DVD
The Philadelphia story
Call Number
- DVD COMEDY (CEN)
Edition
Two-DVD special edition.
Languages
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Performers
Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn, James Stewart, Ruth Hussey, John Howard, Roland Young, John Halliday, Mary Nash, Virginia Weidler.
Publication Information
[Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, [2017]
Physical Description
2 videodiscs (112 minutes) : sound, black & white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (20 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 19 cm)
Audience
Not rated.
Uniform Title
Summary
The Philadelphia Story centers on the society event of the season: the second marriage of icy, judgmental, moneyed socialite Tracy Lord to nouveau riche George Kittredge. Her first husband, suave and devilish C.K. Dexter Haven, complicates matters by finagling wedding invitations for incognito reporter Mike Connor and his photographer Liz Imbrie, to do a tell-all exposé. But Haven's motives for giving the tabloid access to Tracy's big day may not be as mercenary and mean-spirited as they first appear.
Notes
Title from container.
Based on the play by Philip Barry.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1940.
Special features: New 4K digital restoration ; audio commentary from 2005 featuring film scholar Jeanine Basinger ; In Search of Tracy Lord, a new documentary about the origin of the character and her social milieu ; new piece about actor Katharine Hepburn's role in the development of the film ; two full episodes of The Dick Cavett Show from 1973, featuring rare interviews with Hepburn, plus an excerpt of a 1978 interview from that show with director George Cukor ; Lux Radio Theatre adaptation of the film from 1943, featuring an introduction by filmmaker Cecil B. DeMille ; restoration demonstration ; trailer.