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Adam's Rib
Adam's Rib
Director:George Cukor
Overview:
When a woman attempts to kill her uncaring husband, prosecutor Adam Bonner gets the case. Unfortunately for him his wife Amanda (who happens to be a lawyer too) decides to defend the woman in court. Amanda uses everything she can to win the case and Adam gets mad about it. As a result, their perfect marriage is disturbed by everyday quarrels.
Release:
1949 / 11 / 18
Rating:
7.1
Genres & Subgenres:
Comedy
Drama
Romance
Tags:
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
Emerson Treacy
as
Jules Frikke
Will Wright
as
Judge Marcasson
Anna Q. Nilsson
as
Mrs. Poynter (uncredited)
Arthur Tovey
as
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Edward Andrews
as
Kip's neighbor (uncredited)