Stewart was also a member of the Algonquin Round Table, and the model for Bill Gorton in The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway.They broke up when Dexters drinking became excessive, it a mechanism to cope with Tracys unforgiving manner to the imperfect, imperfections which Dexter admits he readily has.Two years after their break-up, Tracy is about to remarry, the ceremony to take place at the Lord mansion.
Tracys bridegroom is nouveau riche businessman and aspiring politician George Kittredge, who is otherwise a rather ordinary man and who idolizes Tracy. The day before the wedding, three unexpected guests show up at the Lord mansion: Macaulay Connor (Mike to his friends), Elizabeth Imbrie - the two who are friends of Tracys absent brother, Junius- and Dexter himself. Dexter, an employee of the tabloid Spy magazine, made a deal with its publisher and editor Sidney Kidd to get a story on Tracys wedding - the wedding of the year - in return for Kidd not publishin. It wont rain. Tracy wont stand for it. Mother, how do you spell omelet - O-M-M-E-L-E-T. I thought there was another L. An omelets a funny wedding present. It was a silver dish, dear. Bring some of that junk off the table. There must be a ghost in the house, the ghost of bridegroom number one. Dont talk about Dexter as though he were dead. He may as well be, for all Tracy cares. Right. I wouldnt say that. If I never see Mr. C.K. Dexter Haven again, Ill be. Isnt that awful - Theyre friends of your fathers. What are they, tap dancers or just musical comedy producers Thats hardly fair to your fathers interest in the art. Art, my eye The art of putting up 100,000 to display the shapely legs. That will do, Tracy. I give up. If youd just face the facts squarely, as I did. Wed face the fact that neither of us has proved to be a success as a wife. Its the only stand a woman could take and keep her self-respect. Yes, dear, I know. Now I have my self-respect and no husband. Hey, its better this way, really. Youll see. Lets forget about the past. We both deserve some happiness, especially you. Darling. - Isnt George an angel - George is an angel. Is he handsome or is he not George is handsome. I liked Dexter. - Why dont you postpone the wedding - How - Get smallpox. Dont put the idea in her head. Hes waiting at the stables. Waiting. - lf I dont choke her before Saturday. Itd postpone the wedding. He was rather mean to her. Did he really sock her - Please, Dinah. Did he really - Darling, go out and wait in the car. The Philadelphia Story Script Full Of InnundoThe papers were full of innundo. Of what Of innundo. Mother, why wont Tracy ask her own father to the wedding Your sister has very definite opinions about certain things. Tracy sets exceptionally high standards for herself, thats all. But dont you think its stinking not at least to want Father Yes, darling. Nothing ever possibly in the least ever happens here. Mother. how do you get smallpox Oh, Dinah, please go. Go. This is Uncle Willies favorite: Complete Surrender. Whered you get this idiotic thing anyway Never play with fire, child, particularly on the eve of your wedding. Youre really a wicked old man, arent you Who takes this, your cook I love it. It certainly has. Who is that terribly attractive man Can Tracy pick em, or can she - Lf youre asking me. Im not. - Hello, darling. Hello - How do you like me - I adore you, but you look awful. Awful - Like something out of a shop window. Stewart worked with a number of the great directors of his time, including George Cukor (a frequent collaborator), Michael Curtiz and Ernst Lubitsch.
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