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On America's frontier, a St. Louis woman marries a New Mexico cattleman who is seen as a tyrant by the locals.On America's frontier, a St. Louis woman marries a New Mexico cattleman who is seen as a tyrant by the locals.On America's frontier, a St. Louis woman marries a New Mexico cattleman who is seen as a tyrant by the locals.
William 'Bill' Phillips
- Banty - Brewton Ranch Hand
- (as Wm. 'Bill' Phillips)
Eddie Acuff
- Cattleman
- (uncredited)
Henry Adams
- Gambler
- (uncredited)
Storyline
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- TriviaThis film was very successful at the box office, earning MGM a profit of $742,000 ($10.2M in 2023) according to studio records. This was the most profitable of all the Spencer Tracy-Katharine Hepburn MGM films.
- GoofsWhen Col. Brewton returns home from his trip after the blizzard died down, he is wearing a winter coat which is fully buttoned up right before he enters the house. But when he enters the house and is greeted by Lutie, the top coat button is unbuttoned.
- Quotes
Brice Chamberlain: Why do women insist on loving men for what they want them to be instead of what they are?
- Crazy creditsCard at beginning: This story takes place for the most part against the background of the sea of grass - that vast grazing empire which once covered the western part of north America from the great plains to the rocky mountains, and beyond.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Katharine Hepburn: All About Me (1993)
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A sea of feelings.
The "Sea of Grass" was bigger than all of the players of the story and as fragile as the love that the Colonel (Tracey) had for Lutie (Hepburn) and she for him. The Colonel shared with Lutie a vision of the plains has they had been but could not see what could be as he did with his love for her. Lutie, saw the future but could not honor the past. They lost each other as the grass was lost when it wasn't cared for. But as with the plains, the grass could be brought back with care, understanding, and sacrifice. But perhaps most of all with time. Somewhere between the extremes is a middle point but each must leave the extreme to reach the middle. The Colonel and Lutie found the middle point but after many years of standing at the extremes. Each of us can find ourselves in what they had, lost, and regained.
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- Apr 16, 2003
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Box office
- Budget
- $2,349,000 (estimated)
- Runtime2 hours 3 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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