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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0

Platonic Love:

Spencer Tracy and his dog look for suitable premises. He does research work on behalf of the Air Force who entrusts him with the development of a new oxygen-mask. Katharine Hepburn's house meets his requirements and the young widow is impressed by his charm. They have one thing in common: Both of them repress their carnal appetite. HE is disappointed ("She was vivacious, amusing aand dull") while HER marriage brought her a fullfilment she thinks is impossible to relive. Tracy plays the piano (Schubert) and... more info

LIGHTLY AMUSING.:

The wartime housing shortage is the the excuse which brings the legendary duo together in this one: Tracy is a homespun scientist working on a helmet for high-altitude flying, and Hepburn is a widow with a big empty house in Washington D.C....One of the more mediocre films in the Tracy-Hepburn series; it has a rather metallic flavour. Hepburn comes off as being something between an old maid and a tomboy; she's at her most annoyingly cultured and affected here - but she keeps exclaiming "by gum'(!) The... more info

By Gum!:

Not Hepburn and Tracy's best, but still a funny, pleasant comedy. Hepburn is Jamie Rowan, a widow living in the past, whose basement scientist Pat Jamieson (Tracy) wants to use to construct a government-commissioned oxygen mask for World War II pilots. The two decide to marry platonically and help each other as partners. But it's only a matter of time before love begins to complicate the marriage...

Though the plot is a little creaky and predictable, Hepburn and Tracy shine, as always. Keenan Wynn and... more info