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.

Director:

George Cukor

Writers:

Ruth Gordon, Garson Kanin

Stars:

Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Aldo Ray

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 5 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Spencer Tracy	...	Mike Conovan
Katharine Hepburn	...	Pat Pemberton
Aldo Ray	...	Davie Hucko
William Ching	...	Collier Weld
Sammy White	...	Barney Grau
George Mathews	...	Spec Cauley
Gussie Moran	...	Gussie Moran
Babe Didrikson Zaharias	...	Babe Zaharias
Don Budge	...	Don Budge
Alice Marble	...	Alice Marble
Frank Andrew Parker	...	Frank Parker (as Frank Parker)
Betty Hicks	...	Betty Hicks
Beverly Hanson	...	Beverly Hanson
Helen Dettweiler	...	Helen Dettweiler
Loring Smith	...	Mr. 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 | billy club | character names as title | manager | sports promoter | 

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Taglines:

"Not much meat on her but what there is...is choice!"

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance | Sport

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

The bus boy in the white jacket who helps relay the fight story to the sheriff is Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer, who played 'Alfalfa' in the Our Gang, aka Little Rascals, short film series during the 1930s.

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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.

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Quotes

Mike Conovan: [suspicious] Have another beer?
Davie Hucko: [inanely] No thanks, no more.
Mike Conovan: [hollers at Gibby] You see that?
Gibby: Davie, what're you doin' to me?
Davie Hucko: Nervous, thirsty!
Mike Conovan: Water, did you ever hear of water?
[Hucko nods, grinning]
Mike Conovan: Well, why didn't you drink water?
Davie Hucko: Um, ashamed.
Mike Conovan: You're what?
[...]

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Connections

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

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.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 June 1952 (USA)

Also Known As:

Pat and Mike

Filming Locations:

Riviera Country Club - 1250 Capri Drive, Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$11,884

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