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- Although the film has drawn some pretty severe criticism, often written off as a poor man's Citizen Kane, Keeper of the Flame was effective, and quite daring, in exposing the threat posed by home-grown fascists at a time when public and political attention was mostly directed towards the war in Europe and the Far East.
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Keeper of the Flame Released Mar 20, 1944 1h 40m Drama List Reviews 68% Audience Score 250+ Ratings Steven O'Malley (Spencer Tracy) expects his reporting assignment to be a run-of-the-mill...
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Keeper of the Flame is a 1942 American drama film directed by George Cukor, and starring Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn, released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM). The screenplay by Donald Ogden Stewart is adapted from the 1942 novel Keeper of the Flame by I. A. R. Wylie .
The New York Times. A courageous and timely drama which touches frankly upon a phase of American life that is most serious and pertinent today. And in it Mr. Tracy and Miss Hepburn perform with a taut solemnity that is in decided contrast to their previous collaborative roles. Read More.
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Keeper of the Flame: Directed by George Cukor. With Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Richard Whorf, Margaret Wycherly. Journalist Steve O'Malley (Spencer Tracy) wants to write a biography of a national hero who died when his car ran off a bridge.
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- George Cukor
- 1942-12
Katharine Hepburn is "Keeper of the Flame" in this 1942 film starring Spencer Tracy, and directed by George Cukor. A reporter, just back from being in Europe, wants to write about a tremendous hero/statesman, Robert Forest, who has just died in an accident.
Keeper of the Flame - (Original Trailer) A reporter digs into the secret life of a recently deceased political hero in Keeper of the Flame (1942) with Katharine Hepburn & Spencer Tracy.