type: 

COMEDY

DRAMA

ROMANCE

Rival reporters Sam and Tess fall in love and get married, only to find their relationship strained when Sam comes to resent Tess' hectic lifestyle.

name	character
Jimmy Ames	Cab Driver
Herbert Ashley	Stage Doorman
Dorothy Ates	Phone Girl
William Bailey	Baseball Fan
Fay Bainter	Ellen Whitcomb
William Bendix	Pinkie Peters
Brooks Benedict	Clayton's Secretary
John Berkes	Pal
Gladys Blake	Flo Peters
Symona Boniface	Tess' Party Guest
Elfriede Borodin	Leni
Jack Carr	Baseball Spectator Behind Tess
Ruth Cherrington	Foreigner
Ann Codee	Madame Sylvia
Jimmy Conlin	Reporter at Bar
Jules Cowles	Joe (uncredited)
Floyd Criswell	Policeman
Fern Emmett	Mrs. Calverton
Edith Evanson	Alma
Curt Furburg	Foreigner
Lisa Golm	Yugoslav Consul's Wife
George Guhl	Door Attendant
Sara Haden	Matron
Winifred Harris	Chairlady
Carey Harrison	Spaniard
Katharine Hepburn	Tess Harding
William Holmes	Man at Banquet
Roscoe Karns	Phil Whittaker
George Kezas	Chris
Bobby Larson	Dickie Dunlap
Ben Lessy	Punchy
Murdock MacQuarrie	Head Copy Reader
Edward McWade	Adolph
Frank Mills	Mug
Gerald Mohr	Radio Emcee (voice)
Amber Norman	Showgirl (uncredited)
Sergio Orta	Mr. Yes
George Ovey	Little Sports Reporter
Reginald Owen	Clayton
Bob Perry	Referee
Jack Raymond	Mug
Cyril Ring	Mr. Harding's Chauffeur
Julian Rivero	Spaniard
Henry Roquemore	Marcus Calverton
Cy Schindell	Pinkie's Listener in Bar
Harry Semels	Mug
John Sheehan	Red Face
Eddie Lou Simms	Champ
Walter O. Stahl	Yugoslav Consul
Ludwig Stössel	Dr. Lubbeck
Charles Sullivan	Cabby
William Tannen	Ellis
Ray Teal	Married Sports Reporter
Harry Tenbrook	Mug
Dan Tobin	Gerald Howe
Spencer Tracy	Sam Craig
Michael Visaroff	Russian Guest
Minor Watson	William J. Harding
Larry Wheat	Reporter at Baseball Game
Harry Wilson	Lubbeck's Bodyguard
Duke York	Football Player
Joe Yule	Building Superintendent

name
Michael Kanin	screenplay
Ring Lardner Jr.	screenplay
Joseph L. Mankiewicz	producer
George Stevens	director
Franz Waxman	composer

year	award	category	name
1942	Academy Award	Best Screenplay	Ring Lardner Jr.
1942	Academy Award	Best Screenplay	Michael Kanin