Witty, sparkling and bright adaptation of Philip Barry's hit Broadway play about the rich upper class becoming blinded to the simple joys of life. The story centers around socialite Tracy Lord (Hepburn) and husband C. K. Dexter Haven (Grant) whom she's thrown out of their Main Line mansion. Tracy is on the verge of marrying a wealthy stuffed shirt, much safer than Dex, whom starts trying to win Tracy's heart again. Meanwhile Mike Connor (Stewart), a tabloid reporter, also falls for Tracy while covering the nuptials for his magazine. Tracy must choose between the three men as she discovers that "safe" can mean "deadly dull" when it comes to husbands and lifestyles.
Directed by
George Cukor
Written by
Philip Barry (play) Donald Ogden Stewart (screenplay) Waldo Salt (uncredited)
Starring
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). Please contact SFC to add other cast members and characters.
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