Talk:The Philadelphia Story

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[edit] From the main page

this is a stub article, full of dry facts -- can someone who has actually seen the movie describe the characters, performances and plot, please?

[edit] Cite or remove

I'd like to remove the sentence: "Most Oscar watchers consider Stewart's Oscar the quintessential 'Should Have Won Last Year' award; after 'robbing' him for his performance in Mr. Smith Goes To Washington, the Academy gave him the Oscar at the earliest opportunity."

It could be cited, but would it be necessary? PacificBoy 19:13, 28 September 2006 (UTC)

It should be removed. There's just no way to back it up. Clarityfiend 04:08, 29 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Dexter's Motivation

"Dexter has cooked up the scheme so he can try to derail the marriage"

I don't think it's clear in the movie that this is Dexter's motivation. It's suggested that his real motivation is to prevent the publication of the article on Seth Lord's alleged philandering, which would cause embarrassment to the Lord family, as he seems genuinely fond of Mrs. Lord and the younger daughter, Dinah. Certainly, he doesn't entirely approve of the marriage, and wants to get back together with Tracy, but he might have been too much of a gentleman to cause them trouble, unless he was also trying to protect them.

So, unless the above statement can be proven with cites from the film, I recommend it be struck.

Point taken. I've deleted my sentence. Clarityfiend 22:23, 7 May 2007 (UTC)