In World War II Washington DC, scientist Pat Jamieson's assistant, Jamie Rowan, enters a loveless marriage with him. Struggles bring them closer together.
Acting
Hepburn and Tracy's ninth film together—comedy gold.
Writing
Donald Ogden Stewart's snappy 1940s banter sparkles.
Director
Harold S. Bucquet
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was the only Hepburn-Tracy film directed by someone other than George Cukor or John Sturges—it shows.
Released months before WWII ended, it captures that specific wartime Washington where women flooded government jobs and marriages happened fast.
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