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1 May 1957 (USA) moreTagline:
Make the office a wonderful place to love in!Plot:
Two extremely strong personalities clash over the computerization of a TV network's research department. full summary | add synopsisNewsDesk:
(2 articles)
Retro Productions Announces 2009-2010 Season, Kicks Off With Holy Days (From BroadwayWorld.com. 25 August 2009, 5:33 AM, PDT)
Price of a Movie: 6.3.09
(From Tribeca Film. 1 June 2009, 8:35 AM, PDT)
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fighting battles all around her - K Hepburn more (68 total)Cast
(Complete credited cast)| Spencer Tracy | ... | Richard Sumner | |
| Katharine Hepburn | ... | Bunny Watson | |
| Gig Young | ... | Mike Cutler | |
| Joan Blondell | ... | Peg Costello | |
| Dina Merrill | ... | Sylvia Blair | |
| Sue Randall | ... | Ruthie Saylor | |
| Neva Patterson | ... | Miss Warriner | |
| Harry Ellerbe | ... | Smithers | |
| Nicholas Joy | ... | Mr. Azae | |
| Diane Jergens | ... | Alice | |
| Merry Anders | ... | Cathy | |
| Ida Moore | ... | Old Lady | |
| Rachel Stephens | ... | Receptionist |
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View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
103 min | Germany:98 min | Argentina:102 minCountry:
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EnglishColor:
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2.35 : 1 moreCertification:
USA:Approved (certificate #18461) | Canada:G (video rating) | Finland:S | Argentina:Atp | UK:UFilming Locations:
20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA moreFun Stuff
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Adapted from a Broadway play "The Desk Set" that originally starred Shirley Booth, Byron Sanders and Frank Milan. The stage production opened at the Broadhurst Theatre in New York on Oct. 24, 1955 and ran for 296 performances. moreGoofs:
Continuity: Before Bunny Watson turns to ask Richard Sumner her question during the Christmas party, she puts the bottle on the desk, but in the next shot, she is holding it again. moreQuotes:
[Richard gives Bunny a personality test]Richard Sumner: Now what is the first thing you notice in a person?
Bunny Watson: Whether the person is male or female.
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Fun, fast, clever script for Katherine Hepburn & Spencer Tracy. She even calls him "darling" a couple times (by accident, I think). Katherine is the head of the studio reference and research department. Suddenly, Spencer Tracy appears, measuring and asking questions. While fearing for her job, this same guy starts challenging her job-skills. The roof-top lunch scene is GREAT... Sumner (played by Tracy) gives Bunny (Hepburn) a trivia test, and she proves to be his superior in many ways! it's fun to watch him squirm as she explains how she comes up with her answers. Then there is the battle of the boyfriends as Bunny tries to make her boss/boyfriend jealous. There are some running gags, such as the little old lady that keeps walking through the office, the plant in Bunny's office, and everyone keeps calling to ask one question over and over during the office Christmas party. Lots of fun, and the typical over the top ending at the finish.