Desk Set (1957)
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Reviews Counted:16
Fresh:16
Rotten:0
Average Rating:6.8/10
Runtime: 1 hr 44 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: The legendary screen duo of Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn bring their keen comic timing and elegant, palpable chemistry to Walter Lang's DESK SET. Hepburn is cast as Bunny Watson, an... [More]
Starring: Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Joan Blondell, Gig Young
Director: Walter Lang
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Reviews for Desk Set
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Mildly amusing but not great comedy, penned by the Ephrons from a stage play, this eighth teaming of Tracy and Hepburn places the battle of the sexes in the workplace against the threat of new technology. Full Review |
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2.5/4 |
Desk Set is a big, shiny, doohickey coasting on the warm offerings of earlier triumphs. Full Review |
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3.5/5 |
[Miss Hepburn and Mr. Tracy] can tote phone books on their heads or balance feathers on their chins and be amusing -- which is about the size of what they do here. Full Review |
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3/5 |
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4/5 |
The Spence & Kate show starts to show its age.
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So refreshingly smart. Full Review |
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3/5 |
Desk Set is quaintly funny and has a few memorable moments...it's ultimately harmless fun with a gossamer message about technology and gender roles. Full Review |
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You'd never find a backer for a rom-com with this little relationship anxiety now Full Review |
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One of the great Tracy-Hepburn pairings, this adaptation from the Broadway stage focuses on the love that grows from the contentious relationship... Full Review |
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One of the better Tracy-Hepburn screen pairings.
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4/5 |
Stagey, but pleasant star vehicle
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The least, perhaps, of the Spencer Tracy-Katharine Hepburn collaborations...this 1957 comedy is nevertheless a bright and witty vehicle for its stars, directed well and anonymously by that fine old hack Walter Lang. Full Review |
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