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Basic facts

Original title The Philadelphia Story
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Original work
Production country
Production company
Classification Suitable for all audiences
Dialogue
Swedish release 1941-08-25

Cast

Cary Grant
C.K. Dexter Haven

Katharine Hepburn
Tracy Lord

James Stewart
Macaulay "Mike" Connor

Ruth Hussey
Elizabeth Imbrie

John Howard
George Kittridge

Roland Young
farbror Willie

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Titles

Original title
Swedish release title

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Producer
Production Manager
Director of Photography
Music
Production Designer
Film Editor
Production Mixer
Assistant Director
Set Decorator
Costume Designer
Make-up Supervisor
Hair Stylist

Cast

Cary Grant C.K. Dexter Haven
Katharine Hepburn Tracy Lord
James Stewart Macaulay "Mike" Connor
Ruth Hussey Elizabeth Imbrie
John Howard George Kittridge
Roland Young farbror Willie
John Halliday Seth Lord
Mary Nash Margaret Lord
Virginia Weidler Dinah Lord
Henry Daniell Sidney Kidd
Lionel Pape Edward
Rex Evans Thomas
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Russ Clark John
Hilda Plowright bibliotekarien
Lita Chevret manikyrist
Lee Phelps bartender
David Clyde Mac
Claude King Willies butler
Robert De Bruce doktor Parsons
Veda Buckland Elsie
Dorothy Fay societetskvinna
Florine McKinney societetskvinna
Helene Whitney societetskvinna
Hillary Brooke societetskvinna
Mildred Shay societetskvinna
King Baggot bröllopsgäst
Eric Mayne bröllopsgäst
Joseph Sweeney butler

Companies

Production Company Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp. controlled by Loew's Inc.
Copyright Loew's Inc. 1940-11-28 (LP10102)
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) AB Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 1941
Sveriges Radio-TV 1966
Distributor in Sweden (DVD) Warner Bros. Entertainment Sverige AB 2005

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number 104971
Date 1966-11-16
Classification Suitable for all audiences
Original length 3070 meters


Censorship number 63109
Date 1941-08-01
Classification Allowed from age 15
Original length 3075 meters


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 1.37:1
Sound type Sound
Sound system Western Electric Recording
Colour type Black and white
Carrier type 35 mm
Frames per second 24
Length in metres 3075 meter
Length in minutes 112 min
Reels 12 reels
Dialogue
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Original work

Original title The Philadelphia Story (Play)
Author Philip Barry


Production location

1940-07-05 1940-08-14
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, 10202 West Washington Boulevard Culver City, Kalifornien USA

Release dates

First showing 1940-12-01 USA 112 min
Other showing 1941-01-17 USA 112 min (US release)
Release in Sweden 1941-08-25 Rigoletto Stockholm Sweden 112 min
TV showing 1966-12-09 TV Sweden 108 min
1970-12-25 TV1 Sweden 108 min
1975-06-23 TV2 Sweden 108 min
1998-10-04 SVT2 Sweden 108 min
2003-08-26 SVT2 Sweden 108 min
2004-06-14 SVT2 Sweden 108 min
DVD release 2005-05-11 Sweden
TV showing 2005-09-14 SVT1 Sweden 108 min
Cinematheque screening 2016-12-05 Victoria Stockholm Sweden

Soundtrack listing

Original title Lydia, the Tattooed Lady
Composer Harold Arlen (1939)
Lyrics E.Y. Harburg (1939)
Sung by Virginia Weidler


Original title Over the Rainbow
Composer Harold Arlen (1939)
Lyrics Kar de Mumma (svensk text 1939)
Jokern (svensk text 1939)
E.Y. Harburg (engelsk text 1939)
Performed by James Stewart


Original title Ein Sommernachtstraum. Hochzeitmarsch
Composer Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1842)


Original title Sobre las olas
Composer Juventino Rosas (1888)
Sung by Cary Grant (gnolar)


Original title Brautchor (Treulich geführt, ziehet dahin)
Composer Richard Wagner (1850)
Lyrics Richard Wagner (tysk text 1850)
Fritz Ahlgrensson (svensk text 1874)


Holdings Posters

Size About 70 x 100 cm


Holdings Scripts

Script type Cutting continuity
Language English


Holdings Stills

Black and white print SET
Slides 2
Album No


Holdings Promotion materials

Type Program/Reklamtryck


Type Program folio



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