Sat Oct 20, 2012, 01:27 PM
rdmtimp (361 posts)
TCM Schedule for Monday October 22 - Star of the Month: Spencer Tracy
After a daytime birthday tribute to Joan Fontaine (still with us at 95!), this month's Spencer Tracy salute focuses on the Katherine Hepburn collaborations, with 6 of their 9 teamings.
(all times Eastern) 6:00 AM QUALITY STREET (1937) A woman masquerades as her own niece to get back at a neglectful suitor. Dir: George Stevens Cast: Katharine Hepburn, Franchot Tone, Eric Blore. BW-83 mins, TV-G, CC, 7:30 AM MAN WHO FOUND HIMSELF, THE (1937) A determined nurse puts a cocky surgeon back on track. Dir: Lew Landers Cast: John Beal, Joan Fontaine, Philip Huston. BW-67 mins, TV-PG, 8:45 AM YOU CAN'T BEAT LOVE (1937) An eccentric playboy tries politics only to get mixed up with the mayor's daughter. Dir: Christy Cabanne Cast: Preston Foster, Joan Fontaine, Herbert Mundin. BW-62 mins, TV-G, 10:00 AM SKY GIANT (1938) A young flyer fights to win his father's respect while vying with dad's best friend for a young woman's heart. Dir: Lew Landers Cast: Richard Dix, Chester Morris, Joan Fontaine. BW-81 mins, TV-G, 11:30 AM CONSTANT NYMPH, THE (1943) A composer finds inspiration in his wife's romantic cousin. Dir: Edmund Goulding Cast: Charles Boyer, Joan Fontaine, Alexis Smith. BW-112 mins, TV-PG, CC, 1:30 PM BORN TO BE BAD (1950) An ambitious girl steals a rich husband but keeps her lover on the side. Dir: Nicholas Ray Cast: Joan Fontaine, Robert Ryan, Zachary Scott. BW-90 mins, TV-PG, CC, 3:15 PM BIGAMIST, THE (1953) A woman discovers her husband has another family in another city. Dir: Ida Lupino Cast: Joan Fontaine, Ida Lupino, Edmund Gwenn. BW-79 mins, TV-PG, 4:45 PM BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT (1956) A novelist frames himself for murder to prove the fallibility of circumstantial evidence. Dir: Fritz Lang Cast: Dana Andrews, Joan Fontaine, Sidney Blackmer. BW-80 mins, TV-PG, CC, 6:15 PM UNTIL THEY SAIL (1957) Four sisters in New Zealand fall for Allied sailors en route to World War II. Dir: Robert Wise Cast: Jean Simmons, Joan Fontaine, Paul Newman. BW-95 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format 8:00 PM WOMAN OF THE YEAR (1942) Opposites distract when a sophisticated political columnist falls for a sportswriter. Dir: George Stevens Cast: Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Fay Bainter. BW-114 mins, TV-PG, CC, 10:00 PM WITHOUT LOVE (1945) A World War II housing shortage inspires a widow to propose a marriage of convenience with an inventor. Dir: Harold S. Bucquet Cast: Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Lucille Ball. BW-111 mins, TV-PG, CC, 12:00 AM ADAM'S RIB (1949) Husband-and-wife lawyers argue opposite sides in a sensational women's rights case. Dir: George Cukor Cast: Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Judy Holliday. BW-101 mins, TV-G, CC, 2:00 AM PAT AND MIKE (1952) Romance blooms between a female athlete and her manager. Dir: George Cukor Cast: Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Aldo Ray. BW-95 mins, TV-G, CC, 3:45 AM KEEPER OF THE FLAME (1942) A reporter digs into the secret life of a recently deceased political hero. Dir: George Cukor Cast: Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Richard Whorf. BW-101 mins, TV-PG, CC, 5:30 AM SEA OF GRASS, THE (1947) Husband-and-wife ranchers take opposite sides in a range war. Dir: Elia Kazan Cast: Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Robert Walker. BW-124 mins, TV-PG, CC,
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| rdmtimp | Oct 2012 | OP | |
| Auggie | Oct 2012 | #1 | |
| CBHagman | Oct 2012 | #2 |
Response to rdmtimp (Original post)
Sun Oct 21, 2012, 08:32 AM
Auggie (16,179 posts)
1. Wow -- I didn't know Tracy & Hepburn made nine films together
Response to Auggie (Reply #1)
Sun Oct 21, 2012, 09:23 AM
CBHagman (14,011 posts)
2. And three of the best (and best-known) are on Monday night.
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I mean, of course, Woman of the Year, Pat and Mike, and Adam's Rib. That last one is particularly outstanding.
I'd also give a shout-out for Without Love, which is lesser-known, rather quirky wartime romantic comedy, but watchable and entertaining. ![]() |


