• By Rob Norwood
• Posted Monday, April 9, 2018

Katharine Hepburn and/or Spencer Tracy Movie Matinees at the Central Library

Enjoy these movie matinees starring Katharine Hepburn and/or Spencer Tracy in the Central Library Auditorium on Tuesday afternoons.

"Little Women"
Nov. 6 at 2:30 p.m.
The story of four sisters in New England during the Civil War. 1933. Based on the book by Louisa May Alcott. Starring Katharine Hepburn and Joan Bennett. Directed by George Cukor. Oscar nominations for Best Picture and Best Director.
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"Alice Adams"
Nov. 13 at 2:30 p.m.
A woman in a small town attempts to climb the social ladder. Based on the book by Booth Tarkington. 1935. Starring Katharine Hepburn and Fred MacMurray. Directed by George Stevens. Oscar nominations for Best Picture and Best Actress.
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"Sylvia Scarlett"
Nov. 27 at 2:30 p.m.
A young woman disguises herself as a man in order to run from the law with her father and another con man. 1935. Starring Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant. Directed by George Cukor.
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"San Francisco"
Dec. 4 at 2:30 p.m.
In the days before the earthquake of 1906, a saloonkeeper hires an out of work opera singer, but then won’t let her out of her contract when the San Francisco Opera House offers her a job. 1936. Starring Clark Gable, Spencer Tracy and Jeanette MacDonald. Oscar nominations for Best Picture, Best Actor and Best Director.
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"Libeled Lady"
Dec. 11 at 2:30 p.m. Cancelled due to weather conditions.

"Libeled Lady"
Dec. 18 at 2:30 p.m.
A newspaperman develops a complicated scheme to stop a socialite from suing his paper for libel. 1936. Starring Spencer Tracy, Jean Harlow, Myrna Loy and William Powell. Oscar nomination for Best Picture.
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"Stage Door"
Jan. 8, 2019 at 2:30 p.m.
Chronicles the lives and ambitions of a group of aspiring actresses living together in a boarding house. 1937. Starring Katharine Hepburn, Ginger Rogers, Lucille Ball and Adolph Menjou. Oscar nominations for Best Picture, Best Supporting Actress and Best Director.
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"Captains Courageous"
Jan. 15 at 2:30 p.m.
While on a steamship with his father, a very spoiled young boy falls overboard. He is rescued by fishermen who teach him to be a better person. 1937. Starring Spencer Tracy, Freddie Bartholomew and Lionel Barrymore. Based on the book by Rudyard Kipling. Oscar winner for Best Actor. Oscar nomination for Best Picture.
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"Boys Town"
Jan. 22 at 2:30 p.m.
A priest tries to set a group of orphan boys on the right path. 1938. Starring Spencer Tracy and Mickey Rooney. Oscar winner for Best Actor. Oscar nominations for Best Picture and Best Director.
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"Holiday"
Jan. 29 at 2:30 p.m.
An up-and-coming investor is engaged to a socialite, but he soon finds that he prefers her spirited sister. 1938. Starring Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant. Directed by George Cukor.
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"Boom Town"
Feb. 5 at 2:30 p.m.
Two men form a partnership in the oil business, and over the years they gain and lose fortunes as they compete for the same woman. 1940. Starring Spencer Tracy, Clark Gable, Claudette Colbert and Hedy Lamarr.
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"State of the Union"
Feb. 12 at 2:30 p.m.
An industrialist is persuaded to run for president, but he must reconcile with his estranged wife for appearances’ sake. 1948. Starring Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Angela Lansbury and Van Johnson.
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"Adam's Rib"
Feb. 19 at 2:30 p.m.
Husband and wife lawyers represent opposite sides of a court case involving domestic violence in this comedy. 1949. Starring Katharine Hepburn, Spencer Tracy and Judy Holliday. Directed by George Cukor. Oscar nomination for Best Screenplay.
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"Father of the Bride"
Feb. 26 at 2:30 p.m.
A man’s life is turned upside down when he must organize and pay for his daughter’s wedding. 1950. Starring Spencer Tracy, Elizabeth Taylor and Joan Bennett. Directed by Vincente Minnelli. Oscar nominations for Best Picture, Best Actor and Best Screenplay.
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"Father's Little Dividend"
March 5 at 2:30 p.m.
A year after his daughter’s hectic wedding, the father of the bride now comes to terms with being a grandfather. 1951. Starring Spencer Tracy, Elizabeth Taylor and Joan Bennett. Directed by Vincente Minnelli.
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"Pat and Mike"
March 12 at 2:30 p.m.
A sports promoter helps a female golfer overcome her nervousness during competitions, and the two fall in love. 1952. Starring Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy. Directed by George Cukor. Oscar nomination Best Screenplay.
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"Bad Day at Black Rock"
March 19 at 2:30 p.m.
A World War II veteran is threatened in a small southwestern town as he attempts to contact the father of his army buddy. 1955. Starring Spencer Tracy, Robert Ryan and Anne Frances. Directed by John Sturges. Oscar nominations for Best Actor, Best Director and Best Screenplay.
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"The Old Man and the Sea"
March 26 at 2:30 p.m.
A fisherman is tested to his limits as he attempts to bring in a giant fish. 1958. Based on the book by Ernest Hemingway. Starring Spencer Tracy. Directed by John Sturges. Oscar nomination for Best Actor.
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"The Last Hurrah"
April 2 at 2:30 p.m.
An aging politician makes his last bid for re-election as mayor. 1958. Starring Spencer Tracy. Directed by John Ford.
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"Inherit the Wind"
April 9 at 2:30 p.m.
A school teacher is arrested and tried for teaching the theory of evolution. Based on the true story of the Scopes Monkey Trial. 1960. Starring Spencer Tracy and Fredric March. Directed by Stanley Kramer. Oscar nominations for Best Actor and Best Screenplay.
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"Long Day's Journey Into Night"
April 16 at 2:30 p.m.
During the course of a single day a family struggles with their troubled lives. 1962. Starring Katharine Hepburn, Ralph Richardson, Jason Robards and Dean Stockwell. Directed by Sidney Lumet. Oscar nomination for Best Actress.
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"Guess Who's Coming to Dinner"
April 23 at 2:30 p.m.
A progressive young woman brings her fiance to meet her parents. 1967. Starring Katharine Hepburn, Spencer Tracy and Sidney Poitier. Directed by Stanley Kramer. Oscar winner for Best Actress and Best Screenplay. Oscar nominations for Best Picture, Best Actor and Best Director.
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"On Golden Pond"
April 30 at 2:30 p.m.
An elderly couple spending the summer at their lake house is visited by their adult daughter, her boyfriend and the boyfriend’s teenage son. 1981. Starring Katharine Hepburn, Henry Fonda and Jane Fonda. Oscar winner for Best Actor, Best Actress and Best Screenplay.
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