Katharine Hepburn's second film..based on a novel by Gilbert Frankau. CHRISTOPHER STRONG is about the unlikely romance between a stuffy British politician, and an adventurous girl young enough to be his daughter. Both parties are dragged to a High Society 'Treasure Hunt' as examples of "something impossible to find"...ie.a faithful husband, and a young girl who has never had a love affair. How the romance comes to be, and how everything blows up in their faces, make for an interesting pre-code show. The dialog may be dated, but the acting is "spot on". The young Katharine Hepburn is radiant, and the 32 year old Colin Clive does a spendid job of playing Sir Christopher...conveying a 25 year age difference with little more than body language and a mustache.
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Katharine Hepburn | Lady Cynthia Darrington |
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Colin Clive | Sir Christopher Strong |
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Billie Burke | Lady Elaine Strong |
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Helen Chandler | Monica Strong |
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Ralph Forbes | Harry Rawlinson |
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Irene Browne | Carrie Valentine |
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Jack La Rue | Carlo |
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Desmond Roberts | Bryce Mercer |
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Agostino Borgato | Fortune Teller |
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Lita Chevret | Party Guest |
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Sherry Hall | American Radio Announcer |
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Tiny Jones | Woman with Organ Grinder |
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Margaret Lindsay | Autograph Seeker at Party |
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Gwendolyn Logan | Bradford |
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Miki Morita | Japanese Radio Announcer |
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Paul Ralli | Tango Dancer |
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Zena Savine | Elaine's Maid |
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Pat Somerset | The Second Bobby |
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Donald Stuart | Joseph Drummond |
| Director | Dorothy Arzner |
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| Writer | Zoe Akins, Gilbert Frankau | |
| Producer | Pandro S. Berman, David O. Selznick | |
| Musician | Max Steiner | |
| Photography | Bert Glennon | |
| Packaging | Keep Case |
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| Nr Discs | 1 |
| Screen Ratios | Fullscreen (4:3) |
| Audio Tracks | Stereo [English] |
| Distributor | Warner Brothers Home Video |
| Edition Release Date | Apr 20, 2009 |
| Regions | Region 1 |