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The Philadelphia Story

Romance

Decade 1940

1940

MGM

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0032904

�Cary Grant,�Katharine Hepburn,�James Stewart

George Cukor

Katharine Hepburn's career was in a shambles in the late 1930s. Reeling from a series of flops - including Sylvia Scarlett (1935), A Woman Rebels (1936), and Mary of Scotland (1936) - Hepburn was dubbed �box office poison,� a view exacerbated by her outspoken attitudes regarding her fellow actresses and her unconventional lifestyle--including stories of her haughty behavior off- screen and her refusal to play the Hollywood Game, always wearing slacks and no makeup, never posing for pictures or giving interviews.She decided to go back to Broadway to star in "The Philadelphia Story" (1938), and was rewarded with a smash. She quickly bought the film rights, and so was able to negotiate her way back to Hollywood on her own terms, including her choice of director and co-stars. The film version of The Philadelphia Story (1940), was a box-office hit, and Hepburn, who won her third Oscar nomination for the film, was bankable again. For her next film, Woman of the Year (1942), she was paired with Spencer Tracy, and the chemistry between them lasted for eight more films, spanning the course of 25 years, and a romance that lasted that long off-screen.

The Philadelphia Story (MGM, 1940). Autographed One Sheet (27 X 41) Style C. , Katharine Hepburns career was in a shambles in the late 1930s. Reeling from a series of flops - including Sylvia Scarlett (1935), A Woman Rebels (1936), and Mary of Scotland (1936) - Hepburn was dubbed box office poison, a view exacerbated by her outspoken attitudes regarding her fellow actresses and her unconventional lifestyle. Returning to the Broadway stage, Hepburn starred in The Philadelphia Story, in a role that had been written especially for her. The play was an enormous success, and, with the help of former lover Howard Hughes, Hepburn acquired the film rights and sold them to MGM. The resulting movie was one of that studios biggest successes of 1940, instantly revitalizing Hepburns career, and returning her to the heights of Hollywood stardom, a position she would retain for the rest of her life. This wonderful one sheet, picturing Hepburn, along with co-stars Cary Grant and James Stewart, has been signed Cary Grant, Jimmy Stewart, and Joseph Mankiewicz, who was the films producer. It had fold wear, crossfold separation, and a tear in the left border, but these flaws are not noticeable since there has been expert professional restoration. From the collection of Artie Kern, A/V man to Oscar winning songwriter Sammy Cahn for many years, who was also personal lyricist to Frank Sinatra for almost fifty years. Kern was also Memorabilia Consultant to the Songwriters Hall of Fame Museum in New York City and many of his items were on display there from 1980-1985, until its closing. Sammy Cahn helped Mr. Kern obtain the autographs as he was president of the hall for over 17 years and almost all of the signatures were from his personal friends. As many are aware, Cary Grants signature was almost impossible to obtain unless you knew him or someone who knew him! Very Fine- on Linen.

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