PAT AND MIKE (1952) B/W 95m. dir: George Cukor

w/Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Aldo Ray, William Ching, Sammy White, George Mathews, Loring Smith, Phyllis Povah, Charles Bronson, Frank Richards, Jim Backus, Chuck Connors

Funny comedy with the irresistible Tracy-Hepburn combination. Hepburn plays a golf pro and Tracy is a big-time sports promoter, and their business merger eventually turns into romance. Tracy's comment in the film about Hepburn's character has become famous: "There ain't much there, but what there is, is cherce!"

From The Movie Guide: "After playing a sports-hating character 10 years earlier in WOMAN OF THE YEAR, Katharine Hepburn essays the role of an all-around athlete not unlike the great Babe Didrikson Zaharias (who plays herself here) in this marvelous romantic comedy, which paired her again with real-life companion Spencer Tracy. ... [U]nder the direction of George Cukor --- working from a script by Garson Kanin and Ruth Gordon --- Tracy and Hepburn turn in unforgettable performances. Shot mostly at the Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, PAT AND MIKE gave Hepburn an opportunity to display her authentic athletic ability amidst a cast that included pro golfers Helen Dettweiler and Betty Hicks, as well as tennis professionals Don Budge and Pancho Gonzales. Chuck Connors, on loan from his job as the Triple A Los Angeles Angels's first sacker, makes his film debut as a police captain."

PAT AND MIKE was nominated for an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay.