On Friday, November 7 at 7:00 pm, the public is invited to the Marion Music Hall for the month’s Classic Film Friday Presentation: Philadelphia Story. The event is co-sponsored by the Sippican Historical Society and the Marion Council on Aging, and is offered to the public, free of charge. The 1940 film, which starred Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn and Jimmy Stewart, is an irreverent, classic romantic comedy featuring stellar performances by its three legendary leads. The storyline follows a headstrong socialite (Hepburn), whose wedding plans are complicated by the simultaneous arrival of her charming ex-husband (Grant) and a handsome tabloid magazine journalist (Stewart). Directed by George Cukor, Philadelphia Story was nominated for six Academy Awards and won two: Jimmy Stewart for Best Actor and Donald Ogden Stewart for Best Adapted Screenplay. It was remade in 1956 as the musical High Society, starring Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly, Frank Sinatra and Louis Armstrong.
Running time for Philadelphia Story is 112 minutes, and the film will be followed by a brief talk-back session by David Pierce. The Marion Music Hall is located at 164 Front Street, and ample parking is available across the street at Island Wharf. For more information, contact the SHS at 508-748-1116.