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Adam's Rib
A woman's attempted murder of her uncaring husband results in everyday quarrels in the lives of Adam and Amanda, a pair of happily married lawyers who end up on opposite sides of the case in court.
1949 · Directed by George Cukor · 101 min · Comedy · Romance · 17 frames
Tagline
It's The Hilarious Answer To Who Wears The Pants!
Crew
- Screenplay: Ruth Gordon, Garson Kanin
- Cinematography: George J. Folsey
- Edited by: George Boemler
- Music: Miklós Rózsa
- Produced by: Lawrence Weingarten
Cast
- Spencer Tracy as Adam Bonner
- Katharine Hepburn as Amanda Bonner
- Judy Holliday as Doris Attinger
- Tom Ewell as Warren Attinger
- David Wayne as Kip Lurie
- Jean Hagen as Beryl Caighn
- Hope Emerson as Olympia La Pere
- Eve March as Grace
- Clarence Kolb as Judge Reiser
- Emerson Treacy as Jules Frikke
Production
- Country: United States of America
- Language: English
- Studios: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Budget: $1,728,000
- Box office: $9,470,000
- Themes: husband wife relationship, marriage, lawyer, singing, courtroom, prosecutor, subway station, grapefruit, afi
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