"Broadway's howling year-run comedy hit of the snooty society beauty who slipped and fell - IN LOVE!"

1940

1h 53m

7.6(912 votes)

Comedy

Romance

Overview

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.

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Cast & Crew

36 members

Acting

Cary Grant

C.K. Dexter Haven

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Katharine Hepburn

Tracy Lord

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James Stewart

Macaulay 'Mike' Connor

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Ruth Hussey

Elizabeth 'Liz' Imbrie

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John Howard

George Kittredge

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Roland Young

Uncle Willie

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John Halliday

Seth Lord

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Mary Nash

Margaret Lord

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Virginia Weidler

Dinah Lord

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Henry Daniell

Sidney Kidd

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Lionel Pape

Edward

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Rex Evans

Thomas

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King Baggot

Wedding Guest (uncredited)

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Hillary Brooke

Main Line Society Woman (uncredited)

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Veda Buckland

Elsie (uncredited)

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Lita Chevret

Manicurist (uncredited)

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Russ Clark

John the Chauffeur (uncredited)

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David Clyde

Mac (uncredited)

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Robert De Bruce

Dr. Parsons (uncredited)

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Dorothy Fay

Main Line Society Woman (uncredited)

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Claude King

Uncle Willie's Butler (uncredited)

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Eric Mayne

Wedding Guest (uncredited)

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Florine McKinney

Main Line Society Woman (uncredited)

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Lee Phelps

Bartender (uncredited)

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Hilda Plowright

Librarian (uncredited)

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Helene Reynolds

Main Line Society Woman (uncredited)

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Mildred Shay

Main Line Society Woman (uncredited)

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Joseph Sweeney

Butler (uncredited)

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Sally Cleaves

Party Guest (uncredited)

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Oliver Cross

Wedding Guest (uncredited)

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Dick Gordon

Wedding Guest (uncredited)

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Sam Harris

Party Guest (uncredited)

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Frank McLure

Wedding Guest (uncredited)

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Paul Power

Wedding Guest (uncredited)

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Ellinor Vanderveer

Party Guest (uncredited)

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Florence Wix

Party Guest (uncredited)

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