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About
When a rich woman's ex-husband and a tabloid-type reporter turn up just before her planned remarriage, she begins to learn the truth about herself.
Theatrical
Jan 17, 1941
Box Office
$3.3M
Budget
$914K
Return
3.6x
DVD / Blu-ray
Sep 10, 1997
Theaters
2
Director
Writers
Producer
Music
Studio
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Keywords
philadelphia, pennsylvania
journalist
journalism
photographer
strong woman
swimming pool
remarriage
hangover
reporter
black and white
divorcee
screwball comedy
socialite
ex-husband ex-wife relationship
high society
fiancé fiancée relationship
divorced couple
family estate
inebriated
imminent wedding
kid sister
mischievous
tabloid journalism
comedy of remarriage
romantic
Quotes
See all →Love and Society in Broadway Comedy
Taglines
Broadway's howling year-run comedy hit of the snooty society beauty who slipped and fell - IN LOVE!
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Playful Rich and Their Bedtime Stories
Taglines
Uncle Leo's bedtime story for you older tots! The things they do among the playful rich - Oh, boy!
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →C
Cary Grant
C.K. Dexter Haven
K
Katharine Hepburn
Tracy Lord
J
James Stewart
Macaulay 'Mike' Connor
R
Ruth Hussey
Elizabeth 'Liz' Imbrie
J
John Howard
George Kittredge
R
Roland Young
Uncle Willie
J
John Halliday
Seth Lord
M
Mary Nash
Margaret Lord
V
Virginia Weidler
Dinah Lord
H
Henry Daniell
Sidney Kidd
L
Lionel Pape
Edward
R
Rex Evans
Thomas
K
King Baggot
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
H
Hillary Brooke
Main Line Society Woman (uncredited)
V
Veda Buckland
Elsie (uncredited)
L
Lita Chevret
Manicurist (uncredited)
R
Russ Clark
John the Chauffeur (uncredited)
D
David Clyde
Mac (uncredited)
D
Dorothy Fay
Main Line Society Woman (uncredited)
C
Claude King
Uncle Willie's Butler (uncredited)
