State of the Union

Based on the hit Broadway play by Howard Lindsay and Russell Crouse, this insightful Frank Capra political satire stars Spencer Tracy as Grant Matthews, a would-be presidential candidate and Katharine Hepburn as his estranged wife Mary, who agrees to pose as a loving spouse for the campaign. Mary comes to care again for Grant and tries to stop him from abandoning his ideals for the sake of politics. With Adolphe Menjou, Angela Lansbury, Van Johnson. 95 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono.