Synopsis
Famed reporter Stephen O'Malley travels to a small town to investigate the death of a national hero.
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Cast
- Spencer TracyStevie O'Malley
- Katharine HepburnChristine Forrest
- Richard WhorfClive Kerndon
- Margaret WycherlyOld Mrs. Forrest
- Forrest TuckerGeoff Midford
- Frank CravenDocteur Fielding
- Stephen McNallyFreddie Ridges
- Percy KilbrideOrion Peabody
- Audrey ChristieJane Harding
- Darryl HickmanJeb Rickards
Recommendations
- 80
The New York Times
A courageous and timely drama which touches frankly upon a phase of American life that is most serious and pertinent today. And in it Mr. Tracy and Miss Hepburn perform with a taut solemnity that is in decided contrast to their previous collaborative roles. - 75
Chicago Tribune
An odd premise for a Spencer Tracy-Katharine Hepburn film--an anti-fascist melodrama with Tracy as the no-nonsense reporter investigating a beloved but tarnished American icon, Hepburn as the icon's wife--but they give it their trademark polish. [24 Feb 2006, p.C7] - 75
IndieWire
Watching the couple embroiled in a drama that’s less romp and more mystery is a worthy treat for any Hepburn/Tracy fans. - 75
Miami Herald
It gets awfully corny toward the end ("Print -- choke, gasp -- the truth."), but director George Cukor keeps the atmosphere spooky, and Darryl Hickman is good as a cute little brown-shirt. [12 Sep 1982, p.8] - 60
Time Out
It works well if rather stiffly for a while, with excellent performances (Wycherly and da Silva are outstanding), but blows up into absurd histrionics and naive propaganda. - 60
TV Guide Magazine
This is an offbeat gothic drama with elements of mystery, that would be nothing more than a muddle if not for the compelling presence of Tracy and Hepburn. - 50
Chicago Reader
In spite of the creative team—Hepburn, Tracy, and director George Cukor—this curiously flat 1943 melodrama redeems itself only from moment to moment. - 40
The New Yorker
Tracy and Hepburn, but not a comedy, and not good, either.
