Under George Cukor's direction for a fourth and final time, Tracy plays a blustery paterfamilias whose strong-willed daughter (Jean Simmons) seeks a career on the stage, presumably against his wishes.
Which brings us, unavoidably, to "Leatherheads, " the disappointingly leaden, if eager-to-please attempt by George Clooney, the movie's star and director, to evoke the screwball comedies of Hawks, Cukor and Sturges.