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Pat and Mike

  • 19521952
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  • 1h 35m
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6.9/10
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Katharine Hepburn, Spencer Tracy, and Aldo Ray in Pat and Mike (1952)
Pat is a women's sports sensation unless her fiancé is around. Her new shady manager Mike keeps them apart and develops feelings for her.
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Pat is a women's sports sensation unless her fiancé is around. Her new shady manager Mike keeps them apart and develops feelings for her.Pat is a women's sports sensation unless her fiancé is around. Her new shady manager Mike keeps them apart and develops feelings for her.Pat is a women's sports sensation unless her fiancé is around. Her new shady manager Mike keeps them apart and develops feelings for her.

IMDb RATING
6.9/10
5.7K
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  • Director
    • George Cukor
  • Writers
    • Ruth Gordon
    • Garson Kanin
  • Stars
    • Spencer Tracy
    • Katharine Hepburn
    • Aldo Ray
Top credits
  • Director
    • George Cukor
  • Writers
    • Ruth Gordon
    • Garson Kanin
  • Stars
    • Spencer Tracy
    • Katharine Hepburn
    • Aldo Ray
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 64User reviews
    • 21Critic reviews
    • 79Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 6 nominations total

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    Photos24

    Katharine Hepburn and Babe Didrikson Zaharias in Pat and Mike (1952)
    Katharine Hepburn in Pat and Mike (1952)
    Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy in Pat and Mike (1952)
    Katharine Hepburn, Spencer Tracy, and Aldo Ray in Pat and Mike (1952)
    722-1051 Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy in "Pat & Mike" 1952 MGM
    722-1052 Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy in "Pat & Mike" 1952 MGM
    722-1053 Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy in "Pat & Mike" 1952 MGM
    Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy in Pat and Mike (1952)
    Katharine Hepburn, Spencer Tracy, and Aldo Ray in Pat and Mike (1952)
    Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy in Pat and Mike (1952)
    Katharine Hepburn in Pat and Mike (1952)
    Katharine Hepburn in Pat and Mike (1952)

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    Spencer Tracy
    Spencer Tracy
    • Mike Conovanas Mike Conovan
    Katharine Hepburn
    Katharine Hepburn
    • Pat Pembertonas Pat Pemberton
    Aldo Ray
    Aldo Ray
    • Davie Huckoas Davie Hucko
    William Ching
    William Ching
    • Collier Weldas Collier Weld
    Sammy White
    • Barney Grauas Barney Grau
    George Mathews
    George Mathews
    • Spec Cauleyas Spec Cauley
    Gussie Moran
    • Gussie Moranas Gussie Moran
    Babe Didrikson Zaharias
    Babe Didrikson Zaharias
    • Babe Zahariasas Babe Zaharias
    Don Budge
    • Don Budgeas Don Budge
    Alice Marble
    • Alice Marbleas Alice Marble
    Frank Andrew Parker
    • Frank Parkeras Frank Parker
    • (as Frank Parker)
    Betty Hicks
    • Betty Hicksas Betty Hicks
    Beverly Hanson
    • Beverly Hansonas Beverly Hanson
    Helen Dettweiler
    • Helen Dettweileras Helen Dettweiler
    Loring Smith
    Loring Smith
    • Mr. Bemingeras Mr. Beminger
    Phyllis Povah
    Phyllis Povah
    • Mrs. Bemingeras Mrs. Beminger
    Charles Bronson
    Charles Bronson
    • Hank Taslingas Hank Tasling
    • (as Charles Buchinski)
    Frank Richards
    Frank Richards
    • Sam Garsellas Sam Garsell
    • Director
      • George Cukor
    • Writers
      • Ruth Gordon
      • Garson Kanin
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    Storyline

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    Pat's a brilliant athlete, except when her domineering fiance is around. The ladies' 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. —BA Jacobson <blt@smartec.com>
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    • Taglines
      • Positively the funniest comedy of the year. (Newspaper ad)
    • Genres
      • Comedy
      • Romance
      • Sport
    • Certificate
      • Not Rated
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    • Trivia
      The husband and wife writing team of Garson Kanin and Ruth Gordon were close friends of Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn. They wrote this script especially for them to capture the essence of their real-life personalities and relationship as well as to showcase Hepburn's athletic abilities. Tracy really was cranky but lovable, and Hepburn really was a terrific athlete. She was excellent at golf and one of the best tennis players in Hollywood.
    • Goofs
      When Pat is on the rooftop tennis court, she serves three times to her partner. On the reverse shot of her partner failing to return the serve, the same cut is used three times.
    • Quotes

      Mike Conovan: Not much meat on her, but what's there is 'cherce'.

    • Connections
      Featured in That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)

    User reviews64

    Review
    Top review
    9/10
    The Lady Needs Some Good Handling
    Pat and Mike must have been a pleasure for Katharine Hepburn to make because she got to show off her athletic ability which was considerable. Had she not decided to pursue a thespian career, Hepburn could have gone into either tennis or golf, she was good at both or any of the other sports named which she actually played. Later on as she entered the ranks of senior citizens, health problems curtailed her athleticism.

    But she's having a whale of a good time her and playing with some of the best women athletes of the 20th century.

    Hepburn's a college professor who's leading a rather dull life with a rather dull bore of a sweetheart in William Ching, who in a subtle way, belittles her.

    In a rather unorthodox way she meets Spencer Tracy, a sports agent who very narrowly treads the line between the legal and the illegal. She makes a believer out of him that you actually can make decent money legally.

    The usual Tracy/Hepburn charm is running on all cylinders. Pat and Mike ranks in the upper division of their screen teamings. I'd say that this was more her film than his though.

    A lot of familiar faces are in the cast. Look for Charles Bronson playing a hood and Chuck Connors playing a small town sheriff. Both of them make themselves noticed here which led to long careers for the two of them.
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    • Oct 31, 2005

    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 13, 1952 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Pat und Mike
    • Filming locations
      • Riviera Country Club - 1250 Capri Drive, Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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    Box office

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    • Gross worldwide
      • $11,884
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 35 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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