According to James Curtis, author of the new 1,056-page "SpencerTracy: A Biography," it could...By KingSusan
Unwed Romance Hepburn's next life-changing move was the beginning of her enduring onscreen and offscreen relationship with the actor Spencer Tracy.Woman of the Year(1942), the first of nine films the duo would make together, was a huge smash. Tracy and Hepburn shared a palpable, electric ...
In his biography of Gone With the Wind producer David O. Selznick, Bob Thomas recounts how Gable’s loss prompted Selznick to berate the film’s publicist: “Somewhere you failed. You didn’t put on the proper campaign.” Spencer Tracy – 1939Boys Town (1938) Tracy became the first to ...
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After theHays Production Codecame into full effect, the film was shorn of some 10 minutes of footage owing to sexually suggestive scenes featuring Hopkins and March. WhenMGMremade the movie in 1941 withSpencer Tracy, the studio acquired the rights to the 1931 version and shelved it for decades...
The Yellow Ticket(1931) was set in tsarist Russia; to visit her imprisoned father, a Jewish schoolteacher (Elissa Landi) must obtain a yellow ticket meant for prostitutes so as tocircumventa decree against travel by Jews.Me and My Gal(1932) was aromanticcrime yarn, starringSpencer Tracyas a...
He achieved his pinnacle of fame with the titular part in the biography "The Story of Alexander Graham Bell" (1939), though "Midnight" (1939) and "Heaven Can Wait" (1943) were arguably his finest showcases as a comedic leading man. Ameche's film opportunities dried up in the late ...
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