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Film, Video Web Page The Philadelphia story

About this Item

Title

  • The Philadelphia story

Summary

  • A sophisticated romantic comedy about a rich, spoiled socialite who learns some things about who she is and what she really wants on the eve of her second marriage.

Names

  • Cukor, George, 1899-1983, direction.
  • Mankiewicz, Joseph L., production.
  • Stewart, Donald Ogden, 1894-1980, writing.
  • Ruttenberg, Joseph, 1889-1983, camera.
  • Waxman, Franz, 1906-1967, music.
  • Sullivan, Frank, 1896-1972, editing.
  • Grant, Cary, 1904-1986, cast.
  • Hepburn, Katharine, 1907-2003, cast.
  • Stewart, James, 1908-1997, cast.
  • Barry, Philip, 1896-1949.
  • Copyright Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • United States : Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1940.

Headings

  • -  Socialites--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Drama
  • -  Weddings--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Drama
  • -  Upper class--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Drama

Genre

  • Sophisticated comedy films
  • Feature films
  • Fiction films

Notes

  • -  LP10102 PA395-813 U.S. Copyright Office
  • -  Copyright: Loew's Inc.; 28Nov40; LP10102.
  • -  Minor change version: [Colorized version]. -- United States : Turner Entertainment Co., [1988?].
  • -  Copyright for minor change version: Turner Entertainment Co.
  • -  Camera, Joseph Ruttenberg ; music score, Franz Waxman ; film editor, Frank Sullivan.
  • -  Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn, James Stewart, Ruth Hussey, John Howard, Roland Young, John Halliday, Mary Nash.
  • -  Reference sources used: Copyright catalog. Motion Pictures, 1940-1949 ; Variety, 1940-11-27 ; New York times, 1940-12-27 ; copyright data sheet.
  • -  Based on the play by Philip Barry.
  • -  Received: 3/15/89; viewing copy; copyright deposit--RNR; Copyright Collection.
  • -  Received: 3/15/89; arch pos; deposited with colorized version received as copyright deposit--RNR; Copyright Collection.

Medium

  • 1 videocassette of 1 (VHS) (111 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. viewing copy.
  • 12 reels of 12 on 6 (ca. 9990 ft.) : sd., b&w ; 35 mm. non-viewing print

Call Number/Physical Location

  • VAB 1111 (viewing copy)
  • FQA 6795-6800 (non-viewing print)

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 89707361

Online Format

  • web page
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Stewart, Donald Ogden, Writing, Joseph Ruttenberg, Franz Waxman, Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn, James Stewart, Philip Barry, and Copyright Collection. The Philadelphia story. editeds by Sullivan, Frank, Iting, , , directeds by Cukor, George, Ection, produceds by Mankiewicz, Joseph L.Uction United States: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1940. Image. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/89707361/.

APA citation style:

Stewart, D. O., Ruttenberg, J., Waxman, F., Grant, C., Hepburn, K., Stewart, J. [...] Copyright Collection, Sullivan, F., ed. (1940) The Philadelphia story. Cukor, G., dir, Mankiewicz, J. L. U., prod United States: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. [Image] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/89707361/.

MLA citation style:

Stewart, Donald Ogden, Writing, et al. The Philadelphia story. ed by Sullivan, Frank, Iting, , , dir by Cukor, George, Ection, prod by Mankiewicz, Joseph L.Uction United States: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1940. Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/89707361/>.