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Adam's Rib
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Overview

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Director:
George Cukor
Writers:
Ruth Gordon (screenplay) and
Garson Kanin (screenplay)
Contact:
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Release Date:
18 November 1949 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Romance more
Tagline:
It Will Tickle Your Funny Bone ! more
Plot:
Domestic and professional tensions mount when a husband and wife work as opposing lawyers in a case involving a woman who shot her husband. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win & 3 nominations more
NewsDesk:
Screen Legend Katharine Hepburn Dies at 96
 (From WENN. 30 June 2003)

User Comments:
Cheeky magnetic romp saying far more than was thought back in the day. more (72 total)

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

Spencer Tracy ... Adam Bonner

Katharine Hepburn ... Amanda Bonner
Judy Holliday ... Doris Attinger
Tom Ewell ... Warren Attinger
David Wayne ... Kip Lurie
Jean Hagen ... Beryl Caighn
Hope Emerson ... Olympia La Pere
Eve March ... Grace
Clarence Kolb ... Judge Reiser
Emerson Treacy ... Jules Frikke
Polly Moran ... Mrs. McGrath

Will Wright ... Judge Marcasson
Elizabeth Flournoy ... Dr. Margaret Brodeigh
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Charles Bastin ... Young District Attorney (uncredited)
Joseph E. Bernard ... Mr. Bonner, Adam's Father (uncredited)
Madge Blake ... Mrs. Bonner, Adam's Mother (uncredited)
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)
Janna DeLoos ... Mary, Maid (uncredited)
Sidney Dubin ... Bobby, Amanda's Assistant (uncredited)
Rex Evans ... Fat Man in Elevator (uncredited)
John Fell ... Adam's Assistant (uncredited)
Norman Field ... Courtroom Bailiff (uncredited)
Glen Gallagher ... Criminal Attorney (uncredited)
Danny Harvey ... Office Boy (uncredited)
Marvin Kaplan ... Court Stenographer (uncredited)
Kenner G. Kemp ... Man in Courtroom (uncredited)
Michael Kostrick ... Photographer (uncredited)
Nancy Laurents ... Photographer (uncredited)
Gracille LaVinder ... Police Matron (uncredited)
DeForrest Lawrence ... Adam's Assistant (uncredited)
Lester Luther ... Judge Poynter (uncredited)
George Magrill ... Subway Conductor (uncredited)
Dwight Martin ... Photographer (uncredited)
Louis Mason ... Lloyd, Elevator Operator (uncredited)
John Maxwell ... Court Clerk (uncredited)

David McMahon ... Reporter (uncredited)
Walter Merrill ... Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Frank Mills ... Juror (uncredited)
Ralph Montgomery ... Photographer (uncredited)
Anna Q. Nilsson ... Mrs. Poynter (uncredited)
James Nolan ... Dave (uncredited)
Tommy Noonan ... Reporter (uncredited)
Gil Patric ... Criminal Attorney (uncredited)
'Snub' Pollard ... Man in Courtroom (uncredited)
Dan Quigg ... Reporter (uncredited)
Tom Quinn ... Photographer (uncredited)
Paula Raymond ... Emerald, Kip's Girlfriend (uncredited)
William Self ... Benjamin Klausner, Jury Foreman (uncredited)
Will Stanton ... Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
Bert Stevens ... Courtroom Extra (uncredited)
Brick Sullivan ... Court Clerk (uncredited)
Arthur Tovey ... Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Ray Walker ... Photographer (uncredited)
Marjorie Wood ... Mrs. Marcasson (uncredited)
Wilson Wood ... Reporter (uncredited)
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Directed by
George Cukor 
 
Writing credits
Ruth Gordon (screenplay) and
Garson Kanin (screenplay)

Produced by
Lawrence Weingarten .... producer
 
Original Music by
Miklós Rózsa  (as Miklos Rozsa)
 
Cinematography by
George J. Folsey 
 
Film Editing by
George Boemler 
 
Art Direction by
William Ferrari 
Cedric Gibbons 
 
Set Decoration by
Edwin B. Willis 
 
Makeup Department
Jack Dawn .... makeup creator
Sydney Guilaroff .... hair styles designer
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Joel Freeman .... assistant director (uncredited)
Jack Greenwood .... assistant director (uncredited)
 
Art Department
Henry Grace .... associate set decorator (as Henry W. Grace)
 
Sound Department
Douglas Shearer .... recording supervisor
Douglas Shearer .... sound recordist (uncredited)
 
Special Effects by
A. Arnold Gillespie .... special effects
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Walter Plunkett .... costume designer: Miss Hepburn
 
Music Department
Eugene Zador .... orchestrator (uncredited)
 
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Man and Wife (USA) (working title)
A Costela de Adão (Brazil) (Portugal) [pt]
Ehekrieg (Austria) (West Germany) [de]
La Costilla de Adán (Argentina) (Spain) [es]
Ádám bordája (Hungary) [hu]
Aatamin kylkiluu (Finland) [fi]
Adam kai Eva (Greece) (reissue title) [el]
Adams revben (Sweden) [sv]
Adams ribben (Denmark) [da]
Ap' to plevro tou Adam (Greece) [el]
La costola di Adamo (Italy) [it]
Madame porte la culotte (France) [fr]
Zebro Adama (Poland) [pl]
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Runtime:
101 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
Certification:
Portugal:M/12 | Sweden:15 | USA:Passed (National Board of Review) | USA:Approved (certificate #14029) | UK:U | New Zealand:PG | Argentina:Atp | Australia:G (alternate rating) | Australia:PG
Company:
Loew's more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
In the scene in which Amanda is driving Adam to work, he tells her, "Oh, you're giving me the Bryn Mawr accent". Bryn Mawr College was Katharine Hepburn's alma mater, where she claimed to have gained her distinctive voice. more
Goofs:
Plot holes: Midway through the trial, Kip uses the Bonner's piano to play an early version of a new song he's writing that is in such rough shape, it doesn't have complete lyrics. Yet shortly afterward - and long before the trial is over - the song has already been recorded, played on the radio and is reportedly a big hit. more
Quotes:
Amanda Bonner: And when did you stop loving your wife? Tell the truth.
Warren Francis Attinger: At least
[shrugs]
Warren Francis Attinger: 3 years.
Amanda Bonner: Why? Tell the truth.
Warren Francis Attinger: She started getting too fat.
Amanda Bonner: Did you tell her about that?
Warren Francis Attinger: Yes.
Amanda Bonner: What happened?
Warren Francis Attinger: She got fatter.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "EastEnders: (2004-09-27)" (2004) more
Soundtrack:
Farewell, Amanda more

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5 out of 6 people found the following comment useful.
Cheeky magnetic romp saying far more than was thought back in the day., 4 March 2008
8/10
Author: JohnRouseMerriottChard from United Kingdom

Adam's Rib turned out to be a delightfully cheeky romp with a kicker sense of humour, all acted out with ease by Spencer Tracy & Katherine Hepburn. I love how the film veers from the courtroom right into their marital home and becomes not just about a battle of wills, but a battle of the sexes as well, much fun watching this famous couple go at each other, both at work and at home. The film benefits greatly from the appearance of the lovely Judy Holliday in her breakthrough role, and it amused me greatly to see David Wayne playing a shifty character as I remember him fondly from the Twilight Zone episode Escape Clause in 1959.

8/10.

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