Academy Awards, USA 1941
| Winner Oscar | Best Actor in a Leading Role James Stewart |
| Best Writing, Screenplay Donald Ogden Stewart | |
| Nominee Oscar | Best Picture Joseph L. Mankiewicz |
| Best Actress in a Leading Role Katharine Hepburn | |
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role Ruth Hussey | |
| Best Director George Cukor |
MGM
Directed by George Cukor
My rating: 2.5 stars out of 4
IMDb Wikipedia
(Blu-ray, Criterion Collection)
Jimmy Stewart and Ruth Hussey go undercover for a gossip magazine at the upcoming wedding of socialite Katharine Hepburn. Things get complicated when her ex-husband Cary Grant shows up hoping to spoil the wedding. Despite his initial misgivings, Stewart begins to fall in love with Hepburn. They get drunk the night before the wedding and the next morning Hepburn cannot remember what, if anything, happened between them. Torn between Stewart, Grant and her fiance, she finally sorts it all out just in time. Adapted from the play by Philip Barry which also starred Hepburn, it never really escapes its stage origins. Stewart looks uncomfortable in his role, and Hepburn's character is not particularly likeable. In the end, doesn't really live up to its reputation as one of the greatest romantic comedies from classic Hollywood.
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