Since Woman of the Year, Hepburn had committed to a romantic relationship with Tracy and dedicated herself to helping the star, who suffered from alcoholism and insomnia. Her career slowed as a result, and she worked less for the remainder of the decade than she had done in the 1930s—notably by not appearing on-stage again until 1950. Her only appearance in 1943 was a cameo in the morale-building wartime film Stage Door Canteen, playing herself. She took an atypical role in 1944, playing a Chinese peasant in the high-budget drama Dragon Seed. Hepburn was enthusiastic about the film, but it met with a tepid response and she was described as miscast. She then reunited with Tracy for the film version of Without Love (1945), after which she turned down a role in The Razor's Edge to support Tracy through his return to Broadway. Without Love received poor reviews, but a new Tracy–Hepburn picture was a big event and it was popular on release, selling a record number of tickets over the Easter weekend in 1945.
Since Woman of the Year Hepburn had committed to a romantic relationship with Tracy and dedicated herself to helping the star who suffered from alcoholism and insomnia Her career slowed as a result and she worked less for the remainder of the decade than she had done in the 1930s—notably by not appearing on-stage again until 1950 Her only appearance in 1943 was a cameo in the morale-building wartime film Stage Door Canteen playing herself She took an atypical role in 1944 playing a Chinese peasant in the high-budget drama Dragon Seed Hepburn was enthusiastic about the film but it met with a tepid response and she was described as miscast She then reunited with Tracy for the film version of Without Love (1945) after which she turned down a role in The Razor's Edge to support Tracy through his return to Broadway Without Love received poor reviews but a new Tracy–Hepburn picture was a big event and it was popular on release selling a record number of tickets over the Easter weekend in 1945