Pat and Mike

Infobox Film
name = Pat and Mike


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director = George Cukor
producer = Lawrence Weingarten
writer = Ruth Gordon
Garson Kanin
starring = Spencer Tracy
Katharine Hepburn
Aldo Ray
Jim Backus
Sammy White
Charles Bronson
music = David Raksin
cinematography = William H. Daniels
editing =
distributor = Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
released = June 131952
runtime = 95 min.
country = USA
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language = English
budget =
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amg_id = 1:37394
imdb_id = 0045012

"Pat and Mike" is a 1952 comedy starring Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy. The movie was directed by George Cukor, who also directed "The Philadelphia Story" and "Adam's Rib".

Plot

Pat Pemberton (Hepburn) is a brilliant athlete, except when her domineering fiancé is around. The ladies golf championship is in her reach until she gets flustered by his presence at the final holes. He wants them to get married and forget the whole thing, but she cannot give up on herself that easily. She enlists the help of Mike Conovan (Tracy), a slightly shady sports promoter. Together they face mobsters, a jealous boxer (Aldo Ray), and a growing mutual attraction.

Filming locations and cast

"Pat and Mike" was filmed on location around Los Angeles with many golfing scenes taking place at the Riviera Country Club. Additional scenes were filmed at Occidental College. Many notable athletes played cameo roles or play themselves in the film, including golfers Babe Zaharias, Betty Hicks, and Helen Dettweiler, and tennis champions Don Budge and Alice Marble. Other notables in the cast include Charles Bronson, Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer, Jim Backus, and, in his film debut, Chuck Connors of "The Rifleman."

External links

*imdb title| id=0045012|title=Pat and Mike
*amg title | id=1:37394 | title=Pat and Mike
*tcmdb title | id=812 | title=Pat and Mike