Pat and Mike (1952)

Directed by

George Cukor

Genre

romantic comedy

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 35m

Rated

e 10

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 75 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A talented female athlete is held back by her fiancé's disapproval of her competitive success. A sports promoter sees her potential and becomes her manager, leading to a partnership that turns romantic.

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What happens

Pat and Mike is a 1952 American romantic comedy film starring Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn. The movie was written by Ruth Gordon and Garson Kanin, and directed by George Cukor. Cukor directed The Philadelphia Story (1940) with Hepburn, and Cukor, Gordon and Kanin teamed with Hepburn and Tracy again for Adam's Rib (1949). Gordon and Kanin were nominated for the 1952 Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for their work on Pat and Mike. (They had been similarly honored for Adam's Rib.) Hepburn was nominated in the Best Actress category at the 10th Golden Globe Awards, while Aldo Ray was nominated for "New Star of the Year". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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