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| Spencer Tracy | ... | Matt Drayton | |
| Sidney Poitier | ... | John Prentice | |
| Katharine Hepburn | ... | Christina Drayton | |
| Katharine Houghton | ... | Joey Drayton | |
| Cecil Kellaway | ... | Monsignor Ryan | |
| Beah Richards | ... | Mrs. Prentice | |
| Roy Glenn | ... | Mr. Prentice (as Roy E. Glenn Sr.) | |
| Isabel Sanford | ... | Tillie (as Isabell Sanford) | |
| Virginia Christine | ... | Hilary St. George | |
| Alexandra Hay | ... | Carhop | |
| Barbara Randolph | ... | Dorothy | |
| D'Urville Martin | ... | Frankie | |
| Tom Heaton | ... | Peter | |
| Grace Gaynor | ... | Judith | |
| Skip Martin | ... | Delivery Boy | |
| John Hudkins | ... | Cab Driver | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Natalie Core | ... | Small Role (uncredited) | |
| Jacqueline Fontaine | ... | Singer (uncredited) | |
| Timothy Scott | ... | Small Role (uncredited) | |
| Yuki Tani | ... | Japanese Waitress (uncredited) | |
| June Whitley Taylor | ... | Edie (voice) (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| Stanley Kramer | |||
Writing credits | ||
| William Rose | (written by) | |
Produced by | |||
| George Glass | .... | associate producer | |
| Stanley Kramer | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Frank De Vol | (as De Vol) | ||
Cinematography by | |||
| Sam Leavitt | (director of photography) | ||
Film Editing by | |||
| Robert C. Jones | (film editor) | ||
Production Design by | |||
| Robert Clatworthy | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Frank Tuttle | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Joe DiBella | .... | makeup (as Joseph Di Bella) | |
| Helen Hunt | .... | hair stylist | |
| Ben Lane | .... | makeup | |
Production Management | |||
| Ivan Volkman | .... | production supervisor | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Ray Gosnell Jr. | .... | assistant director (as Ray Gosnell) | |
| Leonard Kunody | .... | assistant director (uncredited) | |
Art Department | |||
| Clarence Peet | .... | property master | |
| Jim Bochman | .... | set designer (uncredited) | |
| Gabe Resh | .... | set designer (uncredited) | |
Sound Department | |||
| Robert Martin | .... | sound | |
| Clem Portman | .... | re-recordist | |
| Charles J. Rice | .... | sound | |
| James F. Rogers | .... | boom operator (uncredited) | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Geza Gaspar | .... | special effects | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Lawrence W. Butler | .... | process photography (as Larry Butler) | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Les Everson | .... | chief electrician | |
| William Gossman | .... | camera operator | |
| Martin Kashuk | .... | company grip (as Marty Kashuk) | |
| Doug J. Campbell | .... | company grip (uncredited) | |
| Ron Cooney | .... | grip (uncredited) | |
| Darryl Kenzel | .... | assistant camera (uncredited) | |
| John Monte | .... | still photographer (uncredited) | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Joe King | .... | costumes | |
| Jean Louis | .... | wardrobe supervisor | |
| Edna Taylor | .... | wardrobe: women (uncredited) | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Tony Friedman | .... | assistant editor (uncredited) | |
Music Department | |||
| Mike Deasy | .... | musician (uncredited) | |
| Albert Woodbury | .... | orchestrator (uncredited) | |
Other crew | |||
| Marshall Schlom | .... | script supervisor | |
| Wayne Fitzgerald | .... | title designer (uncredited) | |
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This film is of course dated in many portions but still remains a powerful motion picture over thirty years after its release. Superb acting and dialog is what overcomes the dated aspect. Hepburn and Tracy are Matt and Christina Drayton a wealthy and successful couple who have a daughter named Joey played by Katherine Houghton who comes home and tells them she has met the man of her dreams. The only problem in the story is that he is of a different race. Sidney Poitier is John Wade Prentice a successful individual who is the man of Joeys dreams and is of the different race. The Draytons are people who in theory hold no prejudice toward any one regardless of their race, color or creed but now have those same views put harshly to the test when it's their own daughter involved. Sort of like the NIMBY philosophy "YES YES build more prisons, build more nuclear power plants, build more missile silos but Not In My BackYard! " Sure I believe in interracial marriage as long as it's not my daughter".
John Wades parents essentially share the same views as the Draytons. However Johns parents particularly his father played by Roy E. Glenn Sr. seems more realistic when speaking to his child about the situation than does Matt Drayton. He tells his son the way it really is and most likely will be. "You'll even be illegal in some states" he reminds his son. The two couples eventually come to grips with the fact that no matter what they say they will not be able to prevent their two children from going through with their plans. Spencer Tracy throughout his film career delivered many powerful lines of dialog. The final moments of this film he delivers perhaps his greatest. Which also turned out to be his last. AFI ranked this film number ninety-nine on their list of top one hundred. Because of it's powerful story and social issue it deserved to be higher. Other films that deal with interracial marriage to see are 1956's GIANT and 1961's Bridge to the Sun.