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Keeper of the Flame is a 1942 American drama film directed by George Cukor, and starring Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn, released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM). The screenplay by Donald Ogden Stewart is adapted from the 1942 novel Keeper of the Flame by I. A. R. Wylie.
Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn star in this film about a journalist who investigates the death of a national hero and uncovers a dark secret. The film explores themes of fascism, anti-Semitism, classism, and the role of the media in shaping public opinion.
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- Drama, Mystery
- George Cukor
- 1942-12
Famed reporter Stephen O'Malley travels to a small town to investigate the death of a national hero. MGM - 1942. Subscribe to TRAILERS: http://bit.ly/sxaw6hSubscribe to COMING SOON:...
- 2 min
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Steven O'Malley (Spencer Tracy) expects his reporting assignment to be a run-of-the-mill story. He is to cover the death of Robert Forrest, a hero in World War I, who died when a bridge collapsed...
- (319)
- George Cukor
- Drama
- Spencer Tracy
Keeper of the Flame - (Original Trailer) A reporter digs into the secret life of a recently deceased political hero in Keeper of the Flame (1942) with Katharine Hepburn & Spencer Tracy.
- George Cukor, Edward Woehler
- Spencer Tracy
Journalist Steve O'Malley (Spencer Tracy) wants to write a biography of a national hero who died when his car ran off a bridge. Steve receives conflicting reports and tales that make him question what the truth about the hero is.
Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn star as a journalist and a widow who uncover a dark secret about a national hero in this film directed by George Cukor. Based on 8 critic reviews, the film has a generally favorable rating of 61 on Metacritic.
