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Woman of the Year (1942)

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Reviews Counted: 20

Fresh: 18

Rotten:2

Average Rating: 7.6/10

Consensus: 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.

Runtime: 1 hr 58 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: This classic romantic comedy was the first film in the long collaboration between Katherine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy. As intellectual, political columnist Tess Harding (Hepburn) and down-to-earth... This classic romantic comedy was the first film in the long collaboration between Katherine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy. As intellectual, political columnist Tess Harding (Hepburn) and down-to-earth sportswriter Sam Craig (Tracy), they work at the same New York paper. After Tess makes some negative comments about sports on the radio, the two trade barbs in print. Then their editor, Clayton (Reginald Owen), brings them together to make peace. They do so with a vengeance, immediately becoming infatuated with each other. Sam takes Tess to her first baseball game where she quickly ingratiates herself with the other fans, and is surprised to find herself enjoying the proceedings. She invites Sam to her apartment for the evening, but his eagerness is dampened when he finds a couple of dozen of her friends there as well. Despite their differences, and Tess' busy schedule, the two continue to see each other, and the relationship deepens. When the couple decide to marry, Sam finds his desire for a simple, traditional ceremony overridden by the demands of Tess' schedule, and those of her illustrious relatives, which require that the wedding take place almost immediately, in North Carolina. Hepburn and Tracy perform at their peaks, with peerless direction by Stevens, and a wittily observant script. The film's insights on the battle of the sexes come from young screenwriter Ring Lardner Jr., who witnessed the relationship between his legendary sportswriter father and the equally famous columnist Dorothy Thompson. [More]

Starring: Katharine Hepburn, Spencer Tracy, Fay Bainter, Reginald Owen

Starring: Katharine Hepburn, Spencer Tracy, Fay Bainter, Reginald Owen, William Bendix, Minor Watson, Gladys Blake, Dan Tobin

Director: George Stevens

Director: George Stevens
Screenwriter: Ring Lardner, Michael Kanin
Producer: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Composer: Franz Waxman

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Nov 30, 1999

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Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
03/26/09
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Filled with witty lines and hilarious situations, the film is good entertainment, reminding us of Hepburn and Tracy's appeal

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04/11/08
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Fine Tracy-Hepburn comedy-romance directed by George Stevens.

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02/19/08
Steve Crum
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A marvelous comedy-drama, brimming with wit, style, and sophistication.

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11/13/07
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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.

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07/07/07
Emanuel Levy
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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.

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01/26/06
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07/07/05
Emanuel Levy
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One of the best Tracy-Hepburn movies

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01/05/05
Lori Hoffman
Atlantic City Weekly

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07/04/04
Jake Euker
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05/14/04
Daniel M. Kimmel
Worcester Telegram & Gazette

It starts strong, but bogs in a muddled slapstick finale.

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11/05/03
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

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08/22/03
Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal

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.

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08/17/03
Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com

The Oscar-winning screenplay provides plenty of smart lines along the way as art anticipates life.

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05/24/03
Channel 4 Film
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For 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...

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05/20/03
Bosley Crowther
New York Times
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04/04/03
Matt Bailey
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Brilliant except for the odd part about the adopted child and awkward ending.

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02/23/03
Nell Minow
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12/28/02
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

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07/26/02
Marty Mapes
Movie Habit

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.

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01/01/00
Dave Kehr
Chicago Reader
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