#hepburn & tracy

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“Success is no fun unless you share it with someone.”

Katharine Hepburn & Spencer Tracy Woman of the Year (1942), directed by George Stevens

[normasshearer]

Spencer Tracy & Katharine Hepburn as Adam and Amanda Bonner in ADAM'S RIB (1949) dir. George Cukor

[gilliandersons]

THE PHILADELPHIA STORY (1940) dir. George Cukor

[elssbethtascioni]

FILMS WATCHED IN 2024 Without Love (1945) dir. Harold S. Bucquet

[thebarroomortheboy]

KATHARINE HEPBURN and SPENCER TRACY in WOMAN OF THE YEAR (1942) | dir. George Stevens

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[easycompanys]

Haven’t you met Miss Harding? Yes, yes, in a belligerent sort of way. WOMAN OF THE YEAR (1942)

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Summertime (1955)

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is this anything

[katharinehepbrun]

How about it, Sam? Are you ready to kiss and make up? I’ll kiss. I don’t know about making up. WOMAN OF THE YEAR (1942) dir. George Stevens

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Katherine Hepburn and Lena Horne 1940s

With Spencer Tracy and Frank Sinatra in the background

[vintage-every-day]

Spencer Tracy as Sam Craig and Katharine Hepburn as Tess Harding in the romantic comedy film 𝑾𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒏 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒀𝒆𝒂𝒓, 1942.

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Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn (Woman of the Year, Desk Set, Adam's Rib)—They starred together in 9 movies as a romantic couple. The best-known are probably "Adam's Rib", "Woman of the Year", and "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner". As far as hotness goes, Hepburn had a tendency to play fiercely independent firecrackers, which contrasted with Tracy's naturalistic, grounded reserve and empathy. I feel it's that contrast between the high drama and the effortless control that produced the sparks and chemistry between them. (I'm sorry if that sounds kind of stilted; I'm struggling to find a way to describe their rapport! Mostly I just want to gesture at them and say, "Well, LOOK!" But I know that, at this point, not a lot of folks will have seen them in action, together. Off-screen, they were in an incredibly devoted, 26-year relationship that lasted until his death.)

Judy Garland and Gene Kelly (The Pirate, Summer Stock)—Judy Garland and Gene Kelly!! Their chemistry was out of this world. Every time I see them onscreen together, they make me so happy...whether it's complicate showmance of For Me and My Gal, the out-of-this-world sexiness of The Pirate, or the slow-burn romance of Summer Stock, they will always be one of my favorite movie couples!

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Hepburn and Tracy:

real life {and long kept secret) affair lead to a very charming and realistic on screen chemistry and great banter

HELLO?! IT'S HEPBURN AND TRACY!! Garson Kanin wrote an ENTIRE BOOK about them!! They bite each other's ears in Woman of the Year, and the censors did nothing about it!!

Kelly and Garland:

They were really good friends IRL, he made his film debut in For Me And My Gal and said she taught him all about movie acting, years later he did Summer Stock to support her during her struggles with MGM. We stan a mutually supportive pair. Honestly, name a hotter power couple than Classic Hollywood's greatest dancer and greatest singer, I'll wait.

[iveseenitinmovies]

HI HERE’S AN EDIT OF KATHARINE HEPBURN AS BUNNY WATSON IN DESK SET (1957) *runs away and trips*

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FILMS WATCHED IN 2024 Adam's Rib (1949) dir. George Cukor

[citizenscreen]

Director Frank Capra, Katharine Hepburn, and Spencer Tracy cast their ballots for the presidential election in a publicity shot taken on set of STATE OF THE UNION (1948).