Review of The Philadelphia Story (1940) by Anjul G — 08 Apr 2008

Stellar dialogue based comedy... awesome cast is an icing on the cake...

This review of The Philadelphia Story (1940) was written by Anjul G on 08 Apr 2008.

The Philadelphia Story has generally received very positive reviews.

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