Director: Stanley Kramer
Stars: Spencer Tracy, Katherine Hepburn, Sydney Poitier, Katherine Houghton
Wow! I wasn't expecting this, but it was a pleasant surprise.
Joanna Drayton (Houghton) surprises her parents Matt (Tracy) and Christina (Hepburn) Drayton by coming home early from a trip to Hawaii. And she continues to surprise them by saying she met someone, she's getting married, and- oh, yeah- he's black.
And that's basically the story. The Draytons raised their daughter not to be racist at all, but even they have to struggle with this new and unthinkable idea of having a black son-in-law.
Very emotional at times. Especially Tracy big speech at the end.
NOTE: The moment Spencer Tracy showed up I remembered that the main character from Disney's Up! was based on Spencer Tracy. Or was modeled after him, at least. He's the spitting image of Spencer Tracy in this film!
This was Tracy's last film. It was finished just 17 days before his death.
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