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Synopsis
Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn costarred for the first time in the delectable romantic comedy Woman of the Year. Tracy plays New York sportswriter Sam Craig, who becomes incensed at comments about the uselessness of sports made by foreign correspondent Tess Harding (Hepburn). Sam and Tess subsequently use their respective columns to carry on a feud-at least, until they finally meet face to face. After Sam takes Tess to her first baseball game (one of the funniest scenes ever committed to celluloid), the two fall in love. Once married, however, their happiness is threatened by their wildly divergent lifestyles (Sam hadn't intended to spend his honeymoon helping to hide a prominent European refugee from the authorities, nor is Tess prepared for her husband's rowdy sports-oriented pals). When Tess is voted "Woman of the Year", a jealous Sam walks out on her. She endeavors to win him back by cooking him breakfast-with disastrous results. Despite their oil-and-water relationship, Sam and Tess are made for each other, and they're back together for the final fadeout. A hands-down winner at the box office, Woman of the Year earned a "best original screenplay" Oscar for Ring Lardner Jr. and Michael Kanin. Nominated for an award was director George Stevens, an RKO contractee brought to MGM at Hepburn's insistence. And need we remind you at this late date of the subsequent lifelong romance between stars Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn? ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast

Fay Bainter Ellen Whitcomb
William Bendix Pinkie Peters
Gladys Blake Flo Peters
Katharine Hepburn Tess Harding
Roscoe Karns Phil Whittaker
Reginald Owen Clayton
Dan Tobin Gerald
Spencer Tracy Sam Craig
Minor Watson William Harding
William Tannen Ellis

Production Crew

Cedric Gibbons Art Director
Randall Duell Art Director
Joseph Ruttenberg Cinematographer
Franz Waxman Composer (Music Score)
Adrian Costume Designer
George Stevens Director
Frank Sullivan Editor
Jack Dawn Makeup
Joseph L. Mankiewicz Producer
Michael Kanin Screenwriter
Ring Lardner, Jr. Screenwriter
Edwin B. Willis Set Designer
Douglas Shearer Sound/Sound Designer
Year: 1942
Runtime: 114
Country: USA
MPAA Rating: NR
Category: Feature

Genre
Comedy

Produced by
MGM

Release
by MGM

Awards
1941-1942 - 10 Best Films - Film Daily
1941-1942 - 10 Best Films - New York Times
1941-42 - 10 Best Films - Film Daily
1941-42 - 10 Best Films - New York Times
1999 - U.S. National Film Registry - Library of Congress