The Philadelphia Story(1940)
Broadway's howling year-run comedy hit of the snooty society beauty who slipped and fell - IN LOVE!
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.
Movie: The Philadelphia Story
Top 10 Billed Cast
C.K. Dexter Haven
Tracy Lord
Macaulay 'Mike' Connor
Elizabeth 'Liz' Imbrie
George Kittredge
Uncle Willie
Seth Lord
Margaret Lord
Dinah Lord
Sidney Kidd
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C.K. Dexter Haven & Tracy Lord Fight About Who She's Marrying | The Philadelphia Story (1940) | TCM
John Lasseter on THE PHILADELPHIA STORY
THE PHILADELPHIA STORY - In Search of Tracy Lord
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