The Philadelphia Story / Philadelphia Story - Die Nacht vor der Hochzeit [DVD9] (1940) "Reload"

Storyline: Philadelphia socialites Tracy Lord and C.K. Dexter Haven married impulsively, with their marriage and subsequent divorce being equally passionate. They broke up when Dexter's drinking became excessive, it a mechanism to cope with Tracy's unforgiving manner to the imperfect, imperfections which Dexter admits he readily has. Two years after their break-up, Tracy is about to remarry, the ceremony to take place at the Lord mansion. Tracy's bridegroom is nouveau riche businessman and aspiring politician George Kittredge, who is otherwise a rather ordinary man and who idolizes Tracy. The day before the wedding, three unexpected guests show up at the Lord mansion: Macaulay Connor (Mike to his friends), Elizabeth Imbrie - the two who are friends of Tracy's absent brother, Junior - and Dexter himself. Dexter, an employee of the tabloid Spy magazine, made a deal with its publisher and editor Sidney Kidd to get a story on Tracy's wedding…

Beschreibung: Einst waren sie verheiratet, doch dann hat Tracy Lord (Katherine Hepburn) ihren Playboy-Ehemann C.K. Dexter Haven (Cary Grant) rausgeworfen. Zwei Jahre später möchte die honorige junge Frau erneut heiraten, den wohlhabenden, aber eher langweiligen George Kittredge (John Howard). Kurz vor dem Ereignis reist Dexter zur Hochzeit an, nur daß er jetzt für ein Boulevard-Magazin arbeitet. Mit im Gepäck hat er den Journalisten Mike Connor (James Stewart) und die Fotografin Liz Imbrie (Ruth Hussey). Doch hier geht es nicht nur um eine Sensationsstory, denn Dexter will seine Frau gleich noch zurückerobern. Die Wortgefechte dürfen beginnen…

IMDB: 8.1/10 (28,204 votes) Top 250 #241 | Won 2 Oscars.

Country: USA
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Release Date: 26 December 1940 (USA)
Time: 108 min
Languages: Deutsch, English, Spanish
Subtitle: Deutsch, English, French, Spanish
Director: George Cukor
Cast:

Cary Grant … C.K. Dexter Haven
Katharine Hepburn … Tracy Lord
James Stewart … Macaulay Connor
Ruth Hussey … Elizabeth Imbrie
John Howard … George Kittredge
Roland Young … Uncle Willie
John Halliday … Seth Lord
Mary Nash … Margaret Lord
Virginia Weidler … Dinah Lord
Henry Daniell … Sidney Kidd
Lionel Pape … Edward
Rex Evans … Thomas