State of the Union

Director: Frank Capra

Overview

In this film, Spencer Tracy plays an aircraft tycoon who is coerced into seeking the Republican Presidential nomination. Campaign manager Van Johnson suggests that, for appearance's sake, Tracy be reunited with his estranged wife Katharine Hepburn. Hepburn agrees, although her faith is shattered when Tracy publicly compromises his values.

Product Details

Release Date:	08/22/2006
UPC:	0025192063022
Original Release:	1948
Rating:	NR
Source:	UNIVERSAL
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[B&W]
Language:	English
Time:	2:03:00
Sales rank:	34,841

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Spencer Tracy	Grant Matthews
Katharine Hepburn	Mary Matthews
Van Johnson	'Spike' McManus,Wrestler
Angela Lansbury	Kay Thorndyke
Adolphe Menjou	Jim Conover
Lewis Stone	Sam Thorndyke
Howard Smith	Sam Parrish,Photographer
Maidel Turner	Lulubelle Alexander
Raymond Walburn	Judge Alexander
Charles Dingle	Bill Hardy
Florence Auer	Grace Orval Draper
Pierre Watkin	Sen. Lauterback
Margaret Hamilton	Norah,Businessman
Irving Bacon	Buck
Patti Brady	Joyce
George Nokes	Grant
Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer	Bellboy
Tom Pedi	Barber
Tom Fadden	Waiter
Charles Lane	Blink Moran
Art Baker	Leith
Rhea Mitchell	Jenny,Doctor
Arthur O'Connell	1st Reporter
Marion Martin	Blonde Girl
Charles Coleman	Actor
Stanley Andrews	Senator
Dave Willock	Pilot
Russell Meeker	Politician
Frank I. Clarke	Joe Crandall,Rusty Miller
Dell Henderson	Broder
Edwin Cooper	Bradbury
Davison Clark	Crump
Francis Pierlot	Josephs
Brandon Beach	Editor
Eddie Phillips	Television Man
Roger Moore	Photographer
Gene Coogan	Photographer
Douglas Carter	Photographer
Sam Ash	Editor
Charles Sherlock	Photographer
Frank Austin	Crackpot
Wilson Wood	Photographer
George Barton	Photographer
Harry Anderson	Photographer
Stanley Price	Photographer
Fred Zendar	Photographer
Jack Boyle	Photographer
Boyd Davis	Doctor
Maurice Cass	Little Man
Eve Whitney	Secretary
Bert Moorhouse	Man
Thornton Edwards	Man
Marshall Ruth	Man
Garry Owen	Brooklynite

Technical Credits

Frank Capra	Producer
A. Arnold Gillespie	Special Effects

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Disc #1 -- State of the Union
Languages
Spoken Language: English
Subtitles: English SDH
Subtitles: Off
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Editorial Reviews

Another one of director Frank Capra's delightful blends of romantic melodrama and socio-political morality play, State of the Union is one of the most loved of Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn's collaborations. Most similar to earlier Capra films, Meet John Doe (1941) and Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939), State is less idealistic and sentimental than those two classics, thanks to a more complex portrait of its main character. In the lead role, the always-effortless Tracy gets a chance to play against his righteous typecasting: the parallel between his character's questionable political integrity and his faltering marriage is a fascinating one. Hepburn and Angela Lansbury are also very good as, respectively, his wife and his manipulative mistress.

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