Books on Holocaust should be balanced with 'opposing' views, school leader tells teachers

[Betty W.]

41. Spencer Tracy's Three Films after "Judgment at Nuremberg"

Close, but Spencer Tracy made two films in between "Judgment at Nuremberg" and his last film, "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner.," (1967). Those were "How the West Was Won," (1962) and "It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World," (1963). The last scene in "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner" when Matt Drayton (Spencer Tracy) gives a soliloquy about his daughter and future son-in-law's future, Katherine Hepburn as Christina Drayton, Matt's wife, is in tears. Matt Drayton's speech was certainly emotional but Katherine Hepburn's tears were real as she knew Spencer Tracy was very sick at this point and would probably die soon. In fact, Spencer Tracy died on June 10, 1967, about three weeks after filming was completed of "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner." His performance as well as the other cast members performances in "Judgment at Nuremberg" was stellar with very sensitive material in 1961. But Maximilian Schell's performance as Defense Council, Hans Rolfe for the accused Nazis accused of war crimes was mesmerizing and haunted me for years. He certainly earned his Best Actor in a Leading Role Oscar at the 1962 Academy Awards. He had pretty stiff competition that year. Paul Newman for "The Hustler," Stuart Whitman for "The Mark," Charles Boyer for"Fanny" and Spencer Tracy for "Judgment at Nuremberg." But Maximilian Schell won out and rightly so!! One of the earliest and best films about the Holocaust, imho. It should be shown in every high school in America. And to ignorant adults as well.