The Philadelphia Story

Part of Summer Classics Series

Wednesday, June 4 · view days & times
Price: $12 | $11 ages 25 and under & senior* | $8.50 ArtsQuest Member
Venue: Frank Banko Alehouse Cinemas

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1940 | NR | 1 hr 52 min

Directed by: George Cukor
Starring: Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant, James Stewart, Ruth Hussey

With this furiously witty comedy of manners, Katharine Hepburn revitalized her career and cemented her status as the era’s most iconic leading lady—thanks in great part to her own shrewd orchestrations. While starring in the Philip Barry stage play The Philadelphia Story, Hepburn acquired the screen rights, handpicking her friend George Cukor to direct. The intoxicating screenplay by Donald Ogden Stewart pits the formidable Philadelphia socialite Tracy Lord (Hepburn, at her most luminous) against various romantic foils, chief among them her charismatic ex-husband (Cary Grant), who disrupts her imminent marriage by paying her family estate a visit, accompanied by a tabloid reporter on assignment to cover the wedding of the year (James Stewart, in his only Academy Award–winning performance). A fast-talking screwball comedy as well as a tale of regret and reconciliation, this convergence of golden-age talent is one of the greatest American films of all time.

Schedule

• Wednesday, June 4, 2025 @ 7:30 PM 06/04/2025 07:30 PM 06/04/2025 10:30 PM 15 The Philadelphia Story https://www.steelstacks.org/event/17087/the-philadelphia-story/ Frank Banko Alehouse Cinemas false MM/DD/YYYY

Venue Information

Frank Banko Alehouse Cinemas
ArtsQuest Center
101 Founders Way
Bethlehem, PA 18015
610-332-1300
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