And that would be " Keeper of the Flame". spence, Innocuous leading man of 1940s English film who was eased into character parts. 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? DirectToU, LLC is the seller of all TCM merchandise and is solely responsible for all aspects of your purchase. (4 stars! Who's That Knocking at My Door (1967) Mean ... where it looks like the background is in constant motion. The Sea of Grass is a 1947 Western drama film set in the American Southwest. *Another somewhat asinine casting choice-(forget it's name right now) 1957 or so co-starring with BOB HOPE??? He worked in Repertory companies and he was on stage in Los Angeles. His movies include "It's A Wonderful Life", "The Sea Of Grass", and "Holiday Affair". In fact, Kate's  Broadway success in Philadelphia Story got her back into Hollywood. (* Killer Mears-- I think Preston Foster did it in the movie.). Popular Videos - The Sea of Grass The Sea of Grass - Topic; 9 videos; 785 views; Updated yesterday; Play all Share. All Rights Reserved. I don't know about Clark Gable being on Broadway. 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. Roger Moore as 007 on TCM. Things I liked about the film: The acting: In The Sea of Grass, Katharine Hepburn portrays Lutie Cameron, a St. Louis native who moves to the country in order to marry Colonel Jim Brewton.Toward the beginning of the film, Lutie comes across as naïve, as she is a romantic at heart. she made a pt of living though before the police, meds & media & most if all is wife Louise arrived. 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. "Sea of Grass " has Always been an embarrassment in my opinion for both Hepburn and Tracy. 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 (! 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. The Sea of Grass, DVD, Black & White, Eco Amaray Case, Westerns, Drama, 883929175550 But Tyrone Power, Katharine Hepburn, Al Pacino are three who really liked it. That's why he went to New York and concentrated on stage work. But Kate, wasn't afraid of the press. 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. All Rights Reserved. The Sea Of Grass is slow moving and talky, but not as bad as many have portrayed it. I don't like "The Rainmaker" either we're not going to even mention "Spitfire" . Another thing he earned is 9th & of course final Oscar nomination-(posthumously) for yrs a record for actors & I bet he was within 1 to 2 votes of winner *Rod Steiger in In the Heat of the Night for it. Of course, I'm not meaning you, Top! Sign in to stream live TV online and watch TV series and movies on demand with Xfinity TV. Of the above, the only non-MGM releases were Desk Set (20th Century Fox) and Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner (Columbia). 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. 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. You can tell me if I'm right. ), 1952 Pat & Mike (M-G-M) (my personal runner-up favorite they did. TopBilled, you on the $$$ about the casting, matter of fact *Gable & Lana did a kinda Western together in **** Tonk (***), What are your top three of *Tracy & his *Kate's-(as he later called her? I love THE SEA OF GRASS. 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. Henry Fonda was grey-listed in Hollywood from 1947 to 1955. Their already rocky relationship goes through increasingly hard times as Tracy tries to rule both his headstrong wife and his beloved land with aniron fist, only to find Hepburn driven into the arms of another by his ruthless nature. Even though classified as a “western,” to me it really was more a soap opera which just happened to have a western setting. So many of the Stars had to come from Broadway in the 1930s, because the Hollywood producers needed people who could talk and act at the same time. 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. You need to be a member in order to leave a comment She was a product if the studio-system all the way, Irony of ironies, she was to make her broadway debut in Anna Karenina when she went away, You can still see the adds & posters for it. (she was nominated but not him & it won an Academy Award for it's script), 1942 Keeper of he Flame (MGM) (a heavy drama/mystery) & good (***) but not great, 1945 Without Love (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) (a comedy with serious moments) (***), 1947 Sea of Grass-(SEE ABOVE) & one of only 3 Westerns he made, technically including How the West Was Won in '63) (TRIVIA: The one & only time she got top-billing), 1948 State of the Union (M-G-M) (terrific political comedy-drama & helmed by Capra) )***1/2), 1950 Adams Rib (MGM) (Most agree this is where the duo really hit their stride & the best they made together  So many great moments & I've always felt that yrs leading Oscar winner *Judy Holliday really deserved attention for this as well as s. actress) (4 BIG STARS! And, as "one man's trash etc." Meanwhile, the farmers watch helplessly as the sea of grass is exploited until it becomes a dust bowl. I never trust the judgement of rabid fans of some particular actor or actress as they seem to always expect something from them that the actor's themselves probably never feel(or felt) the need to live up to. Though I "liked" your post up there TOP, I haven't seen SEA OF GRASS and haven't heard any opinions of it from anyone I know, so I'll reserve any judgement on it until I'm in a position to judge for myself. Often played the suave sophisticate in pursuit of a beautiful woman, as in Ernst Lubitsch's classic "Ninotchka" (1939) opposite Greta Garbo. That is showing stills from every movie. title details and video sharing options. By And you could probably say the same thing about Lucille Ball in Wildcat. As I recall, Nancy's mother was an actress in  that same company or knew Tracy in some professional capacity too. Kate encouraged him all the way for the sake of the theater and the others who were working in the play. The next collaboration would be THE SEA OF GRASS, a western-type drama the duo made at MGM after the war. We are expected to purchase additional products to fix it. It's easy! Beautiful film and among George Cukor's more interesting work. Plus I don't think Hepburn ever really pulled off the Western thing too well. You need to be a member in order to leave a comment. But I guess no one would believe that she would run off with Melvyn Douglas if she already had Spencer Tracy. We use cookies to personalize content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyze our traffic. I just re-watched “The Sea of Grass” yesterday, and I quite enjoyed it. I like all their movies together, except DESK SET, which I find incredibly silly and dated...and I don't think the two stars came across very glamorous in DESK SET the way they did in their MGM pictures. 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). When I was a little girl I used to read "Movie Life" oh, it was a movie magazine for a quarter. When you consider how young she was it's amazing how many films she had already made by the late 50s. 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 (***). It was directed by Elia Kazan and based on the 1936 novel of the same name by Conrad Richter.The film stars Katharine Hepburn, Spencer Tracy, and Melvyn Douglas. Sign up for a new account in our community. Yes, that's the play he did in LA. With Katharine Hepburn, Spencer Tracy, Robert Walker, Melvyn Douglas. ), 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. 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. Cattle baron Brewton (Spencer Tracy, his first scene), his bride-to-be (Katharen Hepburn) just in from St. Louis observing, as the judge (Robert Barratt) presides over a bent verdict in his favor, plaintiff's lawyer Chamberlain (Melvyn Douglas) infuriated, early in The Sea Of Grass, 1947. )- which is a straight suspense movie with rather a surprise ending, and DESK SET- which is just fun. I think Bette Davis did Night of the Iguana on Broadway and it was a disaster. 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. Thursday September 19, 2019. She pulled identical thing at his June 1967 funeral at Glendale's, Forest lawn-(all the way at the very top, near *Walt Disney & Errol Flynn) She said she followed the funeral procession -(both *SINATRA *FORD & *JIMMY STEWART WERE AS PALLBEARERS BY THE WAY) until the got to it famous gates & drove off her own way  I always strongly felt though she visited up there privately, (NOTE: Look for a tremendous docu mostly on him, but she narrates entre special & rom The Thalberg Bldg  & all over M-G-M before it was ripped down, this was (1986)  THE SPENCER TRACY LEGACY (PBS) but on youtube). Another somewhat asinine casting choice-(forget it's name right now) 1957 or so co-starring with BOB HOPE??? 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. Published in 1936, this novel presents in epic scope the conflicts in the settling of the American Southwest. Aldo Ray almost steals the show though   CHERCE, or is it CHERSE?) Directed by Elia Kazan. A good observation. But you have to give credit to people who started at the bottom in Hollywood and worked their way up. Set in New Mexico in the late 19th century, The Sea of Grass concerns the often violent clashes between the pioneering ranchers, whose cattle range freely through the vast sea of grass, and the farmers, or "nesters," who build fences and turn the sod. As she stays in the country, Lutie gains a sense of maturity and grows as a person. I also thought Melvyn Douglas was very good, as usual, and Edgar Buchanan stole every scene he was in. Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy star as a husband and wife on America's frontier; cattlemen in a "sea of grass". THANK YOU  However there is absolutely nothing you or anyone can tell me about NATALIE! We use cookies to personalize content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyze our traffic. It would have seemed to me to have been controversial at its time and now it seems to be so modern. And you could probably say the same thing about Lucille Ball in Wildcat. It was just like those books they have now-- the film's of-- years before they ever started doing that. Part … As you well know, Spence was in one Repertory company with the great Selena Royle, who was his mentor. Kate did the " Iron Petticoat " with Bob Hope. 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. They stepped out of their comfort zone, tried something different, and they have a tremendously good supporting cast to work with in this picture. Biography. He is married to Lara Parker, who was one of the stars of the soap opera "Dark Shadows". 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!) The script was probably intended for someone like Clark Gable and Lana Turner. 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. 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 (***). The wife has an affair which produces a child, and she is ostracized from the community. It seems like he later got her a contract at MGM. For their fourth onscreen outing together, Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy moved away from the screwball comedy and delivered incredibly heart-felt performances in this western drama directed by the great Elia Kazan. Discover what genre The Sea of Grass, 1947, directed by Elia Kazan, with Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Robert Walker, belongs at Turner Classic Movies The Sea of Grass (1947) Adam's Rib (1949) Pat and Mike (1952) Early Scorsese. But I will say there's another film that is divine that very few people ever talked about. He was a liberal in the conservative McCarthy era. ... TCM Star of the Month Melvyn Douglas Week 4 3of3 Sea of Grass (Intro) ); KEEPER OF THE FLAME (1942? TCM has issues with audio leveling, but all the channels do. THE SPY WHO LOVED ME with Barbara Bach MOONRAKER with Lois Chiles FOR YOUR EYES ONLY with Lynn-Holly Johnson Spirit Of St. Louis, The - Have You Got A Name? Few big movie stars ever had the guts to do it. always comes into play when it comes to movies or music or most any other kind of entertainment, it would be more prudent to claim it's in YOUR opinion as to what was a "strong" or "weak" movie for whomever. On America's frontier, a St. Louis woman marries a New Mexico cattleman who … Best Writing Oscar categories Filmography October 7, 2019 in General Discussions, (*-Always denites an Oscar winner)   First got one of topbilled's wonderful e mail notices-(daily) that Sea of Grass was on today, or now on demand  However of the 9 the dynamic duo did it's probably the weakest & just ok (**1/2), Who's seen the 1947 western? 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. She was my first film subject and I think "Happy Land" was her first movie that I remember from this article. Create an account or sign in to comment. Hepburn comes off better, playing a character quieter and less forceful than she usually did, and doing so extremely well. TM & © 2020 Turner Classic Movies, Inc., a WarnerMedia Company. I believe he also got a contract for Ronald Reagan's wife, Nancy Davis. Thank you Princess, I did include Keeper of the Flame above though o the heels of Woman of the Year. That Touch of Mink DVD $14.96 The Ghost And Mrs. Muir DVD $11.21 Forbidden Hollywood: The Pre-Code Era (1930-1934): When Sin Ruled the Movies Book $22.95 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. ), 1957 Desk Set (Fox) (the one I first saw as a kid around 1980 on late night tv & terrific it is on every level (***1/2), & of course 1967's Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (by far their biggest $B.O.$ smash & most AMPAS nominations (10), a lotta milestones with his grand finale here His biggest salary at $270,000-(NOTE: though *The King Gable got $750,000 for his exit in The Misfits (l96l) The confusing pt is how could they spend that much on him, but not get insurance because of his awful health? 18 P UNDER THE SEA—CELEBRATING THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF JACQUES COUSTEAU’S BIRTH Around the World Under the Sea (’66) The Incredible Mr. Limpet (’64) Underwater! $5.95. What made it so special was that it would do a feature on all the films that a movie star had made. Then, he finally did it on film and didn't even get an Oscar nomination. (*-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? know what your saying, but he still worked the boards first and even played *Tracy's Killer Mars in The Last Mile. But Tracy and Hepburn elevate the material, and they do just fine with it. Cast and crew credits for The Sea of Grass, 1947, directed by Elia Kazan, with Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Robert Walker, at Turner Classic Movies Perfect answer Miles, it is Jimmy Hawkins. "I was too dumb to quit," said director Elia Kazan of his second feature film, The Sea of Grass (1947). Fox didn't really capitalize on them or photograph them to their best advantage. You have to look at it as an MGM western melodrama. It was only about 17 days after the wrapped he went) She won one of her amazing all leading Oscars, but most agree it was for the both of them, not among her best works, like the following yrs magnificent Lion in Winter) also won for it's writing, Unlike *Bogey & Bacall, who had another production all planned Melville Goodwin, USA these 2 did not. I can remember I got one with Natalie Wood about the time she was doing "Cash McCall". And he was in a number of those Road / Repertory companies. I think it's unfair to compare it to the other Tracy-Hepburn vehicles. now playing Sea Of Grass, The (1947) -- (Movie Clip) Parties Unknown. Subscribe to the TCM Shop newsletter for discounts and exclusives. Broadway star, in Hollywood from 1931. Modern sources note that Kazan criticized M-G-M's decision to film the picture primarily on the studio backlot, … Man on a Tightrope is a 1953 American film noir directed by Elia Kazan, starring Fredric March and Terry Moore and Gloria Grahame.It was entered into the 3rd Berlin International Film Festival. Featured Products TCM Annual Catalog: 2019 Edition. If I told you without cluing you in on the title I had a top-production 1947 MGM picture staring Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, and Melvyn Douglas, you would be expecting a glossy white telephone movie with a love triangle and lots of high melodrama from the three stars. Tracy perhaps doesn’t seem fully committed to his role, but as always displays great ease and authority on screen.

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