tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3904461976821332291.post-53804321517486871662008-04-27T08:09:00.000-04:002008-04-27T08:09:00.000-04:00I also always liked this film. I like most of the Tracy/Hepburn efforts of course, but this one had a special resonance because of the research angle & the computer angle. I didn't like the portrayal of Spencer Tracy's assistant, kind of an automaton, but I guess they needed her as a foil for humor value.<BR/><BR/>The contrast between that computer & real computers of that day is, of course, striking. But most people had never seen a computer at that time (nor when that absolutely awful Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea was made later), so they had to have some "action" for dramatic interest.<BR/><BR/>It does seem as if the Spencer Tracy character, a consultant, should have been fired by the company. The computer was a complete failure when compared to the library researchers & the unseen version that worked in the payroll department generated pink slips at one point late in the movie that fired everyone, including the CEO.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com