Desk Set (DVD)

The legendary screen duo of Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn bring their keen comic timing and elegant, palpable chemistry to Walter Lang's DESK SET. Hepburn is cast as Bunny Watson, an exceedingly feminine reference librarian in a longtime lukewarm relationship with TV executive Mike Cutler (Gig Young). Tracy plays Richard Sumner, a hardheaded computer whiz who has designed a system named Miss Emmy to replace Bunny and the rest of her staff. Bunny and Richard clash at first, but their fiery encounters soon begin to take on an unmistakably romantic glow. Lang's film features an excellent script by Henry and Phoebe Ephron, adapted from the play by William Marchant. The sharp, hilarious dialogue is delivered with flair by Tracy and Hepburn, who had played opposite each other seven times before filming began. Fine work from supporting actors Young and Joan Blondell, as well as some unintentionally amusing 1950s conceptions of a computerized world, round out DESK SET's overflowing collection of buoyant charms.DVD Features:Region 1Keep CaseWidescreen - 2.35Audio: Stereo - English Mono - English Mono - Spanish Mono - FrenchAdditional Release Material: Audio Commentaries - 1. Dina Merrill - Star, Neva Patterson - Star Movietone News - 1.Designers Inspired For New Creation By Film'Desk Set' Trailers - 1. Theatrical Trailer 2.Studio Classics Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.