Adam's Rib
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Adam's Rib is a 1949 film starring Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy and directed by George Cukor. The film was well received upon its release in November of 1949 and is considered a classic comedy. Judy Holliday, who went on to fame in 1950's Born Yesterday, received her first substantial role in this film.
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Plot
Prosecuter Adam Bonner (Spencer Tracy) is assigned the case against a woman (Judy Holliday) who tried to scare her adulterous husband (Tom Ewell) by shooting him repeatedly. Bonner's wife, Amanda (Katharine Hepburn), also a lawyer, decides to defend the woman in court. As the two use everything they can to win the case, the courtroom tension carries over into the couple's household.
Reception
Ruth Gordon (of Rosemary's Baby fame) and Garson Kanin were nominated for an Academy Award for Best Screenplay in 1950. In the decades since the film's release, it has attracted the esteem of many critics. It was selected for preservation in the United States by the National Film Registry in 1992.
Cast
Spencer Tracy as Adam Bonner
Katharine Hepburn as Amanda Bonner
Judy Holliday as Doris Attinger
Tom Ewell as Warren Francis Attinger
David Wayne as Kip Lurie
Jean Hagen as Beryl Caighn
Hope Emerson as Olympia La Pere
Eve March as Grace
Clarence Kolb as Judge Reiser
Quotations from the movie
- "Tell me something. What is marriage? I'll tell you what it is: Marriage is a contract. It's the law."
- "What blow you think you were striking for women's rights, I am sure I don't know, but you've certainly fouled us up beyond all recognition."