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Based on a Pulitzer Prize winning play by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse, this well cast film is enhanced by Tracy's portrayal of an idealistic industrialist who runs for the presidency. Read more

Starring	Katharine Hepburn, Spencer Tracy, Angela Lansbury, Van Johnson
Director	Frank Capra
Genres	Drama

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- Brilliantly scripted political comedy which unfortunately goes soft at the end but offers stimulating entertainment most of the way.
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- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:45
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  Classic Movie
  
  An excellent example of the Hepburn & Tracey partnership.
  
  In this one Tracey runs for President, while in a marriage on the verge of collapse. ... read more »
  
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  - 18 May 2006 at 08:01
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  Not quite the state
  
  Virtual rerun of Capra's earlier 'Meet John Doe' but lacking that film's wit or tragedy. It simply lacks their pace and Slavko Vorkapić&#... read more »
  
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  - Liverpool
  - 24 Jan 2007 at 17:42
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  Classic Movie
  
  An excellent example of the Hepburn & Tracey partnership.
  
  In this one Tracey runs for President, while in a marriage on the verge of collapse. ... read more »
  
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  - 18 May 2006 at 08:01
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  Classic Movie
  
  An excellent example of the Hepburn & Tracey partnership.
  
  In this one Tracey runs for President, while in a marriage on the verge of collapse. ... read more »
  
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- 245595
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  - London, England
  - 18 May 2006 at 08:01
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  Not quite the state
  
  Virtual rerun of Capra's earlier 'Meet John Doe' but lacking that film's wit or tragedy. It simply lacks their pace and Slavko Vorkapić&#... read more »
  
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