The Philadelphia Story
The Frida Cinema's seating is first-come, first-serve. For our Midnight Screenings, please plan on arriving by 11:30pm to ensure ample time for parking, picking up concessions, and securing optimal seats. Screening will begin promptly at midnight.
Director: George Cukor Run Time: 113 min. Release Year: 1940
Starring: Cary Grant, James Stewart, John Howard, Katharine Hepburn, Ruth Hussey
Our Classic Movie Nights series continues with The Philadelphia Story, George Cukor’s 1940 romantic comedy!
The film stars Katharine Hepburn as Tracy Lord, a strong-willed socialite whose upcoming marriage to a wealthy but dull man is disrupted by the arrival of her ex-husband, C.K. Dexter Haven (Cary Grant), and a tabloid reporter, Mike Connor (Jimmy Stewart). As the wedding approaches, Tracy is caught in a whirlwind of romantic entanglements and self-discovery, ultimately learning valuable lessons about love, humility, and forgiveness.
Earning Jimmy Stewart an Academy Award for Best Actor, The Philadelphia Story remains beloved to this day for its sharp dialogue and clever exploration of inter-class romance.