Woman of the Year, 1942

Director: George Stevens

Stars: Spencer Tracy and Katherine Hepburn

Yes, another one with these two legends!

Tess and Sam meet and fall in love. Not the end! After the wedding, Sam begins to resent his wife's busy lifestyle, and after she is named "woman of the year", his frustrations come to a head and he moves out. Tess, a fiercely independent workaholic, is crushed and at last decides that she loves her husband more than being woman of the year.

Sorry, I just sort of gave it away, but I would not have even thought of watching it if I didn't think it ended happily. And with these two, in a romance, you know it will! Watching this one was almost like intruding on their lives, not like watching a movie. Because it involves so much of their relationship and is not a comedy, it really felt personal. But I enjoyed it, too!

FACT: This was their first film together, and it started their on- screen relationship, and off-screen affair, which would last until Tracy's death in 1967.

FACT: There is a UCLA Spencer Tracy award, given to actors! Recipients have included: James Stewart, Michael Douglas, Tom Hanks, Jodie Foster, Harrison Ford, Kirk Douglas, and Jack Lemmon, just to name a few.

FACT: Spencer Tracy was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin! That practically makes us neighbors!

The More the Merrier, 1943

Stars Jean Arthur, Joel McCrea, and Charles Coburn

Director George Stevens

The scene is Washington, D.C. during World War II. There's a housing shortage and Miss Millegan (Arthur) decided to sublet her apartment to help out. She ends up with two roommates, a young handsome one, and an old millionaire-matchmaker. I'd like to mention that I absolutely ADORE classic movies! They leave a me with a great, happy feeling. Most of the time. But to be honest, like any decade and any film genre, the classics have their stupid movies as well.

This one had a cute story line, at least I think so; any time you have people sharing a house in film you get some cute situations. Or you should. But so much more could have been done to make this romantic and sweet! Instead, Jean Arthur's character spent a good portion of the movie crying! I totally understand this, because I am a girl. But we don't put it in movies! Not that much, anyway. I'm not a film expert, but in my humble opinion, this one is kind of dumb.