What Genre Is It? Romance/Comedy Why Watch Desk Set? The Reference Department is buzzing with excitement as Bunny (Katharine Hepburn), Sylvia (Dina Merrill), Peg (Joan Blondell), and Ruthie (Sue Randall) keep up with the holiday reference questions. However, a surprise visit from Methods Engineer, Richard Sumner (Spencer Tracy), has the office suspicious. Richard has been hired to install a computer in the Reference Department, but he’s been ordered not to share the details with the librarians. Tape measure in hand, Richard Sumner takes inventory of the reference space utilized by the ladies, and he continues his research by observing how efficient the four fun-loving librarians are. Meanwhile, Bunny, the manager…