Woman of the Year Movie Review 1942

First classic Tracy/Hepburn pairing concerns the rocky marriage of a renowned political columnist and a lowly sportswriter. Baseball scene with Hepburn at her first game is delightful. Hilarious, rich entertainment that tries to answer the question "What really matters in life?" Tracy and Hepburn began a close friendship that paralleled their quarter-century celluloid partnership. Hepburn shepherded Kamin and Lardner's Oscar-winning script past studio chief Louis B. Mayer, wearing four-inch heels to press her demands. Mayer caved in, Tracy was freed from making "The Yearling," and the rest is history.

Distribution

MGM Home Entertainment, 2500 Broadway, Santa Monica, CA 90404-6061, Phone: (310)449-3000, Fax: (310)449-3100, URL: http://www.mgmhomevideo.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 114 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Baseball, Marriage, War Between the Sexes, Romantic Comedy, Front Page, Screen Teams: Hepburn & Tracy, 4 Bones

Screenplay

Ring Lardner, Michael Kanin

Cast

Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Fay Bainter, Dan Tobin, Reginald Owen, Roscoe Karns, William Bendix, Minor Watson

Cinematography

Joseph Ruttenberg

Director

George Stevens

Music

Franz Waxman

Producer

MGM

Awards

Oscars 1942: Orig. Screenplay, Natl. Film Reg. 1999.