Woman of the Year

"The picture of the year!"

Mar 5 1942 Approved 1h 54m
Comedy, Drama, Romance

Rival reporters Sam Craig and Tess Harding fall in love and get married, only to find their relationship strained when Sam comes to resent Tess' hectic lifestyle.

Plot

Tess and Sam work on the same newspaper and don't like each other very much. At least the first time, because they eventually fall in love and get married. But Tess is a very active woman and one of the most famous feminists in the country; she is even elected as "the woman of the year." Being busy all the time, she forgets how to really be a woman and Sam begins to feel neglected.

Written by

Ring Lardner Jr., Michael Kanin, John Lee Mahin

Directed by

George Stevens

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Languages

English

Awards

Won 1 Oscar. 2 wins & 2 nominations total

Scores
# of Votes
11,354
Average Rating
7.1 out of 10
Metascore
74
Popularity
NA