A long-suffering admirer of Mike's, she is waiting for the day he takes notice of her and pops the question. Liz is imperturbable, intelligent, and genuine, displaying an earthy wit and an intelligent warmth.
George Kittredge is, as Tracy describes him, the opposite of Dexter in every way, which is precisely why she wants to marry him.
He does not come from old money, but has earned his wealth through business. He is depicted as fondly doting and admiring of Tracy, but somewhat ill-at-ease in her social world, as typified by his struggle to mount a horse and his rather dull personality. Additionally, when Tracy questions him about his love for her, he expresses his affection in a rather alienating way, professing that he wants to put her in a tower and worship her as though she were not a human.
The publisher of a tabloid magazine who has blackmailed C. Kidd is unaware that Haven has his own reasons for wanting to invade the wedding and that he is only faking his eagerness to get revenge on Tracy for their ugly divorce. Kidd is a crooked and corrupt man, in keeping with his profession as head of a tabloid publication.
Dinah is partial to Dexter and plays a role in reminding Tracy of her affections for her ex-husband. When Tracy ends up marrying Dexter, Dinah turns to their Uncle Willie and takes credit for the whole thing. Tracy and Dinah's philandering father, who left their mother to have an affair with a dancer in New York, but returns in time for Tracy's wedding.
But there are certain aspects of her own personality that she would rather not face. Her own intolerance towards the faults of others, for one. Tracy holds herself to very high standards, and has little patience for those who do not live up to them.
She denies having any faults of her own, but during the course of the story she is confronted by people who force her to see herself as she really is.
In an attempt to run from that truth, she turns to champagne, only to realize that when all is said and done, she is quite human after all. Tracy grew up in the upper class regions of Philadelphia, the daughter of Seth and Margaret Lord. According to the play, she is the wealthiest member of the family, having inherited from two wealthy grandfathers.
She was married to C. Dexter Haven for all of ten months, but their marriage broke up due at least in part to her intolerance of his problem with alcohol. Sometime after their divorce, she met George Kittredge, a one time coal miner who made it big, and the two of them agreed to marry. Dexter is a master of manipulation. Under the guise of trying to spare the Lords from scandal, he installs Connor, Liz, and himself into their house for the weekend, somehow knowing exactly the effect it will have.
His wedding gift the model of the True Love has the intended effect of causing Tracy to recall their honeymoon together. He manipulates Kittredge and Tracy into believing the worst of her incident with Connor, serving as the impetus for Tracy to finally tell Kittredge to leave and go back to Dexter. Dexter truly has changed his nature. But clearly he is now in charge of himself, his life, and the situation before him. Dexter believes in commitment.
He thinks that Tracy should have stood by him in the dark days of their marriage, and now he is back, determined to make good on his promise to do the same for her. Dexter says that Tracy is marrying beneath herself in committing herself to Kittredge.
Tracy thinks he is being snobbish to say so, but the truth is, Dexter knows that he himself is the only one who can truly make Tracy happy. Dexter needs to be careful in pressing the commitment point, because Tracy could easily argue that she is holding to her commitment to Kittredge. On the other hand, by manipulating the situation—showing Tracy that she just like Dexter is human—and that Kittredge is in fact a snob, Dexter shows himself to be the only one worthy of spending the rest of his life with Tracy.
As soon as he heard that Tracy was marrying Kittredge, Dexter had to come back and make his opinion known. Dexter tells Tracy that he wonders how she would even consider marrying Kittredge. This forces Tracy to dig in her heels, justify her reasoning, and consider the pros and cons herself. Everything Dexter says is geared toward forcing Tracy to reconsider her actions, as well as her opinions about Dexter, their marriage, and herself.
When all is said and done, Dexter loves Tracy, and always has. He does what he does because of the emotional contract he believes they still share.
Dexter conceptualizes the entire plan to expose Sidney Kidd. On the morning of the wedding, he invites Kidd to the wedding so that he can trade the new story for the story on the wedding, Kidd sends a message via Margaret, that Dexter has won. Although sober now, when they were married Dexter had a drinking problem that escalated until their divorce. Played by Cary Grant in the film. At the start of the story, Dexter arrives ostensibly to help avert a scandal in the Lord family.
He has changed from the drunk that he was, and knows exactly how to manipulate every situation to just the right effect. The institution of marriage, specifically any one that Tracy is involved in, is what creates conflict between Tracy and Dexter. Tracy and Dexter were once married. Dexter knows that Tracy is doing the wrong thing by embarking on a second marriage to Kittredge. Tracy thinks it was their own marriage that was the disaster. Dexter thinks he and Tracy should have had a future together, but Tracy disagrees.
She believes her future is with George Kittredge. Dexter tries to get Tracy to reevaluate her decision to marry George by revealing George for who he really is, and Tracy for who she really is. Dexter arrives in the story a changed man from the one Tracy divorced. He accuses her of being closed minded when it comes to human frailty. Throughout the story, Dexter is there to show Tracy that she is not as perfect as she would like to be. Only through recognizing her own imperfections will she be more accepting of the faults of others.
Dexter gives her plenty of reasons to ponder and doubt her reasons for marrying Kittredge, and Tracy fights him every step of the way. Before Tracy and Dexter can get back together, as they ultimately do, Tracy must reconsider her feelings towards Dexter, Kittredge, and toward herself.
When Tracy demanded a divorce from Dexter, it effectively put their relationship a close. The fact of their divorce inhibits their relationship from moving forward. However, if they were to both believe that there relationship was truly over, that would be that. Fortunately for all concerned, Dexter will not let it go. When Dexter mentions the night Tracy got drunk and naked on the roof, she tries to dismiss it as silly, childish, and insignificant. Dexter thinks it enormously important.
As the story develops, Tracy realizes, in its proper context, just how important that incident was, and how the past is open to interpretation. Although he is there ostensibly to save the Lord family from a potential scandal, Dexter and Tracy immediately continue the conflict that began when they were married.
At its core is their argument over whether or not Tracy can have any kind of future with Kittredge or indeed anyone other than Dexter. Ultimately the relationship between Dexter and Tracy, which has thus far gone largely unresolved, must be worked out if Tracy is to achieve her goal of happiness.
Tracy and Dexter were married several years ago, though it only lasted ten months. Instead of helping him through it, she scolded him, and ultimately left him.
Afterwards, Dexter became sober and went to work as a correspondent for Sidney Kidd, of Spy Magazine. The goal common to all the objective characters is for Tracy to be not just married, but truly, deeply happy. Tracy very nearly ends up married to Kittredge, which everyone save Tracy and Kittredge knows will only cause her to be miserable for the rest of her life.
During the scene where James Stewart hiccups when drunk, you can see Cary Grant looking down and grinning. Since the hiccup wasn't scripted, Grant was on the verge of breaking out laughing and had to compose himself quickly. Stewart apparently spontaneously thought of hiccuping in the drunk scene, without telling Grant. When he began hiccuping, Grant turned to Stewart, saying, "Excuse me. Goofs When Mike is outside the library, there are no columns outside, but when he enters, the shot from inside the library shows one.
Quotes Tracy Lord : The time to make up your mind about people is never. Alternate versions Also available in a computer colorized version. User reviews Review. Top review. Overrated, Despite the Big Names.
If this is sophisticated comedy, I'll take the gaucheries of Airplane any day. Despite the celebrated cast, director, and screenwriter, the movie's not very amusing, unless you think drunks are automatically amusing. In fact, at times the antics are downright annoying, especially the shrill Hepburn character and Stewart's going way over the top as an inebriate reporter. At best, actress Hepburn is a matter of taste. Here director Cukor gives full reign to her most troublesome habit—sheer staginess.
For Tracy Hepburn , there's no such thing as a simple movement; instead, every inflection is an exaggeration of some sort. Just as bad for the movie, Grant is not allowed his usual superb comedic skills; instead, he gets to look on in a rather wooden manner, a not unreasonable reaction.
Unfortunately, this is another example of MGM's Louis Mayer's infatuation with the idle rich and well-housed. One of the film's few positive notes are the many subtle innuendoes. In fact, the strategic use of such innuendoes as 'intact' made me wonder if the Grant-Hepburn marriage had ever been consummated. Then again, why any man would warm up to such a bitchy "goddess" remains perhaps the movie's biggest conundrum. On the other hand, the supporting cast, particularly Hussey and Weidler, furnish what there is of the movie's meager amusement.
Too bad it's only in support. To me, the movie's exalted reputation is likely the result of Hollywood's promotional arm working overtime. After all, if the production's got this many illustrious names, it's got to be a classic. For a revealing contrast, catch the Grant-Hepburn-Hawks genuinely funny Bringing Up Baby, made only two years earlier. At least, Hawks knew how to edit a scene without letting it drone on and on.
Here, Stewart's adaptation of the Barry play may have looked good on paper, but on screen it's quite a different matter, despite all the hoopla. FAQ 6. Is 'The Philadelphia Story' based on a book? What song was playing during the ball?
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