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Woman of the Year (1942)

Tess and Sam work on the same newspaper and don't like each other very much.
At least the first time, because they eventually fall in love and get married. But,
Tess is a very active woman and one of the most famous feminists in the country;
she is even elected as "the woman of the year". Being busy all the time, she
forgets how to really be a woman and Sam begins to feel neglete.Tess, a successful
and independent young woman, falls in love with a sports reporter, Sam. The
two marry, but they have trouble merging their careers and relationship.

Directed by George Stevens

Writing credits: Ring Lardner Jr.   (original screenplay), Michael Kanin (original
screenplay), John Lee Mahin

Cast:

Spencer Tracy ....  Sam Craig
Katharine Hepburn ....  Tess Harding
Fay Bainter ....  Ellen Whitcomb
Reginald Owen ....  Clayton
Minor Watson ....  William Harding
William Bendix ....  'Pinkie' Peters
Gladys Blake ....  Flo Peters
Dan Tobin ....  Gerald
Roscoe Karns ....  Phil Whittaker
William Tannen ....  Ellis
Ludwig Stössel ....  Dr. Martin Lubbeck
Sara Haden ....  Matron at orphanage
Edith Evanson ....  Alma
George Kezas ....  Chris
Herbert Ashley ....  Stage Doorman
Dorothy Ates ....  Phone Girl
Brooks Benedict ....  Clayton's Secretary
John Berkes ....  Pal
Symona Boniface ....  Tess' Party Guest
Elfriede Borodin ....  Leni
Jack Carr ....  Fat Baseball Spectator
Ann Codee ....  Madame Sylvia
Jimmy Conlin ....  Reporter at Bar
Jules Cowles ....  Joe the Bartender
Fern Emmett ....  Justice of the Peace's Wife
Lisa Golm ....  Yugoslav Consul's Wife
Carey Harrison ....  Spaniard
Winifred Harris ....  Chairlady
Bern Hoffman ....  Hindu Man at Party
William Holmes ....  Man at Banquet
Ben Lessy ....  Punchy
Murdock MacQuarrie ....  Head Copy Reader
Edward McWade ....  Adolph
Frank Mills ....  Mug
Gerald Mohr ....  Voice of Radio Emcee
Sergio Orta ....  Mr. Yes
George Ovey ....  Little Sports Reporter
Jack Raymond ....  Mug
Cyril Ring ....  Mr. Harding's Chauffeur
Henry Roquemore ....  Marcus P. Calverton, Justice of the Peace
Cy Schindell ....  Pinkie's listener in bar
Harry Semels ....  Mug
Walter O. Stahl ....  Yugoslav Consul
Ray Teal ....  Married Sports Reporter
Harry Tenbrook ....  Mug
Michael Visaroff ....  Russian Guest
Harry Wilson ....  Lubbeck's Bodyguard
Duke York ....  Football player
Joe Yule ....  Building Superintendent

Produced by Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Original Music by Franz Waxman     
Cinematography by Joseph Ruttenberg   (director of photography)
Film Editing by Frank Sullivan
Art Direction by Randall Duell, Cedric Gibbons
Set Decoration by Edwin B. Willis
Costume Design by Adrian   (gowns)
Makeup Department Jack Dawn ....  makeup artist
Sydney Guilaroff ....  hair stylist
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Robert A. Golden ....  assistant director
Art Department Randall Duell ....  associate art director
Sound Department Douglas Shearer ....  recording director  

Runtime: 114 min
Country: USA
Language: English
Color: Black and White
Sound Mix: Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
Certification: Argentina:Atp / Australia:PG / Finland:S /
Sweden:Btl / Germany:6

Trivia: The first of nine films to feature Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn.

Goofs: Continuity: In the first scene in the bar, in which all are listening to
the NBC Radio program "Information, Please", the dial of the AM radio on
the shelf behind the bar changes location between long shots and close-ups
It is correct in close-up, at 660kHz, one of the broadcast frequencies NBC
used in New York City in the 1940s, and at 880kHz in long shots, the frequency
of the New York City CBS affiliate.

Quotes:
[last lines] Sam Craig: I've just launched Gerald. Sam Craig: I love you.
Tess Harding: You do? Sam Craig: Positive. Tess Harding: [sighs] That's nice.
Tess Harding: [In the stands at the ballpark, observing the large crowd in
attendance] Are all these people unemployed? Sam Craig: No, they're all
attending their grandmother's funeral. Phil Whittaker: Women should be kept
illiterate and clean, like canaries. Tess Harding: [attending a baseball game]
You mean our paper sends two people to cover the game? Phil Whittaker: No,
I cover the game, he just kicks it around in his column. Tess Harding: We've got
only one man at Vichy... Sam Craig: Vichy, are they still in the league? Sam
Craig: [in front of the airport] Could I drop you someplace, Miss Whitcomb? Ellen
Whitcomb: You can drop that "Miss Whitcomb." Ellen Whitcomb: Success is
no fun unless you share it with someone.

Awards: Won Oscar. Another 1 win & 1 nomination

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