Cukor originally wanted his close friend and Tracy's lover Katharine Hepburn for the role of Eileen, but the two were sensitive about working together too frequently.

To take Patton's place as Tracy's sidekick, a new character, Sam Catchem ( based on Gould's old friend, Al Lowenthal ), was introduced.

Joseph L. Mankiewicz, a friend of Tracy's, later theorized: " didn't leave Louise.

" Garson Kanin, a friend of Tracy's for 25 years, described him as " a true believer " who respected his religion.

The locals react differently: The surfers continue their lives as if nothing has happened ; Tracy's grieving best friend Cherie ( Rebecca Smart ) resorts to violent behaviour ; Rachel has to face the news that her brother is one of the accused.

Tracy's mother Melanie, played by Holly Hunter, doesn't help guide her teenage daughter much as she tries to be more of a friend than an authority figure.

* Rachel Blanchard as Monica Jones: Tracy's best friend.

Fredric March famously sent his friend Tracy an amusing telegram thanking him for his biggest career boost, as Tracy's performance was routinely savaged when compared with March's version.

As Tracy successfully goes through with the process, she eventually finds support in Dr. Charlotte St. John, her best friend — who also works at Tracy's company as a psychiatrist and can dole out advice on how to be a single mother ( she was twice divorced and had two children with different fathers )— and in her brother Ernie, an aspiring painter who wants out of his marriage and to move to Europe.

He put out an open contract on Tracy's head worth one million dollars, knowing that every small-time hood in the City would take a crack at the famous cop for that amount of money.

John Tracy's desire to see one of his sons gain a college degree drove Tracy back to High School to finish his diploma.

The comedic role of Stanley Banks was one of Tracy's nine Oscar nominated performances.

Tracy's name topped the list of performers and the film was one of the most popular of the year.

Joe Jitsu was also the name of one of Dick Tracy's crimefighters.

) Tracy's powerful performance in a boardroom scene is widely considered one of his most thrilling sequences as an actor.

Tracy's third number one Billboard Hit came in February 2007 with " Party People ", a collaboration with Brazilian producers Altar.

In removing one of Tracy's ovaries, which has ruptured due to a cyst, Jed discovers Tracy is pregnant, but the stress of the procedure causes the fetus to abort.

No one shows any shame about going over the top, especially Anne Bancroft in an Oscar-begging cameo as Tracy's mother.

In the denouement, Isaac lies on his sofa, musing into a tape recorder about the things that make " life worth living "— the final item, after which he sets down the microphone, is " Tracy's face.

This republicanism, as well as his advocacy of reason in philosophy and laissez-faire for economic policy, lost him favor with Napoleon, who turned Tracy's coinage of " ideology " into a term of abuse ; Karl Marx followed this vein of invective to refer to Tracy as a " fischblütige Bourgeoisdoktrinär "— a " fish-blooded bourgeois doctrinaire.

All of Tracy's scenes and shots were filmed between 9: 00AM and noon of each day in order to give him adequate time to rest.

But, much to Tracy's dismay, Travis decides he wants to take custody of Mason instead, to give him a more stable environment away from Tracy.

Curtis maintains that Tracy's non-visibility did little to affect his standing with the public or exhibitors.

It was Tracy's film debut.

The first time race played a major part in Tracy's life was at the age of 7, when he became aware of the racism leveled by his white friends toward dark-skinned children, and that he escaped similar treatment because they thought that Marrow was white because of his lighter skin.

Tracy's first experience with an illegal activity occurred after a bicycle that Solomon " bought " him for Christmas was stolen.

Earl was a fan of rock music and listened to only the local rock stations ; sharing a room with him spurred Tracy's interest in heavy metal music.

It was Tracy's involvement that ensured that Cagney accepted a supporting role, although in the end, Tracy did not take part.

Pat Patton, heretofore Tracy's rather buffoonish partner, was promoted to police chief in Brandon's place.

As Tess faded into the background as a major character, the changing face of law enforcement in real life was also reflected in Tracy's taking on a female assistant, rookie policewoman Lizz Worthington, who joined the police force in 1956 and immediately was assigned to help in the investigation of her long-lost sister's murder by juvenile delinquent Joe Period.

This was named after a short-lived youth group seen in the strip during the late 1940s, led by Junior Tracy, called " Dick Tracy's Crimestoppers.

It was for Kramer that he made his last film, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner ( 1967 ), completed 17 days before Tracy's death.

" The Last Mile opened on Broadway in February, where Tracy's intense performance was met by a standing ovation that lasted 14 curtain calls.

The details on how Tracy's relationship with Fox ended are unclear: later in life Tracy maintained that he was fired for his drunken behavior, but the Fox records do not support this account.

I Take This Woman with Hedy Lamarr was a critical and commercial failure, but the historical drama Northwest Passage — Tracy's first film in Technicolor — proved popular.

It was followed later that year by Tracy's only venture into the horror genre, an adaptation of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, co-starring Ingrid Bergman and Lana Turner.

" The film was the biggest commercial success of Tracy's career to date, earning $ 6 million worldwide.

Tracy's first post-MGM appearance was in The Mountain ( 1956 ).

After abandoning two projects, including a proposed remake of The Blue Angel with Marilyn Monroe, Tracy's next feature was The Last Hurrah ( 1958 ).

Critics were unenthusiastic about the film, which was nevertheless Tracy's most successful box office outing since Father of the Bride.

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner was released in December, and although reviews were mixed, Curtis notes that " Tracy's performance was singled out for praise in nearly every instance.