Adam's Rib

1949, Romance, 1h 41m

28 Reviews 10,000+ Ratings

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Matched by Garson Kanin's witty, sophisticated screenplay, George Cukor, Spencer Tracy, and Katherine Hepburn are all in top form in the classic comedy Adam's Rib. Read critic reviews

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A courtroom rivalry finds its way into the household when prosecuting lawyer Adam Bonner (Spencer Tracy) faces off against his wife, Amanda (Katharine Hepburn), who happens to be a defense attorney. Working on opposite sides of a lawsuit where a woman (Judy Holliday) has shot her cheating husband (Tom Ewell), Adam and Amanda are both determined to win the case, and their home becomes the setting for comical showdowns, with neither spouse willing to relent.

Cast & Crew

Spencer Tracy
Adam Bonner
Katharine Hepburn
Amanda Bonner
Judy Holliday
Doris Attinger
Tom Ewell
Warren Francis Attinger
David Wayne
Kip Lurie
Jean Hagen
Beryl Caighn
Hope Emerson
Olympia La Pere
Polly Moran
Mrs. McGrath
Marvin Kaplan
Court Stenographer (uncredited)
Paula Raymond
Kip's Girlfriend (uncredited)
Tommy Noonan
Reporter (uncredited)
George Cukor
Director
Ruth Gordon
Writer
Garson Kanin
Writer
Lawrence Weingarten
Producer
Cole Porter
Original Music
Miklós Rózsa
Original Music
George J. Folsey
Cinematographer
George Boemler
Film Editor
William Ferrari
Art Direction
Cedric Gibbons
Film Editor
Edwin B. Willis
Set Decoration
Walter Plunkett
Costume Designer
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