In this sophisticated musical comedy, a society wedding is being arranged in Newport, Rhode Island. The beautiful Tracy Samantha Lord is to marry George Kittredge. However, Tracy's ex-husband, the songwriter C.K. Dexter-Haven, has never stopped loving her and has hopes of winning her back. A New York scandal sheet reporter and photographer arrive to cover the wedding and complicate the tangled romances.
Publisher:[United States] : Warner Home Video : Turner Entertainment Co., c2008.
General Note: Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.Audio tracks in English and French with optional subtitles in English, French or Spanish.For private home use only.Special features: Soundtrack remastered in Dolby Digital 5.1; Featurette: Cole Porter in Hollywood: True Love, hosted by Celeste Holm; premiere newsreel; CinemaScope cartoon: Millionaire Droopy; audio-only bonus: radio ads; Trailers for this and The Philadelphia Story; production notes.Based on the play, The Philadelphia story by Philip Barry.Originally released as a motion picture in 1956.
Creation/Production Credits Note: Director of photography, Paul C. Vogel ; editor, Ralph E. Winters ; music & lyrics by Cole Porter ; music supervised & adapted by Johnny Green and Saul Chaplin.
Participant or Performer Note: Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Celeste Holm, John Lund, Louis Calhern, Sidney Blackmer, Louis Armstrong and his Band.