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1 videodisc (111 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1956
In this 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
Based on the play, The Philadelphia story by Philip Barry
Special features include: 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
Director of photography, Paul C. Vogel ; editor, Ralph E. Winters ; music and lyrics by Cole Porter ; music supervised and adapted by Johnny Green and Saul Chaplin
Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Celeste Holm, John Lund, Louis Calhern, Sidney Blackmer, Louis Armstrong and his Band
MPAA rating: Not rated
DVD; dual-layer format; region 1; Dolby Digital 5.1; widescreen (1.85:1) presentation (matted, enhanced)
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Dialogue in English (5.1 surround) with optional French (mono.) soundtrack; optional subtitles in English, French, or Spanish