George Cukor directed films.
Gaslight is an American 1944 mystery-thriller film , adapted from Patrick Hamilton 's 1938 play Gas Light , about a woman whose husband slowly manipulates her into believing that she is going insane . George Dewey Cukor ( [ ˈkjuːkər ] July 7 , 1899 -- January 24 , 1983 ) was an American film director . He was replaced as the director of Gone with the Wind ( 1939 ) , but he went on to direct The Philadelphia Story ( 1940 ) , Gaslight ( 1944 ) , Adam 's Rib ( 1949 ) , Born Yesterday ( 1950 ) , A Star Is Born ( 1954 ) , Bhowani Junction ( 1956 ) , and My Fair Lady ( 1964 ) . The Philadelphia Story is a 1940 American romantic comedy film directed by George Cukor , starring Cary Grant , Katharine Hepburn , and James Stewart and featuring Ruth Hussey .