Spencer Tracy went on to a career of more intense roles. Yes, he was in comedies with Katharine Hepburn. But he was the straight man.
Here he is a know-it-all who absolutely cannot keep his mouth shut and himself out of other people's business.
I have never seen the Pulitzer Prize winning play on which it's based. I'd guess he is very true to George Kelly's version, though.
Madge Evans is fine as his love interest. Her performance style has not dated well, though. Clara Blandick, on the other hand, is delightful as her shrewish mother.
Every time he has determined to toe the straight and narrow and overhears something he just must comment on, we cringe. It moves along at a fast clip. And it holds up very well.
Here he is a know-it-all who absolutely cannot keep his mouth shut and himself out of other people's business.
I have never seen the Pulitzer Prize winning play on which it's based. I'd guess he is very true to George Kelly's version, though.
Madge Evans is fine as his love interest. Her performance style has not dated well, though. Clara Blandick, on the other hand, is delightful as her shrewish mother.
Every time he has determined to toe the straight and narrow and overhears something he just must comment on, we cringe. It moves along at a fast clip. And it holds up very well.