Woman of the Year (1942)
Average Rating: 7.6/10
Reviews Counted: 21
Fresh: 19 | Rotten: 2
As the first romantic-comedy pairing of Tracey and Hepburn, the stars' chemistry is off to a working start and the film's sparkling comedy smooths out any rough patches.
Average Rating: 6.7/10
Critic Reviews: 5
Fresh: 4 | Rotten: 1
As the first romantic-comedy pairing of Tracey and Hepburn, the stars' chemistry is off to a working start and the film's sparkling comedy smooths out any rough patches.
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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
Jan 19, 1942 Wide
Aug 27, 1997
MGM Home Entertainment
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Cast
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Spencer Tracy
Sam Craig -
Katharine Hepburn
Tess Harding -
Fay Bainter
Ellen Whitcomb -
Reginald Owen
Clayton -
William Bendix
Pinkie Peters -
Dan Tobin
Gerald -
Gladys Blake
Flo Peters -
Minor Watson
William Harding -
Roscoe Karns
Phil Whittaker -
William Tannen
Ellis -
John Berkes
Pal -
Jimmy Conlin
Reporter -
Edith Evanson
Alma -
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Sara Haden
Matron at orphanage -
Winifred Harris
Chairlady -
George Kezas
Chris -
Ben Lessy
Punchy -
Edward McWade
Adolph -
Gerald Mohr
Radio Emcee -
Cyril Ring
Harding's chauffeur -
Henry Roquemore
Justice of the Peace -
Ludwig Stossel
Dr. Martin Lubbeck -
Ray Teal
Reporter -
Michael Visaroff
Guest -
Duke York
Football player -
Joe Yule
Building Superintendent -
Grant Withers
Guest -
William J. Holmes
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All Critics (21) | Top Critics (5) | Fresh (19) | Rotten (2) | DVD (3)
The film earlier has one of the very best Tracy-Hepburn love scenes, full of the sense of private shelter that they uniquely purvey.
Woman of the Year is an entertaining film with superb work by Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy.
Tracy and Hepburn were a great team, and this, their first outing together, set the seal on the pattern to follow into the next decade.
Top CriticFor the first time in months, this critical spectator feels like tossing his old hat into the air and weaving a joyous snake dance over the typewriter keys in celebration of Metro's triumphant Woman of the Year...
The premise is promising...But Stevens lacks the courage to make much of the conflict; the film ends with an embarrassing sequence in which Hepburn is tamed and installed in the kitchen.
Filled with witty lines and hilarious situations, the film is good entertainment, reminding us of Hepburn and Tracy's appeal
Fine Tracy-Hepburn comedy-romance directed by George Stevens.
A marvelous comedy-drama, brimming with wit, style, and sophistication.
The first teaming of Tracy and Hepburn shows the chemistry between the stars, setting the pattern for future and better battle of the sexes romantic comedies.
One of the best Tracy-Hepburn movies
It starts strong, but bogs in a muddled slapstick finale.
This is the first of many Tracy & Hepburn movies, and the chemistry's not quite there yet in this one. Some impressively funny scenes and a hilarious ending redeem the long stretches of predictability.
The Oscar-winning screenplay provides plenty of smart lines along the way as art anticipates life.
Brilliant except for the odd part about the adopted child and awkward ending.
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- Sam Craig: Women should be kept illiterate and clean, like canaries.
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Foreign Titles
- La Femme de l'année (FR)
