Keeper of the Flame

Synopsis: American military leader and war hero Robert Forrester, universally beloved and respected within the country and thus touted as Presidential material, has just died in a freak car accident on his sprawling estate, where, during an unexpected rainstorm, the car he was driving plunged over a ravine as he didn't notice the washed-out bridge. While the nation mourns, the national reporters descend on his small hometown to write the story of the incident. One reporter who won't is renowned Steven O'Malley, who wants instead to write an in-depth piece on the man to preserve his status within the public consciousness. Although happy to use official documents and records, O'Malley wants most specifically to speak to his wife, Christine Forrester, which may be a difficult task as she has refused to grant any interviews as a very private person. O'Malley is able to meet with Christine in person, and although she is reluctant to oblige his request at first, she is convinced by Robert's aide, Cliv

Genre: Drama, Mystery

Director(s): George Cukor

Actors: Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Richard Whorf, Margaret Wycherly

Production: MGM


IMDB:: 6.8

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: NOT RATED
Year:: 1943
: 100 min
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I bet a bright boy like you
could get me through this old gate...
...if you wanted to. Hmm?
Jeb?
Jeb, what are you doing?
Mr. Rickards,
I forgot to give you this yesterday.
I told you newspaper fellows yesterday.
Nobody gets inside.
That's Mrs. Forrest's orders.
Halt!
Left face!
Eyes left!
Heads front!
I'm sorry, gentlemen, no rooms.
No rooms, no baths.
No rooms, no...
- Stick close by, will you?
- Oh, yes, sir.
Still raining out, Bob?
- A slight drizzle.
- Oh, dear.
- Hello, Jane.
- Hello.
Steve. What in the wor...?
Steven O'Malley.
Oh, gee, let me...
Come over here
and let me take a look at you.
Oh, I can't believe it, Stevie.
Oh, imagine eating your heart
out for a guy for two years.
You see him, you don't even recognize him.
- Careful, I might take you seriously.
- Oh.
- Want coffee?
- No, thanks.
Get me a cup of coffee.
Plenty of cream and sugar.
Where I've been, you don't get cream
and sugar, you don't get coffee.
It's your eyes, that's what it is.
You've seen an awful lot over there,
haven't you, Stevie?
Is it that bad?
Were you in a concentration camp
or with the Berlin Press Bureau?
I'm still wondering, Jane.
Oh. Well, did it hurt much?
Jane, Jane, Jane. Did what hurt?
- When Hitler kicked you out?
- Oh, ha, ha. Hit...
Ha, ha.
- Thanks, good.
- Good old Janie, my, it's nice to see you.
- Oh, Stevie.
- How am I gonna get a room in this joint?
- Didn't you wire?
Tsk. Oh, Steven, honestly.
Come on, follow Grandma.
Uh, Mr. Arbuthnot,
guess what's happened?
The hot water doesn't run.
No, no, even worse than that.
My husband just arrived.
Uh, change the register to read
Mr. And Mrs. O'Malley, please.
Ha, ha. Come, darling.
Oh. Freddie, isn't it wonderful
to have Steve back?
Well, it's wonderful to have you back,
but not this wonderful.
- You're kidding about that Mrs. O'Malley?
- Of course, dear.
- Did you know he was coming?
- Mm-mm.
Nobody knows I'm back but the boss.
Got it.
I'll take your room, you move in with Steve.
Oh, fine. The five other men in my room
will welcome you.
Oh, great. Of course, Steven
we could get married...
...or use the room in shifts.
My best hours are from 3 to 10.
- Those are mine too.
- Oh.
- We better push along.
- Yeah, let's go.
Now, guard those with your life, sonny.
- Ah, O'Malley. How are you?
- Fine, Mr. Ambassador.
I thought they'd have chopped
your head off by now. I'm glad they didn't.
Oh, just a considerate guy.
He knows
when two people wanna be alone.
Oh, don't be silly.
He doesn't even know I'm alive.
Better come down from there, son.
You'll slip.
Come on, son. Come on down.
Come on.
Steady there. Now, you mustn't let it
get you like that.
If it hadn't been for me,
he'd be alive today.
Hey!
No news.
I've got it.
Thanks. Thanks very much.
Oh, boy, I'll say it was.
O'Malley. When did you get back?
Hello, stranger.
- Hello, Pat. You get a good one?
- Oh, not so hot, Steve.
No, never mind. I'll sit this one out.
Sit this one out?
What are you? A trained seal?
- I haven't got any whiskers.
Ha, ha.
I haven't got a deadline either.
- Oh, he's a journalist, not a newspaperman.
- I'm a prima donna.
- I'm sorry we got separated, Jane.
- Mm. How do you spell Frisbee? With a Y?
Oh. Thanks.
What's the matter, Stevie?
No more worlds to conquer?
- No more hot water to scramble out of.
- Oh.
Well, you might fall in love.
No. No, I think I'll dodge that.
I've had luck so far.
Oh. Tough guy, aren't you?
"The accident happened at 8:00
or thereabouts.
The coroner placed the washout
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Donald Ogden Stewart

Donald Ogden Stewart (November 30, 1894 - August 2, 1980) was an American author and screenwriter, best known for his sophisticated golden era comedies and melodramas, such as The Philadelphia Story (based on the play by Philip Barry), Tarnished Lady and Love Affair. Stewart worked with a number of the great directors of his time, including George Cukor (a frequent collaborator), Michael Curtiz and Ernst Lubitsch. Stewart was also a member of the Algonquin Round Table, and the model for Bill Gorton in The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway. His 1922 parody on etiquette, Perfect Behavior, published by George H Doran and Co, was a favourite book of P. G. Wodehouse. more…

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