Directed by George Cukor
Adapted from the autobiographical play by Ruth Gordon (a close friend of Tracy’s) the film regards Tracy as Gordon’s father, yielding to his daughter’s strong desire to make her way as an actress. Parsing his own lost dreams as a former fisherman now working in a factory, the father’s difficulty is evident, as is Tracy’s sensitivity to the emotions of both characters, as a lifelong actor who had struggled early in his career.
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp. Producer: Lawrence Weingarten. Based on a play by Ruth Gordon. Screenwriter: R. Gordon. Cinematographer: Harold Rosson. Editor: George Boemler. Cast: Spencer Tracy, Jean Simmons, Teresa Wright, Anthony Perkins, Ian Wolfe.
16mm, b/w, 90 min.
