Movie - the Philadelphia story

Movie - The Philadelphia story
Score : 8/10
Year : 1940
Director: George Cukor
Cinematography: Joseph Ruttenberg
Music : Franz Waxman
Country : USA 
Language : English

Duration : 1h52

Writers: Donald Ogden Stewart (screenplay) ; Philip Barry (play) ; 
Waldo Salt (uncredited contributing)

  
I enjoyed it quite a bit, actually. I had seen it some years ago already and enjoyed it. 

I rate it 8 stars, a lot of laughs, social commentaries, the trio seems quite in awe of one another ''omg i'm playing in a movie with.... ''

I also loved the little girl Dinah Lord, played by Virginia Weidler : she had a lot of funny, spunky moments. 



In the social context of the times, this movie had the shocking katharine wearing trousers, and a leading role outside of the basic damsel in distress. I liked that while everyone thinks she's a goddess and therefore misunderstands and doesn't know who she truly is, they all learn at the same time as herself her nature : she's a human being, in the flesh and can be loved for who she is and not what she projects. 

I liked the interaction between her, Cary & Jimmy, all movies should have the 3 of them! lol

Kudos also to Ruth Hussey who played the Spy magazine photographer (Liz Imbie) cheeky and funny. 

Also was glad not to see any fur nor food and the only negative parts were 2 short scenes with taxidermy that was not the main focus at all (i'd prefer none of it but back on those days a lot of movies would show and show and show....).

This movie was nicely paced, not too slow not too fast.