USA,
1940, 112 min
Directed by:
George CukorScreenplay:
Donald Ogden StewartCinematography:
Joseph RuttenbergComposer:
Franz WaxmanCast:
Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn, James Stewart, Ruth Hussey, John Howard, Roland Young, John Halliday, Mary Nash, Virginia Weidler, Henry Daniell, Joseph Sweeney (more)VOD (3)
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The intoxicating screenplay by Donald Ogden Stewart pits the formidable Philadelphia socialite Tracy Lord (Katharine Hepburn, at her most luminous) against various romantic foils, chief among them her charismatic exhusband (Cary Grant), who disrupts her imminent marriage by paying her family estate a visit, accompanied by a tabloid reporter on assignment to cover the wedding of the year (James Stewart). A fast‐talking screwball comedy as well as a tale of regrets and reconciliation, this convergence of golden‐age talent is one of the greatest American films of all time. (Criterion)
(more)Awards
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Academy Awards
- 1941 - James Stewart (Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role)
- 1941 - Donald Ogden Stewart (Best Adapted Screenplay)
- 1941 - Best Motion Picture of the Year
- 1941 - George Cukor (Best Achievement in Directing)
- 1941 - Katharine Hepburn (Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role)
- 1941 - Ruth Hussey (Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role)
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- 1940 - Katharine Hepburn (Best Actress)
- 1940 - Best Film