KATHARINE HEPBURN | THE PHILADELPHIA STORY [1940] Clarence Bull photo archive

Los Angeles: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, [1940]. Set of 4 vintage original 8 x 10″ (20 x 25 cm) black-and-white glossy silver gelatin photos. Typed blurbs and MGM ink stamps of photographer Clarence Bull on versos. Fine.

Hepburn’s fine facial structure is emphasized in these four portraits which publicize her return to film after a two-year absence. After making Holiday, she took Broadway by storm with the play Philadelphia Story, of which she bought the rights and went to MGM to make the film version.

Photos coded B5576, B5577, B5584 and B5668.