Pat and Mike (1952)

Pat's a brilliant athlete, except when her domineering fiance is around. The lady's golf championship is in her reach until she gets flustered by his presence at the final holes. He wants ... See full summary »

Director:

George Cukor

Writers:

Ruth Gordon, Garson Kanin

Stars:

Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Aldo Ray

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Spencer Tracy	...	Mike Conovan
Katharine Hepburn	...	Patricia 'Pat' Pemberton
Aldo Ray	...	Davie Hucko
William Ching	...	Collier Weld
Sammy White	...	Barney Grau
George Mathews	...	Sylvester 'Spec' Cauley
Gussie Moran	...	Herself (Sports Star)
Babe Didrikson Zaharias	...	Herself (Sports Star)
Don Budge	...	Himself (Sports Star)
Alice Marble	...	Herself (Sports Star)
Frank Andrew Parker	...	Himself (Sports Star) (as Frank Parker)
Betty Hicks	...	Herself (Sports Star)
Beverly Hanson	...	Herself (Sports Star)
Helen Dettweiler	...	Herself (Sports Star)
Loring Smith	...	Mr. E.H. Beminger

Storyline

Pat's a brilliant athlete, except when her domineering fiance is around. The lady's golf championship is in her reach until she gets flustered by his presence at the final holes. He wants them to get married and forget the whole thing, but she can't give up on herself that easily. She enlists the help of Mike, a slightly shady sports promoter. Together they face mobsters, a jealous boxer, and a growing mutual attraction.

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Plot Keywords:

golf | manager | boxer | championship | tennis | 

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Taglines:

Together again - and it's no fib, their funniest hit since "Adam's Rib"

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance | Sport

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 June 1952 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Mulher Absoluta

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The seventh of nine films to feature Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn.

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Goofs

Hepburn's character throws 3 pieces of luggage off a slowly moving train over a period of about 30 seconds. But when she steps off of the train they are all together in a pile.

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Quotes

Pat Pemberton: [to Mrs. Beminger at the golf course] You know what you can do with your gluteal muscle? Give it away for Christmas!

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Connections

Featured in Katharine Hepburn: All About Me (1993)

User Reviews

Watch the chemistry between two great movie stars

During a friendship that last many years, Tracy and Hepburn made many movies together and this is a good example of the chemistry that existed between them. In this movie, directed by George Cukor, Hepburn plays an athlete who comes under the management of a small town sports promoter in Mike Conovan, played by Tracy. In the role of Pat Pemberton, Hepburn is a free-spirited woman with spunk and personality. Mike has a number of colorful characters as his clients. One of the gags lands the group in a police station explaining their actions to a puzzled sheriff, played Chuck Conners. The acting is good all round.

The golf game between Pat and Babe Zaharias (outstanding golf pro in real life) translates beautifully to the screen with the crowd moving from green to green, golfers teeing off, putting and shooting into the rough. A very good movie, entertaining from start to finish, and a good chance to see Tracy and Hepburn in action.