Adam's Rib

Movie

1949

1h 40m

English

Comedy, Drama, Romance

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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. A...

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Adam's Rib

Movie

1949

1h 40m

English

Comedy, Drama, Romance

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Cast

Adam Bonner

Amanda Bonner

Doris Attinger

Warren Attinger

Kip Lurie

Beryl Caighn

Olympia La Pere

Grace

Judge Reiser

Jules Frikke

Mrs. McGrath

Judge Marcasson

Dr. Margaret Brodeigh

Bonnie Bannon

Woman in Courtroom (uncredited)

Charles Bastin

Young District Attorney (uncredited...

Harry Baum

Commuter (uncredited)

Joseph E. Bernard

Mr. Bonner - Adam's Father (uncredi...

Madge Blake

Mrs. Bonner - Adam's Mother (uncred...

Harris Brown

Court Attendant (uncredited)

David Clarke

Roy (uncredited)

Harry Cody

Criminal Attorney (uncredited)

Dick Cogan

Reporter (uncredited)

Paul Cramer

Stenographer (uncredited)

Bert Davidson

Subway Guard (uncredited)

Roger Davis

Paul Hurlock (uncredited)

Directed By: George Cukor

Written By: Ruth Gordon (Screenplay), Garson Kanin (Screenplay)

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wambie says...

4 years ago

(referring to Katherine Hepburn's hinder)..What do you have back there? radar equipment?!?

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soonertbone says...

10 months ago

I dislike courtroom movies in general, but this one was largely pretty fun because Tracy and Hepburn have amazing chemistry. It's clear why they made so many movies together--it's just a delight to watch them together. Everything else is a little forgettable, and it hasn't aged well in many parts (although of course I can imagine how it must have been received at the time.)

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SofiVM says...

2 years ago

First Katherine Hepburn movie I see. I started because I read she was one of the few actresses in the 40s - 50s that didn't impersonated dumb bombshells characters, but headstrong, spirited and outspoken ones, and I must say I'm impressed by the character that she portraited, and that said character was written at all. In a post ww2 time were most women were back in the house and wife scenery, this movie challenge the imposed dynamic, speaks about the inequity of genders and address the injustice upon the "fair sex" in the daily life of the 50s. An original, fun, and innocent romantic comedy. - _Farewell Amanda_ ♪ ♪

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Spiritualized Kaos says...

2 years ago

This movie is way out of date.

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ItsOnlyAllen-deleted-1499049769

CONTAINS SPOILERS9/10 8 years ago

This was a really intelligent, witty and well-written film with a killer cast (as usual Hepburn and Tracy have amazing chemistry; when they act together, the sparks just fly and it doesn't feel like they're "acting" as a married couple), and it's still relevant today as we contin More

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barrymost

5 years ago

Directed by George Cukor, this is said to be one of the better Tracy/Hepburn efforts, and it is pretty funny, at that. Judy Holliday is always a delight, and her performance here as the woman on trial for pulling a gun on her husband and his lover is no exception. Very witty script is written with More

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