred Hitchcock, Bogie & Bacall, Cary Grant, Clark Gable, Elizabeth Taylor, Errol Flynn, Garbo, James Stewart, Judy Garland, Katharine Hepburn & Spencer Tracy, and Ronald Reagan.

I deleted Henry Fonda's Signature collection because "The Wrong Man" is also on the Alfred Hitchcock Signature Collection, and "Advise and Consent" is also on the "Controversial Classics Collection", which is another excellent boxed set you might want to pick up. I deleted John Wayne's set because the "John Wayne - John Ford Film Collection" is much better. It has Stagecoach and The Searchers on it, plus six more classic films. The total cost of the 11 individual signature collections plus the John Wayne - John Ford Film collection is 510 dollars. Thus for ten dollars more than this pre-packaged set you have a much better collection.

My rating of four stars was arrived at as follows: 5 stars for the sets themselves and three stars for the value of buying the 13 sets together as shown. This averages to four stars.

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James Stuart/Cary Grant
Starring: Stewart , and Grant
Manufacturer: Platinum Disc Corporation
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B00019GHY8
Release Date: 2004-01-06

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Horrible Biograghy

Cary Grant and James Stewart
Starring: Grant , and Stewart
Manufacturer: Platinum Disc
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B0007CEWZK
Release Date: 2005-01-11

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Horrible Biograghy.......2006-02-25

Didn't even have any good clips or photos. Just showed same footage over and over. Nothing but rumors. Try to say Cary Grant was gay without proof just because Cary Grant had a male roommate. Anything to make a buck on a gentleman that has passed away and cannot defend himself.

Hollywood Legends: Cary Grant/James Stewart

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Hollywood Legends: Cary Grant/James Stewart
Starring: Hollywood Legends
Manufacturer: Madacy Records
ProductGroup: DVD
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ASIN: B00005OCM2
Release Date: 2001-09-18

Heartbeat "Ginger Rogers" / Made for Each Other "James Stewart" / Penny Serenade "Cary Grant" / Our Town "William Holden" {4 DVD Package}

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Heartbeat "Ginger Rogers" / Made for Each Other "James Stewart" / Penny Serenade "Cary Grant" / Our Town "William Holden" {4 DVD Package}

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