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Your three favorite Spencer Tracy performances

posted 5 years ago by snepts (11123)
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Took this off the General discussion board. Have at it, folks !

[–] PaladinNJ (20310) 5 years ago

Mad mad mad World , Dr Jekyl& Mr Hyde and Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner

[–] snepts (11123) 5 years ago

The old titles that I recognized all co-starred Katherine Hepburn. "Guess ..." also had KH in the cast. Almost wish it didn't as they became sort of a package deal. Might have been more fun to have the befuddled Spencer playing off his Father Of The Bride co-star Joan Bennett. I love Hepburn, but there is a ton of material that features them both.

[–] PaladinNJ (20310) a year ago

They probably looked over a lot of offers together. They were a couple in real life.
Since he was Catholic, he refused to divorce his wife even though he had left her. So he could never marry Hepburn.

[–] [deleted] 5 years ago

Inherit The Wind
Pat & Mike
Judgment At Nuremberg
(with Captains Courageous running a close 4th.)

[–] snepts (11123) 5 years ago

Inherit The Wind is a great film all the way around. Nuremberg is a great historical drama as well, but there are so many other great stars Tracy is just part of the cast, hiding behind big black glasses.

[–] [email protected] (5497) 5 years ago

So many great performances to choose from!!! Father of the Bride, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, Judgment at Nuremburg, and runner-up , Adam's Rib.

[–] rudeboymurray (3241) 5 years ago

Fury
Father of the Bride
The Last Hurrah

[–] snepts (11123) 5 years ago

I thought Bad Day At Black Rock was a good one. It's a little like High Noon or 12 Angry Men in that ST is a regular guy trying to address a bad situation and doesn't have much support. I only have seen it once, not that long ago, but it was a lot different than I imagined.

[–] rudeboymurray (3241) 5 years ago

Having just seen his superb performance in The Last Hurrah, this has knocked his wonderful comic work in Libeled Lady out of my top three.

So hard to pick favourites from this brilliant actor!

[–] Moviebuff1 (2835) 5 years ago

Captains Courageous
Bad Day at Black Rock
Judgment at Nuremberg