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, Junius- 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 – the wedding of the year – in return for Kidd not …

Awards: Won 2 Oscars., Another 3 wins & 5 nominations.
Soundtrack: Over the Rainbow (1939) (uncredited) Lyrics by E.Y. Harburg Music by Harold Arlen Sung a cappella by James Stewart

George Cukor
Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn, James Stewart
05 Dec 1940 (USA)
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