TCM Schedule for Monday October 22 - Star of the Month: Spencer Tracy

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After a daytime birthday tribute to Joan Fontaine (still with us at 95!), this month's Spencer Tracy salute focuses on the Katherine Hepburn collaborations, with 6 of their 9 teamings.

(all times Eastern)

6:00 AM QUALITY STREET (1937)
A woman masquerades as her own niece to get back at a neglectful suitor. Dir: George Stevens Cast: Katharine Hepburn, Franchot Tone, Eric Blore. BW-83 mins, TV-G, CC,

7:30 AM MAN WHO FOUND HIMSELF, THE (1937)
A determined nurse puts a cocky surgeon back on track. Dir: Lew Landers Cast: John Beal, Joan Fontaine, Philip Huston. BW-67 mins, TV-PG,

8:45 AM YOU CAN'T BEAT LOVE (1937)
An eccentric playboy tries politics only to get mixed up with the mayor's daughter. Dir: Christy Cabanne Cast: Preston Foster, Joan Fontaine, Herbert Mundin. BW-62 mins, TV-G,

10:00 AM SKY GIANT (1938)
A young flyer fights to win his father's respect while vying with dad's best friend for a young woman's heart. Dir: Lew Landers Cast: Richard Dix, Chester Morris, Joan Fontaine. BW-81 mins, TV-G,

11:30 AM CONSTANT NYMPH, THE (1943)
A composer finds inspiration in his wife's romantic cousin. Dir: Edmund Goulding Cast: Charles Boyer, Joan Fontaine, Alexis Smith. BW-112 mins, TV-PG, CC,

1:30 PM BORN TO BE BAD (1950)
An ambitious girl steals a rich husband but keeps her lover on the side. Dir: Nicholas Ray Cast: Joan Fontaine, Robert Ryan, Zachary Scott. BW-90 mins, TV-PG, CC,

3:15 PM BIGAMIST, THE (1953)
A woman discovers her husband has another family in another city. Dir: Ida Lupino Cast: Joan Fontaine, Ida Lupino, Edmund Gwenn. BW-79 mins, TV-PG,

4:45 PM BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT (1956)
A novelist frames himself for murder to prove the fallibility of circumstantial evidence. Dir: Fritz Lang Cast: Dana Andrews, Joan Fontaine, Sidney Blackmer. BW-80 mins, TV-PG, CC,

6:15 PM UNTIL THEY SAIL (1957)
Four sisters in New Zealand fall for Allied sailors en route to World War II. Dir: Robert Wise Cast: Jean Simmons, Joan Fontaine, Paul Newman. BW-95 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

8:00 PM WOMAN OF THE YEAR (1942)
Opposites distract when a sophisticated political columnist falls for a sportswriter. Dir: George Stevens Cast: Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Fay Bainter. BW-114 mins, TV-PG, CC,

10:00 PM WITHOUT LOVE (1945)
A World War II housing shortage inspires a widow to propose a marriage of convenience with an inventor. Dir: Harold S. Bucquet Cast: Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Lucille Ball. BW-111 mins, TV-PG, CC,

12:00 AM ADAM'S RIB (1949)
Husband-and-wife lawyers argue opposite sides in a sensational women's rights case. Dir: George Cukor Cast: Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Judy Holliday. BW-101 mins, TV-G, CC,

2:00 AM PAT AND MIKE (1952)
Romance blooms between a female athlete and her manager. Dir: George Cukor Cast: Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Aldo Ray. BW-95 mins, TV-G, CC,

3:45 AM KEEPER OF THE FLAME (1942)
A reporter digs into the secret life of a recently deceased political hero. Dir: George Cukor Cast: Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Richard Whorf. BW-101 mins, TV-PG, CC,

5:30 AM SEA OF GRASS, THE (1947)
Husband-and-wife ranchers take opposite sides in a range war. Dir: Elia Kazan Cast: Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Robert Walker. BW-124 mins, TV-PG, CC,

[Auggie]

1. Wow -- I didn't know Tracy & Hepburn made nine films together

[CBHagman]

2. And three of the best (and best-known) are on Monday night.

I mean, of course, Woman of the Year, Pat and Mike, and Adam's Rib. That last one is particularly outstanding.

I'd also give a shout-out for Without Love, which is lesser-known, rather quirky wartime romantic comedy, but watchable and entertaining.