Woman of the Year

Name: Woman of the Year
Genre: Drama, Sport, Comedy, Romance
Released: January 14, 1942
Duration: 114 min
Rating: 74
Cast: Dan Tobin, Fay Bainter, Gladys Blake, Katharine Hepburn, Minor Watson

1942

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | Release Date: January 14, 1942 | Passed

Starring: Dan Tobin, Fay Bainter, Gladys Blake, Katharine Hepburn, Minor Watson, Reginald Owen, Roscoe Karns, Spencer Tracy, William Bendix, William Tannen

Summary: 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

Genre(s): Drama, Sport, Comedy, Romance

Rating: Passed

Runtime: 114 min

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TV Guide Magazine Staff (Not Credited)

WOMAN OF THE YEAR is a marvelous comedy-drama, brimming with wit, style, and sophistication. Read full review

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IndieWire Staff (Not Credited)

The film is an exuberant, endearing triumph, setting a standard for wit and energy that defined Hepburn and Tracy’s partnership for a quarter of a century to come. Read full review

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Bosley Crowther

It's as warming as a Manhattan cocktail and as juicy as a porterhouse steak. Read full review

Steve Persall

A bit dated in its feminism, making some jokes even funnier. [08 Mar 2001, p.17W]

Alex Dueben

Watching Woman of the Year today, it’s hard not to see it as a the model for almost every romantic comedy. Read full review

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The comic byplay between opposites - everyday guy Spence and haughty Kate - is a consistent pleasure, even if its sexual politics are ambiguous. Read full review

Dave Kehr

George Stevens’s plodding, straitlaced direction takes much of the edge off this 1941 Katharine Hepburn-Spencer Tracy vehicle. Read full review

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