The Great Katharine Hepburn Posted by Margaret Perry on May 17, 2012

THE PHILADELPHIA STORY (1940) The Philadelphia Story (1940) marks the turning point in Hepburn’s film career. She had decided to return home in 1938 after being labeled “box office poison” for a series of failed costume dramas at RKO. After a h   read more

The Great Katharine Hepburn Posted by Margaret Perry on May 17, 2012

THE PHILADELPHIA STORY (1940) Labels: box office poison, Cary Grant, George Cukor, Howard Hughes, Jimmy Stewart, Louis B. Mayer, The Philadelphia Story (1940) The Philadelphia Story (1940) marks the turning point in Hepburn’s film career. She ha   read more

Margaret Perry Posted by MargaretPerry on May 17, 2012

The Philadelphia Story (1940) marks the turning point in Hepburn’s film career. She had decided to return home in 1938 after being labeled “box office poison” for a series of failed costume dramas at RKO. After a hurricane swept away her family’s Fenwick home, Hepburn tried to piece her life and car   read more

The Best Picture Project Posted by Alyson on March 27, 2010

Wait…this was a comedy? Shortly after Tracy (Katharine Hepburn) and Dexter (Cary Grant) are married they have a heated divorce.  Two years later, she’s getting ready to marry respectable George.  Dexter has plans to spoil the big day and even get it in the dreaded tabloid, Spy, after blackmailing Tr   read more