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Adam's Rib

George Cukor

1949 • 1h 41m

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.

Adam's Rib

Adam's Rib - Original Theatrical Trailer

Cast

Spencer Tracy

Spencer TracyAdam Bonner

Katharine Hepburn

Katharine HepburnAmanda Bonner

Judy Holliday

Judy HollidayDoris Attinger

Tom Ewell

Tom EwellWarren Attinger

David Wayne

David WayneKip Lurie

Jean Hagen

Jean HagenBeryl Caighn

Hope Emerson

Hope EmersonOlympia La Pere

Eve March

Clarence Kolb

Clarence KolbJudge Reiser

Emerson Treacy

Emerson TreacyJules Frikke

Polly Moran

Polly MoranMrs. McGrath

Will Wright

Will WrightJudge Marcasson

Elizabeth FlournoyDr. Margaret Brodeigh

Bonnie Bannon

Bonnie BannonWoman in Courtroom (uncredited)

Charles BastinYoung District Attorney (uncredited)

Crew

A. Arnold Gillespie

A. Arnold GillespieSpecial Effects

George Cukor

George CukorDirector

Ruth Gordon

Ruth GordonScreenplay

Miklós Rózsa

Miklós RózsaOriginal Music Composer

Cedric Gibbons

Cedric GibbonsArt Direction

Lawrence Weingarten

Lawrence WeingartenProducer

Garson Kanin

Garson KaninScreenplay

Edwin B. Willis

Edwin B. WillisSet Decoration

George J. Folsey

George J. FolseyDirector of Photography

Walter Plunkett

Walter PlunkettCostume Design

Douglas Shearer

Douglas ShearerSound Recordist

Sydney Guilaroff

Sydney GuilaroffHair Designer

Andrew Marton

Andrew MartonSecond Unit Director

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Adam's Rib (1949) — Backlot Notes