A computer expert tries to prove his electronic brain can replace a television network's research staff.
Acting
Tracy and Hepburn's ninth film together — pure electricity.
Production
Glorious technicolor office sets you'll want to live in.
Writing
Phoebe and Henry Ephron's wordplay sparkles throughout.
Director
Walter Lang
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
Pamela Curran
Woman (uncredited)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released during the first wave of computer anxiety, this film accidentally predicted our entire modern conversation about AI replacing workers. The IBM 704 it features cost $1.5 million in 1957 dollars.
Hepburn insisted on doing her own typing in the research department scenes and became genuinely proficient. The cast included several real NBC researchers as extras.
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