The Philadelphia Story

1940 · 113 MIN · IMDB 7.8 · 75,881 VOTES · DIR. George Cukor

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Overview

When a rich woman's ex-husband and a tabloid-type reporter turn up just before her planned remarriage, she begins to learn the truth about herself.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,821 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:03:03 Tracy!
00:08:01 They're new, but they're not going to be.
00:12:56 You might also say you were her first husband.
00:19:06 You don't think l'd miss your wedding, do you?
00:23:09 They don't know that we know what they're here for?
00:27:34 -Where's your father? -Darling Papa.
00:31:36 He's detained in New York on business for that lovely dancer, Tina Mara.
00:35:41 What is it?
00:41:24 l'm never there except in the hunting season...
00:45:29 lt was enormously important and most revealing.
00:50:27 You don't really mind him, do you?
00:55:12 That's an awful thing to say to anyone.
01:00:34 -Hello, you. -Hello.
01:05:52 -A goddess? -No, no, no!
01:11:04 Whiskey's a slap on the back, and champagne's...
01:15:48 A magnificence that comes out of your eyes and your voice...
01:20:49 Kittredge, l'd advise you to go to bed.
01:25:39 l had to be alone with you, and this is very intimate.
01:29:54 and going crazy.
01:33:57 Well, l made a funny discovery.
01:38:23 -No, you do. -Oh, Dext!
01:42:36 -That's all you have to say? -What else?
01:46:39 Yes, l thought you'd finally come to that conclusion.
01:51:48 l feel as though l've lived through all this before in another life.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,821
Dialogue density16.1 lines / min
First line00:03:03
Final line01:51:48

Production Record

DirectorGeorge Cukor
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes75,881