Sam (Spencer Spencer Tracy) is a sports journalist who has recently been annoyed by a woman who is also a journalist, Tess (Katherine Hepburn Katharine Hepburn). Tess always complains in her column that sports are so boring, while Sam goes head-to-head with her in her own column. To prove the charm of sports, Sam and Tess made an appointment to watch a baseball game. Not surprisingly, after the baseball game, Sam and Tess both fell in love. However, the married life of the two is not calm, and their completely different personalities make them quarrel over many trifles. Tess was chosen as the "strong woman of the time", which made Sam very jealous, and in order to make Sam happy again, Tess made a series of efforts but failed one after another.