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title: "The Philadelphia Story: cast and crew"
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cast: 36
crew: 19
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# The Philadelphia Story (1940): cast and crew

36 cast and 19 crew, as credited (TMDB). Cast in billing order.

## Cast

- [Cary Grant](https://film.one/person/cary-grant.md) as C.K. Dexter Haven
- [Katharine Hepburn](https://film.one/person/katharine-hepburn.md) as Tracy Lord
- [James Stewart](https://film.one/person/james-stewart.md) as Macaulay 'Mike' Connor
- [Ruth Hussey](https://film.one/person/ruth-hussey.md) as Elizabeth 'Liz' Imbrie
- [John Howard](https://film.one/person/john-howard-102687.md) as George Kittredge
- [Roland Young](https://film.one/person/roland-young.md) as Uncle Willie
- [John Halliday](https://film.one/person/john-halliday.md) as Seth Lord
- [Mary Nash](https://film.one/person/mary-nash.md) as Margaret Lord
- [Virginia Weidler](https://film.one/person/virginia-weidler.md) as Dinah Lord
- [Henry Daniell](https://film.one/person/henry-daniell.md) as Sidney Kidd
- [Lionel Pape](https://film.one/person/lionel-pape.md) as Edward
- [Rex Evans](https://film.one/person/rex-evans.md) as Thomas
- King Baggot as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
- Hillary Brooke as Main Line Society Woman (uncredited)
- Veda Buckland as Elsie (uncredited)
- Lita Chevret as Manicurist (uncredited)
- Russ Clark as John the Chauffeur (uncredited)
- David Clyde as Mac (uncredited)
- Robert De Bruce as Dr. Parsons (uncredited)
- Dorothy Fay as Main Line Society Woman (uncredited)
- Claude King as Uncle Willie's Butler (uncredited)
- Eric Mayne as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
- Florine McKinney as Main Line Society Woman (uncredited)
- Lee Phelps as Bartender (uncredited)
- Hilda Plowright as Librarian (uncredited)
- Helene Reynolds as Main Line Society Woman (uncredited)
- Mildred Shay as Main Line Society Woman (uncredited)
- [Joseph Sweeney](https://film.one/person/joseph-sweeney.md) as Butler (uncredited)
- Sally Cleaves as Party Guest (uncredited)
- Oliver Cross as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
- Dick Gordon as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
- Sam Harris as Party Guest (uncredited)
- Frank McLure as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
- Paul Power as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
- Ellinor Vanderveer as Party Guest (uncredited)
- Florence Wix as Party Guest (uncredited)

## Directing

- [George Cukor](https://film.one/person/george-cukor.md): Director
- Edward Woehler: Assistant Director

## Writing

- [Waldo Salt](https://film.one/person/waldo-salt.md): Screenplay
- [Donald Ogden Stewart](https://film.one/person/donald-ogden-stewart.md): Screenplay
- Philip Barry: Theatre Play

## Production

- [Joseph L. Mankiewicz](https://film.one/person/joseph-l-mankiewicz.md): Producer
- Keith Weeks: Production Manager

## Camera

- [Joseph Ruttenberg](https://film.one/person/joseph-ruttenberg.md): Director of Photography

## Editing

- [Frank Sullivan](https://film.one/person/frank-sullivan.md): Editor

## Sound and music

- [Franz Waxman](https://film.one/person/franz-waxman.md): Original Music Composer
- Leonid Raab: Orchestrator
- Leo Arnaud: Orchestrator
- Douglas Shearer: Recording Supervision

## Art

- Cedric Gibbons: Art Direction
- Edwin B. Willis: Set Decoration
- Wade B. Rubottom: Assistant Art Director

## Costume and make-up

- Sydney Guilaroff: Hairstylist
- [Adrian](https://film.one/person/adrian.md): Costume Design
- Jack Dawn: Makeup Artist

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