Pat Jamieson (played by Spencer Tracy) is a protagonist in Without Love.
A military research scientist who marries Jamie Rowan to support the war effort and establishes his laboratory in her home. Initially believing a pragmatic marriage without love eliminates jealousy and bickering, he eventually falls in love with Jamie. Jamie Rowan (played by Katharine Hepburn) is a protagonist in Without Love.
A lonely widow who enters a pragmatic marriage with Pat Jamieson to aid the war effort. While she has enjoyed the best of love and he has experienced the worst, they both initially seek a relationship free of marital disadvantages before inevitably falling for each other. Kitty Trimble (played by Lucille Ball) appears in Without Love.
Quentin Ladd (played by Keenan Wynn) appears in Without Love.
Paul Carrell (played by Carl Esmond) appears in Without Love.
Edwina Collins (played by Patricia Morison) appears in Without Love.
Prof. Ginza (played by Felix Bressart) appears in Without Love.
Anna (played by Emily Massey) appears in Without Love.
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Characters
Pat Jamieson
(played by Spencer Tracy) — protagonist
A military research scientist who marries Jamie Rowan to support the war effort and establishes his laboratory in her home. Initially believing a pragmatic marriage without love eliminates jealousy an...
Jamie Rowan
(played by Katharine Hepburn) — protagonist
A lonely widow who enters a pragmatic marriage with Pat Jamieson to aid the war effort. While she has enjoyed the best of love and he has experienced the worst, they both initially seek a relationship...
Kitty Trimble
(played by Lucille Ball) — supporting
Quentin Ladd
(played by Keenan Wynn) — supporting
Paul Carrell
(played by Carl Esmond) — supporting
Edwina Collins
(played by Patricia Morison) — supporting
Prof. Ginza
(played by Felix Bressart) — supporting
Anna
(played by Emily Massey) — supporting
Flower Vendor
(played by Gloria Grahame) — minor
Elevator Operator
(played by George Chandler) — minor
Key Relationships
Jamie Rowan → Elevator Operator
(Social Acquaintance)
Jamie Rowan → Flower Vendor
(Social Acquaintance)
Jamie Rowan → Anna
(Social Friend)
Pat Jamieson → Prof. Ginza
(Professional Colleague)
Jamie Rowan → Edwina Collins
(Social Friend)
Pat Jamieson → Paul Carrell
(Conflict Rival)
Jamie Rowan → Quentin Ladd
(Romantic Interest)
Jamie Rowan → Kitty Trimble
(Social Friend)
Pat Jamieson → Kitty Trimble
(Social Friend)
Pat Jamieson → Jamie Rowan
(Family Husband)
Story Analysis
A pragmatic marriage of convenience gradually transforms into genuine romance as two characters confront their unexpected feelings.
Plot Progression
The Pragmatic Pact
Domestic Laboratory
Cracks in the Arrangement
Inevitable Surrender
Directed by Harold S. Bucquet
Without Love (1945) · 7/10 · comedy, romance
Content sources
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(Q227468), public domain (CC0).
