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True-Life Loves: Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn |
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26 years, Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn carried on a behind-the-screens
romance that far surpassed any of the madness and mayhem found in the films
they co-starred in. Since Tracy was married, they tried desperately to keep
their affair a secret. It most certainly added that little extra edge to
their on-screen interaction.
With his gruff and tough looks, Tracy was hardly the typical leading man. Although he had a successful stage career, Hollywood at first turned its back on him. He had a series of small roles, mostly gangster parts, until James Cagney dropped out of 20,000 Years in Sing Sing, which brought him to the studio's attention. Hepburn's father was an attorney and her mother an activist in the women's suffragette; perhaps it is not surprising, then, that she became the icon of strong, intelligent, and sexy women for many generations. Separately, Tracy and Hepburn lit up the screen with an incredible legacy of performances, but together, they epitomized the battle of the sexes. |
 State
of the Union (1948) Nothing is new in the world of politics, as this hilarious film about political corruption and presidential elections proves. Angela Lansbury plays Tracy's mistress and Hepburn the wife who stands by her presidential husband. buy new VHS: $14.99 buy laser: $33.99
Adam's Rib
(1949)
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$14.99
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Pat and Mike
(1952) 
Woman
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