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Woman of the Year

Woman of the Year

The picture of the year!

19426.91h 54m

Overview

Rival reporters Sam Craig and Tess Harding fall in love and get married, only to find their relationship strained when Sam comes to resent Tess' hectic lifestyle.

Directed by George Stevens
Written by Ring Lardner, Jr., Michael Kanin
Produced by Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Box OfficeBudget: $1.0MRevenue: $2.7M

Top Cast

Spencer Tracy

Spencer Tracy

Sam Craig

Katharine Hepburn

Katharine Hepburn

Tess Harding

Fay Bainter

Fay Bainter

Ellen Whitcomb

Reginald Owen

Reginald Owen

Clayton

Minor Watson

Minor Watson

William J. Harding

William Bendix

William Bendix

Pinkie Peters

Gladys Blake

Gladys Blake

Flo Peters

Dan Tobin

Dan Tobin

Gerald Howe

Roscoe Karns

Roscoe Karns

Phil Whittaker

William Tannen

William Tannen

Ellis

Themes & Keywords

new york cityjournalistrefugeebaseballadoptionkissromcomsecretaryreporterscrewball comedysports writercomedy of remarriage

About Woman of the Year

Woman of the Year is a comedy, romance, drama film released in 1942 exploring themes of new york city, journalist, refugee, baseball, adoption, kiss. Directed by George Stevens, it stars Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Fay Bainter. Rival reporters Sam Craig and Tess Harding fall in love and get married, only to find their relationship strained when Sam comes to resent Tess' hectic lifestyle.

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