What would have happened ?

[smith]

If Katharine hadn't met Spencer

[Shaun]

Career wise, she would have made much more films in the 50s and 60s--during this time Spencer had become ill and she decided to accept only the best of scripts. Consequently, all of her movies from the 50s and 60s are great--not a stinker in the bunch. Had she not, she may have made some less than stellar movies like she did in the 30s. So actually I think that meeting Spencer helped her career.

I doubt that Kate would have remarried after Luddy; she had made up her mind about that before she met Spence. She may have had a few more beaus if it weren't for ST, but she probably would have ended up settling down and concentrating on her career--alone. Kate wasn't cut out for marriage, and Spencer was the one person meant for her.

If Katharine had not met Spencer Tracy we wouldn't have movies like Adam's Rib and Woman of the Year, so I prefer not to think about it.

[HollywoodHepcat]

Well, here's a no brainer: She wouldn't have found out what LOVE meant! *swoons* Okay, that was mushy. *blushes* ;D

We wouldn't have those 9 Tracy/Hepburn movies. No Adam's Rib?!! Woman of the Year?! P&M?? GWCTD? *GASP*That would be a travesty to the world. That's another no brainer.

She probably would have worked more in the 60s, but that goes without saying because she had to take off to take care of him. Possibly taken better roles in the 40s, too. Or foughten harder for the ones that were turned down by the heads.

Her acting style wouldn't have been as toned down without Spence's influence. He taught her a lot about underplaying. I think just hanging around him, you could have gotten a feel of that. Ah, sweet simplicity!

I started to write that she would have taken more risks or had left the USA earlier, but I'm not sure. 'Cus Ring Lardner had to coax her into doing As You Like It in 1950 and she really spent the bulk of the 50s overseas. I really just don't know. Erg..
Anybody else?

[Cate]

I agree with pretty much everything you guys said. In some ways, not meeting Spencer would have given her more freedom and she would have done more movies during the sixties. . . but like Amber said, she probably wouldn't have found love. In most ways, though, I think meeting Spence was a great thing for her career-wise and life-wise Most of my favorite KH movies include Spencer in them. I think we talked about this already? I remember saying something we wouldn't have WOTY... AR... P&M... GWCTD.

[kathfan88]

Oh yes Pat and Mike is one of my favorite Hepburn and Tracy films. And if Spence and Kath hadn't met then I think that Katharine would have been more keen to get more parts but she wanted to take care of Spencer so she didn't. I think it was time well spent, some of my favorite Kath movies were in the time she cared for Spencer. So like what everyone else said, if she hadn't met Spencer then she would never have had a great love of her life, and we never would have had the greatest screen team. So basically it's a win, win situation.