State of the Union (1948) Reviews & Ratings

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State of the Union reviews

State of the Union holds a 6.8/10 average from 76 TMDB ratings.

This is a fine example of the on screen chemistry between Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn. The former is a successful businessman talked into running for the Republican nomination for US President by the ambitious "Kay Thorndyke" (Angela Lansbury). She vows to put her not inconsiderable resources (newspapers and the like) behind his campaign. His wife "Mary" (Hepburn) is somewhat of a free spirit, as you'd expec…
— CinemaSerf (7/10)

An industrialist is urged to run for President, but this requires uncomfortable compromises on both political and marital levels.

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