Pat and Mike
Together again - and it's no fib, their funniest hit since "Adam's Rib"
Together again - and it's no fib, their funniest hit since "Adam's Rib"
Comedy, Romance
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1952
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Pat Pemberton is a brilliant athlete, except when her domineering fiancé is around. The ladies golf championship is in her reach until she gets flustered by his presence at the final holes. He wants them to get married and forget the whole thing, but she cannot give up on herself that easily. She enlists the help of Mike Conovan, a slightly shady sports promoter. Together they face mobsters, a jealous boxer, and a growing mutual attraction.
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Runtime:
95 min
Release date:
13 Jun 1952
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
Nominated for 1 Oscar. 3 wins & 6 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
Ruth Gordon and Garson Kanin here wrote an engaging screenplay about emotion-without-display for their rare uncut diamonds.
– Penelope Gilliatt,
New Yorker,
14 Jan 2013
fresh:
Tracy is given some choice lines in the script and makes much of them in an easy, throwaway style that lifts the comedy punch.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
4 Aug 2008
fresh:
One of the better Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn comedies -- not so much for the screenplay by Garson Kanin and Ruth Gordon, which lacks the bite and sophistication of Adam's Rib, as for the relaxed and graceful interplay of the stars.
– Jonathan Rosenbaum,
Chicago Reader,
4 Aug 2008
fresh:
The best of the Spencer Tracy-Katharine Hepburn cycle.
– Don Druker,
Chicago Reader,
4 Aug 2008
fresh:
There are far too many shots featuring real-life sports stars, but the sparring leads, and Ray's dim boxer, work superbly together under Cukor's deceptively effortless, always elegant direction.
– Geoff Andrew,
Time Out,
24 Jun 2006