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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: VHS Tape
Fabric Type: 9786300181304
Graphics Memory Size: Black & White, HiFi Sound, NTSC
Legal Disclaimer: 6300181308
Maximum Color Depth: Universal Studios
Metal Type: Universal Studios
Publisher: 1
Total Firewire Ports: Universal Studios
Total Parallel Ports: January 12, 1994
Total S Video Out Ports: 124 minutes
Universal Studios
April 30, 1948
Editorial Review:
Amazon.com:
State of the Union is somewhat better as a Spencer Tracy-Katharine Hepburn movie than it is as a Frank Capra picture. No doubt about it, these are two good roles for the smitten stars: Tracy is a self-made businessman reluctantly drafted into a dark-horse presidential candidacy; Hepburn is his estranged but whip-smart wife, who joins him on the campaign trail. Adding intrigue is the newspaper heiress (played with relish by baby-faced Angela Lansbury) who's the cause of their marital problems. She's also the one who convinces a longtime political horse-trader (Adolphe Menjou) to take up the campaign--which leads to a series of compromises for the candidate.
The Capra flavor is here, in the paeans to liberty and the American Way, and in the crackling pacing of dialogue scenes. Capra's affection for supporting players is also evident, with standout stuff from Menjou, Van Johnson (as a cynical aide), Lewis Stone, and Raymond Walburn. But the film's roots as a hit play (by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse) are a little too evident, and the film as a whole doesn't feel as bracingly Capraesque as the director's 1930s work. Having said that, the political satire is as relevant today as it was in 1948, although the rapid-fire topical references might be puzzling to non-campaign buffs. Note for bloopers collectors: Hepburn's name is spelled "Katherine" in the opening credits. --Robert Horton
Average Rating: 
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I was wondering why I had not heard of this one. One one of their collective best but still an interesting story.
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Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy made nine films together, including 1948's "State of the Union." In this film, they play a married couple. Tracy is a highly successful airplane manufacturer who is approached to run for President of the U.S. He seems like an ideal candidate - full of common sense and integrity. However, it turns out that he's less than perfect; he's estranged from Hepburn and carrying on an affair with a king-maker newspaper publisher, played by Angela Lansbury. Tracy realizes ... Read More
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Not my favorite Capra movie OR Tracy and Hepburn movie, but well worth watching because of the wonderful pairing of actors and director! Tracy and Hepburn are a magical pair no matter what movie they are in, and Frank Capra always has a happy ending even for difficult situations. This movie almost seems like a role reversal to Tracy and Hepburn's movie "Woman of the Year". Angela Lansbury did a wonderful job in the movie also.
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The story begins with Kay Thorndike (Lansbury) rushing to the side of her dying father, Sam Thorndike, newspaper publisher baron. He challenges her to remain ruthless and get back at the Republican Party which he feels betrayed his chance to be president. Kay decides the best way to get to the White House is by backing (with all her personal assets and the newspapers she controls) her good friend and wealthy aviation manufacturer Grant Matthews (Tracy). Rumors have linked Matthews and Thorndike romantically ... Read More
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I watched this recently in the midst of the 2008 campaign and I was struck by the parallels with today's race 60 years later. Politics have obviously changed enormously since '48, but yet not that much. I noticed a striking similarity between Spencer Tracy's character and Barack Obama. They are both relative political newcomers whose campaigns are ostensibly based on a new approach that transcends conventional petty politics and appeals directly to the voters. But political realities and the ambition to get ... Read More
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