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The Philadelphia Story

1940, Movie, NR, 112 mins

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PHILADELPHIA STORY, THE
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A classic comedic talkfest, directed with class by George Cukor and featuring an unbeatable cast. Katharine Hepburn plays the daughter of a superwealthy Philadelphia family who's about to marry a stuffed-shirt coal company executive (John Howard) when her irresponsible but ever-so-charming ex-husband (Cary Grant) turns up. Also on hand is James Stewart, a scandal-rag reporter who's assigned to cover the nuptials, but instead falls for the bride-to-be. Read the complete review for The Philadelphia Story
Year: 1940
Rated NR

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Cast
Cary Grant: C.K. Dexter Haven
Katharine Hepburn: Tracy Lord
James Stewart: Macauley Connor
Ruth Hussey: Elizabeth Imbrie
John Howard: George Kittredge
Roland Young: Uncle Willie

 

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  • November 21, 2006: Synchronicity | TV Show Recaps | 11/22/2006
    I found it quite appropriate that the theme of tonight’s episode was printed on an old rock T-shirt Chris stole from Lorelai when they were teenagers: Synchronicity. It began the second Lorelai put that shirt on and said she’d never take it off. (Here, let me quote you some of the lyrics by The Police: "Synchronicity / A connecting principle / Linked to the invisible / Almost imperceptible / Something inexpressible / Science insusceptible / Logic so inflexible / Causally connectable / Yet nothing is invincible.")Is it just me, or do those lines explain exactly what’s going on between these three couples: Chris and Lorelai, Luke and April, and Rory and Logan? Each of them is bound together in this episode by odd timing and twists of fate: After 20 years, Chris and Lor are now the married couple settling into the house that, ironically, Luke rebuilt. Sure, there was some back-and-forthing about the flat-screen TVs in practically every room and how they’d need to re... read more

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