WOMAN OF THE YEAR (DVD) 1942 DVD

Woman of the Year
Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn costarred for the first time in the delectable romantic comedy Woman of the Year. Tracy plays New York sportswriter Sam Craig, who becomes incensed at comments about the uselessness of sports made by foreign correspondent Tess Harding (Hepburn). Sam and Tess subsequently use their respective columns to carry on a feud-at least, until they finally meet face to face. After Sam takes Tess to her first baseball game (one of the funniest scenes ever committed to celluloid), the two fall in love. Once married, however, their happiness is threatened by their wildly divergent lifestyles (Sam hadn't intended to spend his honeymoon helping to hide a prominent European refugee from the authorities, nor is Tess prepared for her husband's rowdy sports-oriented pals). When Tess is voted "Woman of the Year", a jealous Sam walks out on her. She endeavors to win him back by cooking him breakfast-with disastrous results. Despite their oil-and-water relationship, Sam and Tess are made for each other, and they're back together for the final fadeout. A hands-down winner at the box office, Woman of the Year earned a "best original screenplay" Oscar for Ring Lardner Jr. and Michael Kanin. Nominated for an award was director George Stevens, an RKO contractee brought to MGM at Hepburn's insistence. And need we remind you at this late date of the subsequent lifelong romance between stars Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn? ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast Spencer Tracy as Sam Craig Katharine Hepburn as Tess Harding Fay Bainter as Ellen Whitcomb Reginald Owen as Clayton William Bendix as Pinkie Peters Dan Tobin as Gerald Gladys Blake as Flo Peters Minor Watson as William Harding Roscoe Karns as Phil Whittaker William Tannen as Ellis

Crew Randall Duell - Art Director Cedric Gibbons - Art Director Adrian - Costume Designer George Stevens - Director Frank Sullivan - Editor Franz Waxman - Composer (Music Score) Jack Dawn - Makeup Joseph Ruttenberg - Cinematographer Joseph L. Mankiewicz - Producer Edwin B. Willis - Set Designer Douglas Shearer - Sound/Sound Designer Ring Lardner, Jr. - Screenwriter Michael Kanin - Screenwriter

Woman of the Year
(not reviewed)
 

Katharine Hepburn: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie, Best Actress (nominated) Michael Kanin: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie, Best Original Screenplay (winner) Ring Lardner, Jr.: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie, Best Original Screenplay (winner)

Library of Congress, U.S. National Film Registry (winner)

General Specifications: Language Options: English, French, Spanish Subtitle Options: English, French, Spanish Sound Processing: 5.1: 5 full-range channels. Includes 3 for the front speakers, 2 surround channels for rear speakers, & 1 low-frequency effects (LFE) channel to carry deep bass effects 1: PCM mono Additional Features: Interactive menus Theatrical trailer Scene access Languages & subtitles: English, Français & Español DVD Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1: Pre-1954 Standard MPAA Rating: NR DVD Discs Included: 1 DVD Sides: 1 DVD DVD Region Code: 1 Content Length: 112 min   DVD Chapters: Side #1 -- 0. Scene Selections 1. Opening Logos [:21] 2. Main Title [:49] 3. 90 Feet - And Worlds - Apart [3:04] 4. Sam Throws the 1st Strike [3:44] 5. Out to the Ballgame [5:52] 6. A Cozy Date...for Thirty [:54] 7. World Party/Yes. Yes. Yes. [3:21] 8. Speaking in Tongues [4:10] 9. Curtains for Sam [2:57] 10. The Secretary of the Interrupts [2:01] 11. Driving Miss Whitcomb [1:19] 12. "Look, Sam"/"I'm Looking" [5:25] 13. Three Little Words [5:19] 14. The Proposal [3:35] 15. I Do, I Do, Let's Go [2:29] 16. Over the Threshold [3:46] 17. Et Lubbeck? Et Lubbeck. Oh! [4:11] 18. Pinkie & Company...& Company [4:19] 19. A New Ballgame...and Hat [3:36] 20. Out of the Pan Into His Ire [3:54] 21. Sam's Spectacular Courage [3:33] 22. Tess's Spectacular News [5:46] 23. Woman of the Year [6:50] 24. After the Banquet [3:30] 25. Ellen Whitcomb's Invitation [4:18] 26. Woman of the Century [7:14] 27. The Fabulous Mrs. Craig [4:04] 28. Tess's Alarming Culinary Skills [5:56] 29. "I've Come Home, Sam" [2:52] 30. The Waffle Also Rises [2:24] 31. Consoling Tess [1:57] 32. The Clinch/End Credits [:38]