And you could probably say the same thing about Lucille Ball in Wildcat. When I was a little girl I used to read "Movie Life" oh, it was a movie magazine for a quarter. You have to look at it as an MGM western melodrama. On America's frontier, a St. Louis woman marries a New Mexico cattleman who … she made a pt of living though before the police, meds & media & most if all is wife Louise arrived. We also share information about your use of our site with our social media, advertising and analytics partners who may combine it with other information that you’ve provided to them or that they’ve collected from your use of their services. I don't know about Clark Gable being on Broadway. for me, my favorite Hep/Tracy pairings are in their underrated movies- like THE SEA OF GRASS (1947) in which they play a "real" married couple whose relationship is complicated, unhappy and marred by infidelity (! But Tyrone Power, Katharine Hepburn, Al Pacino are three who really liked it. Then, he finally did it on film and didn't even get an Oscar nomination. Part of the problem maty have been *Tracy's problems with method filmmaker *Elia Kazan during filming  They did not get along, yet *Spence often got along with other method men (NOTE: *Olivier on the other hand seemed to truly dislike them & even mocked Marilyn Monroe about her recent acting classes during 1957's Prince and the Showgirl), *The Great: Spencer Tracy (l900-l967) & *Katharine Hepburn-(l907-2003) as most know first met at M-G-M by accident though, alongside the Thalberg bldg-(still there) (I even got many pictures when there of actual area, now Sony) She had virtually been stalking as to where he was since she got there, wanting him for The Philadelphia Story-(in *Jimmy Stewart's only Oscar winning role) but could never locate him, then he was here in FL in the everglades shooting The Yearling in '41, but the production was scrubbed  *Kate had idolized him since studying 1936's Fury & he was never much on compliments or emotion, she often said "I guess he liked me, he kept me around so long" unquote, Below is there 9 motion pictures & trivia>, 1942 Woman of the Year (M-G-M) (****-stars!) But Kate, wasn't afraid of the press. title details and video sharing options. I believe he also got a contract for Ronald Reagan's wife, Nancy Davis. By But I will say there's another film that is divine that very few people ever talked about. They stepped out of their comfort zone, tried something different, and they have a tremendously good supporting cast to work with in this picture. While he had an inkling during pre-production that this was to be a messy shoot, he tried to persevere as best he could, though in the end his instincts were right: this is not only the least "Kazan-like" of his movies, but it's the weakest of the Tracy-Hepburn vehicles. When you consider how young she was it's amazing how many films she had already made by the late 50s. Spence had a hard time with "The Rugged Path" in 48 on Broadway; his drinking was getting in the way because he couldn't or shouldn't start as early as he had always done at 5:30 or 6p in Hollywood. As she stays in the country, Lutie gains a sense of maturity and grows as a person. Kate did the " Iron Petticoat " with Bob Hope. As you well know, Spence was in one Repertory company with the great Selena Royle, who was his mentor. Thursday September 19, 2019. Of the above, the only non-MGM releases were Desk Set (20th Century Fox) and Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner (Columbia). On 10/8/2019 at 4:32 PM, Princess of Tap said: Sea of Grass maybe Tracy & Hepburn's weakest, © 2020 Turner Classic Movies Inc. A Time Warner Company. While he had an inkling during pre-production that this was to be a messy shoot, he tried to persevere as best he could, though in the end his instincts were right: this is not only the least "Kazan-like" of his movies, but it's the weakest of the Tracy-Hepburn vehicles. Fox didn't really capitalize on them or photograph them to their best advantage. "I was too dumb to quit," said director Elia Kazan of his second feature film, The Sea of Grass (1947). (*-Always denites an Oscar winner) First got one of topbilleds wonderful e mail notices-(daily) that Sea of Grass was on today, or now on demand However of the 9 the dynamic duo did its probably the weakest & just ok (**1/2) Whos seen the 1947 western? Though certainly not the best of the Tracy/ Hepburn films, I found it entertaining, and it was good seeing both of them in roles that were somewhat offbeat for both of them. ), 1952 Pat & Mike (M-G-M) (my personal runner-up favorite they did. Broadway star, in Hollywood from 1931. I don't like "The Rainmaker" either we're not going to even mention "Spitfire" . Tracy perhaps doesn’t seem fully committed to his role, but as always displays great ease and authority on screen. Elia Kazan was assigned directing duties, and the supporting cast included some of the studio’s best players– people like Melvyn Douglas, Phyllis Thaxter and Robert Walker. Besides Woman of the Year, Turner Classic Movies will be showing three other Hepburn-Tracy titles: Keeper of the Flame, Without Love, and The Sea of Grass, all of which were MGM productions. I think Henry Fonda didn't make a movie for like four years, so he could do Mr. Roberts on stage all over the world (though I don't know that was any big stage star before his rise in movies), longer he was gone for the actual war, I think. The two cinematic icons star as anewly married man and wife struggling to keep their union together on Tracy's vast New Mexico cattle ranch. Meanwhile, the farmers watch helplessly as the sea of grass is exploited until it becomes a dust bowl. Contemporary sources reveal that The Sea of Grass was one of the highest grossing films of 1947, earning in excess of $3,100,000 in its initial release. *Another somewhat asinine casting choice-(forget it's name right now) 1957 or so co-starring with BOB HOPE??? She just admired the stage & only made 47 films, where is he started there, but despised returning to it in **1948's Rugged Path he really suffered He made his bones on the stage as Killer Mears in The Last Mile, where the gruff & hard to please John Ford went to see him every night for 3 days running & immediately offered him to a Fox-not 20th Century fox until '35) contract in1930 where the duo did a fun little prison comedy Up the River, *Bogart's 2nd film role but *Tracy easily stole the show  Strangely he & Ford never worked together again until '58's superb Irish politico The Last Hurrah  & if you count it HTWW for 1963, where he only narrated, but perfectly & perfectly ill He did it in a booth with *Kate sitting there reading & knitting all the time watching over him, forcing milk on him & water  But he was scheduled to portray Edward G.'s small role in *Ford's 1964 Western Cheyenne Autumn (***). split with you though on what I think is a fantastic film The Rainmaker (l956) she earned yet another of her all leading nominations for it & *Lancaster was dazzling  but, is it a true western? ), That was it Iron Petticoat   what bizarre casting, in all books & interviews she never mentioned it  Besides *Tracy, she also idolized Garbo-(a friend of the 2) & *Gary Cooper, He really hated returning to the stage & that was the final time   *Brando also yrs later said same thing, but for different reasons, he said it was boring, She had such class at certain times  & pivotal times, when he almost died in '59 at their home (9191 St. Ives Drive in B. hills) wanted to see it, but it's really covered in foliage, her idea. Another somewhat asinine casting choice-(forget it's name right now) 1957 or so co-starring with BOB HOPE??? Even though classified as a “western,” to me it really was more a soap opera which just happened to have a western setting. )- which is a straight suspense movie with rather a surprise ending, and DESK SET- which is just fun. But Tracy and Hepburn elevate the material, and they do just fine with it. "Sea of Grass " has Always been an embarrassment in my opinion for both Hepburn and Tracy. ... TCM Star of the Month Melvyn Douglas Week 4 3of3 Sea of Grass (Intro) Few big movie stars ever had the guts to do it. ); KEEPER OF THE FLAME (1942? She just admired the stage & only made 47 films, where is he started there, but despised returning to it in 1948's Rugged Path he really suffered He made his bones on the stage as Killer Mears in The Last Mile, where the gruff & hard to please *John Ford went to see him every night for 3 days running & immediately offered him to a Fox-not 20th Century fox until '35) contract in1930 where the duo did a fun little prison comedy Up the River, *Bogart's 2nd film role but *Tracy easily stole the show  Strangely he & *Ford never worked together again until '58's superb Irish politico The Last Hurrah  & if you count it HTWW for 1963, where he only narrated, but perfectly & perfectly ill He did it in a booth with *Kate sitting there reading & knitting all the time watching over him, forcing milk on him & water  But he was scheduled to portray Edward G.'s small role in *Ford's 1964 Western Cheyenne Autumn (***). Filmography Look at majority of modern stars & they had no broadway experience, but almost all did in these days, *Tracy & *Hepburn, *Olivier-(best on stage), *Bogie, *Gable, *Cagney, *Brando, etc except for Garbo & a handful of others, they played the boards as they called them first, Overall they learned their craft first before HOLLYWOOD, *Tracy & *Hepburn, *Olivier-(best on stage), *Bogie, *Gable, *Brando, etc except for Garbo & a handful of others, they played the boards as they called them first. The Sea of Grass (1947) "I was too dumb to quit," said director Elia Kazan of his second feature film, The Sea of Grass (1947). I think it's unfair to compare it to the other Tracy-Hepburn vehicles. We use cookies to personalize content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyze our traffic. I also thought Melvyn Douglas was very good, as usual, and Edgar Buchanan stole every scene he was in. All Rights Reserved. Henry Fonda was grey-listed in Hollywood from 1947 to 1955. Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy star as a husband and wife on America's frontier; cattlemen in a "sea of grass". It would have seemed to me to have been controversial at its time and now it seems to be so modern. She ran right into Judy Garland's house and knocked the press out of the way to see about Judy after that suicide attempt in the late 40s. They know every facet of the business and they are some strong professional performers like: Loretta Young, Gary Cooper, Natalie Wood, Marilyn Monroe, Lana Turner and Carole Lombard. He worked in Repertory companies and he was on stage in Los Angeles. Directed by Elia Kazan.

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