Pat and Mike (1952)
In their seventh onscreen pairing, Katharine Hepburn and her real-life sweetie-pie Spencer Tracy join forces in the sports romance Pat and Mike. Kate’s the athletic pro, a master at golf, tennis, and self-defense, and Spence is a rough-around-the-edges manager. This is reportedly Kate’s favorite of the movies she made with Spence, and for her fans, it’s great fun to watch her in her famous masculinity. The woman who dared to wear trousers in the 1930s is in her prime swinging her golf club, prancing around in her tennis clothes, talking about boxing with Aldo Ray.
The famous line from Pat and Mike is when Spencer Tracy looks at Katharine Hepburn and says to his friend, “Not much meat on her, but what’s there is choice.” It’s right after he supposes she hasn’t been properly “handled” and she answers, “That’s right. Not even by myself.” Although the implications in that line are explicit, the script gets away with the innuendo by referring to Kate’s athletic career and Spence’s offer to be her manager and “handle” her career.
There are some pretty fun moments in this one, even though my favorite of Kate and Spence is Adam’s Rib, so it’s definitely worth a watch if you’re a fan of them. Also, if you like sports movies, you might want to pick this one up since there weren’t too many sports films made back in the classic era.
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The famous line from Pat and Mike is when Spencer Tracy looks at Katharine Hepburn and says to his friend, “Not much meat on her, but what’s there is choice.” It’s right after he supposes she hasn’t been properly “handled” and she answers, “That’s right. Not even by myself.” Although the implications in that line are explicit, the script gets away with the innuendo by referring to Kate’s athletic career and Spence’s offer to be her manager and “handle” her career.
There are some pretty fun moments in this one, even though my favorite of Kate and Spence is Adam’s Rib, so it’s definitely worth a watch if you’re a fan of them. Also, if you like sports movies, you might want to pick this one up since there weren’t too many sports films made back in the classic era.
Want to watch it? Click here to see it on ok.ru and thanks "Classic Cinema Central Seleus B" for posting!
More Katharine Hepburn movies here!
More Spencer Tracy movies here!