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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
Did you know
- 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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"The Sea of Grass" showed up on cable recently and out of curiosity, we watched it, based on the great director at the helm, and the cast involved in it. Unfortunately, Elia Kazan wasn't up to the task of directing the Conrad Richter novel about the post pioneering days. In fact, this film sort of falls flat as neither Mr. Kazan, or its stars, show any semblance they were much interested in the project.
One would imagine that to bring together Spencer Tracy and Katherine Hepburn to play the leading roles would inspire the rest of the cast, but alas, it wasn't meant to be. The film is, by no means, a total failure, on the contrary, but there are no sparks in it to keep the viewer interested.
As someone remarked in this forum, we don't get anything from the Colonel and Lutie in the way of love, from the start. For the romance they were living on the sly, the stars don't light up for the camera to give us a hint they are in love in real life. The only one that shows any spunk is Melvin Douglas, who as Brock, can't hide his love for Lutie. The supporting cast is good, with some excellent minor performances by Phyllis Thaxter, Edgar Buchanan, Ruth Nelson, James Bell, and the rest.
Watch "The Sea of Grass" if there's nothing better playing at the same time.
One would imagine that to bring together Spencer Tracy and Katherine Hepburn to play the leading roles would inspire the rest of the cast, but alas, it wasn't meant to be. The film is, by no means, a total failure, on the contrary, but there are no sparks in it to keep the viewer interested.
As someone remarked in this forum, we don't get anything from the Colonel and Lutie in the way of love, from the start. For the romance they were living on the sly, the stars don't light up for the camera to give us a hint they are in love in real life. The only one that shows any spunk is Melvin Douglas, who as Brock, can't hide his love for Lutie. The supporting cast is good, with some excellent minor performances by Phyllis Thaxter, Edgar Buchanan, Ruth Nelson, James Bell, and the rest.
Watch "The Sea of Grass" if there's nothing better playing at the same time.
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- Budget
- $2,349,000 (estimated)
- Runtime2 hours 3 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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