Keeper of the Flame [VHS]
by George Cukor
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Actor: Forrest Tucker, Katharine Hepburn, Margaret Wycherly, Richard Whorf, Spencer TracyDirector: George Cukor
Brand: Keeper
Cinematographer: William H. Daniels
Editor: James E. Newcom
Producer: Leon Gordon
Producer: Victor Saville
Writer: Donald Ogden Stewart
Writer: I.A.R. Wylie
Edition: VHS Tape
Audio: English (Original Language), Analog
Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, NTSC, Original recording reissued
Running Time: 100 minutes
Release Date: 2000-09-19
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Publisher: Warner Home Video
Studio: Warner Home Video
VHS Movie Reviews of Keeper of the Flame [VHS]
Movie Review: Odd Offering from Tracy-Hepburn Camp!
Summary: 5 Stars
As other reviewer's have noted, Keeper of the Flame is an unusual, off-beat paring of MGMs new star couple. Only their second flm together, following close on the heals of the release of Woman of the Year, Keeper also presents itself as a message picture at a time when America had just entered the Second World War.
But this is exactly why I like Keeper so much. It IS an unusual story. It is NOT like other Tracy-Hepburn outings. And under the direction of close friend George Cukor, who does a fantastic job in steering this mysterious, dark film to a surprising conclusion, Keeper delivers much more than one would expect.
Well worth the time invested to watch it. By no means a romantic film! Tracy and Hepburn are all business, and nary a spark of love between them; yet they still sizzle. Now, if only Warners would see fit to release it on DVD.
Movie Review: Hepburn and Tracy shine in timely political thriller
Summary: 4 Stars
Intended as a complete contrast to their previous co-starring vehicle, the breezy battle-of-the-sexes comedy "Woman of the Year", 1942's KEEPER OF THE FLAME gave Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy the chance to show their dramatic mettle in an intriguing, wartime story of false hero-worship and the looming spectre of America's involvement in the Second World War.
After a tragic car accident which claims the life of beloved national hero Robert Forrest, globe-trotting reporter Steven O'Malley (Spencer Tracy) arrives on the scene to write an article. He desperately wants to interview Forrest's widow Christine (Katharine Hepburn) but finds resistance and downright hostility at every turn. What of the close "friendship" between Christine and her cousin Geoff (Forrest Tucker)? Or Robert's "crazy" mother (Margaret Wycherly) who seems quite lucid when O'Malley secretly arranges a visit with her? And what are the true motives driving Forrest's sycophantic secretary (Richard Whorf)?
Director George Cukor extracts his usual stellar performances from Hepburn and Tracy in this stirring, timely political thriller, which was based on the novel by I.A.R. Wylie. Audiences must have been stunned by the material, especially because it followed hot on the heels of the pair's first outing ("Woman of the Year") released earlier that same year. Many people have pointed out the similarities between this movie and "Citizen Kane", although it should be noted that the book for KEEPER OF THE FLAME was written first. Despite this however, I believe that the physical look of KEEPER was at least partially inspired by "Citizen Kane".
The ending does seem a bit rushed, and some wonderful characters (like Audrey Christie's wisecracking reporter) sadly fall by the wayside, but it's still a very fine film.
If you have a multi region DVD player, you should seek out the UK version of the Hepburn & Tracy Signature Collection boxset which features this title along with "Adam's Rib", "Woman of the Year" and "Pat and Mike".
Movie Review: Fizzles out halfway through.
Summary: 2 Stars
This film started well - I'm a big Spencer Tracy fan, and he's as good as ever in this noirish mystery. But it quickly gets convoluted and dull. The whole thing is like a Victorian gaslight melodrama, and about that interesting, with everything revealed in the last reel. Hepburn is stagey and doesn't get to use her fine comedy talents in a one dimensional role. The ending, the big secret, is signposted throughout the movie, but it will still come as a surprise, since you will have convinced yourself that it is too preposterous to be what you thought it was. Like I say, Tracey is good, but not even he can save this turkey. Movie Review: The best Tracy-Hepburn?
Summary: 5 Stars
I think it is, even with the stiff competition it gets from some of their other eight films. It begins with the death of a World War I hero in an automobile accident. Hepburn is the man's widow, and Tracy is the reporter who covers the story. Gradually he learns that the dead "hero" was not universally admired---and then he starts to suspect that the car crash may not have been an accident.
Along the way he gets some intriguing information from a taxi driver played by Percy Kilbride---not doing his Pa Kettle shtick, but dispensing homespun common sense and independence of thought.
There are many blind alleys that add to the atmosphere of menace, and the final revelation is stunning, but all too believable.
The only flaw is the final scene, in which everything seems to be happening at once, as though director George Cukor discovered that he was running out of film and had to wrap up the production in a hurry.
But the glorious final montage ties it all together for a dramatic, convincing and satisfying conclusion.
Movie Review: Political Drama
Summary: 5 Stars
Very different from other Tracy/Hepburn films, both in style and substance. I have viewed this multiple times and thoroughly enjoy it. Strong political theme has kept this from being one of the top films of the era.
Summary of Keeper of the Flame [VHS]
War correspondent stumbles on a little known fact that an honored American war patriot had in fact worked for the Fascists; wife urges writer to expose the facts for history.Tie-Downs
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