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Woman of the Year (1942)

APPROVED 114 min  -  Comedy | Romance | Sport  -   19 January 1942 (USA)
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Rival reporters Sam and Tess fall in love and get married, only to find their relationship strained when Sam comes to resent Tess' hectic lifestyle.

Director:

George Stevens

Writers:

Ring Lardner Jr. (original screen play), Michael Kanin (original screen play), and 1 more credit »
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Spencer Tracy ...
Sam Craig
Katharine Hepburn ...
Fay Bainter Fay Bainter ...
Ellen Whitcomb
Reginald Owen Reginald Owen ...
Clayton
Minor Watson Minor Watson ...
William J. Harding
William Bendix William Bendix ...
'Pinkie' Peters
Gladys Blake Gladys Blake ...
Flo Peters
Dan Tobin Dan Tobin ...
Gerald Howe
Roscoe Karns Roscoe Karns ...
Phil Whittaker
William Tannen William Tannen ...
Ellis
Ludwig Stössel Ludwig Stössel ...
Dr. Lubbeck (as Ludwig Stossel)
Sara Haden Sara Haden ...
Matron
Edith Evanson Edith Evanson ...
Alma
George Kezas George Kezas ...
Chris
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Storyline

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 negleted. Written by Chris Makrozahopoulos <makzax@hotmail.com>  

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Plot Keywords:

Love | Reporter | Newspaper | Kiss | Baseball  | See more »

Taglines:

The picture of the year!

Genres:

Comedy | Romance | Sport

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English | French | Russian | German (only a few words) | Spanish (only a few words) | Greek

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

La mujer del año See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

Hepburn refused to reveal who wrote the screen play to Louis B. Mayer until after he bought the project from Hepburn. Hepburn was afraid that Mayer would low-ball the two authors (Michael Kanin and Ring Lardner Jr.) because at the time they were both relatively unknown. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: The position of the mixing bowl in relation to the waffle iron changes between shots. See more »

Quotes

Phil Whittaker: Women should be kept illiterate and clean, like canaries.
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Connections

Referenced in George Stevens: D-Day to Berlin (1994) See more »

Soundtracks

"Anchors Aweigh"
(1906) (uncredited)
Music by Charles A. Zimmerman\b
In the score near the end See more »