Domestic and professional tensions mount when a husband and wife work as opposing lawyers in a case involving a woman who shot her husband.Domestic and professional tensions mount when a husband and wife work as opposing lawyers in a case involving a woman who shot her husband.Domestic and professional tensions mount when a husband and wife work as opposing lawyers in a case involving a woman who shot her husband.
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- Ruth Gordon(screen play)
- Garson Kanin(screen play)
- Stars
- Ruth Gordon(screen play)
- Garson Kanin(screen play)
- Stars
Edward Andrews
- Kip's neighbor
- (uncredited)
Bonnie Bannon
- Woman in Courtroom
- (uncredited)
Charles Bastin
- Young District Attorney
- (uncredited)
Harry Baum
- Commuter
- (uncredited)
Joseph E. Bernard
- Mr. Bonner - Adam's Father
- (uncredited)
- Ruth Gordon(screen play)
- Garson Kanin(screen play)
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Did you know
- TriviaInspired by the real-life story of husband-and-wife lawyers William Dwight Whitney and Dorothy Whitney, who represented Raymond Massey and his ex-wife Adrianne Allen in their divorce. After the Massey divorce was over, the Whitneys divorced each other and married the respective Masseys.
- GoofsIn the courtroom Kip and Emerald are sitting right behind the prosecutor's desk and in front of the rail separating the gallery from the lawyers' section. But in a real trial they would not be allowed to sit there because that section is reserved for official members of the court. Although they are personal friends of Amanda and Adam, they are not there in any kind of official capacity.
- Crazy creditsOpening credits are little curtains that go up and down, on a stage in a performance hall.
- Alternate versionsAlso available in a computer colorized version.
- ConnectionsEdited into Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972)
- SoundtracksFarewell, Amanda
(1949)
Music and Lyrics by Cole Porter
Played during the opening credits and often in the score
Sung by David Wayne (uncredited), accompanying himself on the piano
Reprised by the voice of Frank Sinatra (uncredited) on the radio
Whistled by Katharine Hepburn (uncredited)
Sung a cappella by Spencer Tracy (uncredited)
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This is what Tracy/Hepburn comedies are all about.
Sometimes in life, we experience the most embarrassing situations. But no matter how embarrassing these situations are, they can't possibly be as whacked-out as what the characters in "Adam's Rib" experience.
It all begins when Doris Attinger (Judy Holliday) shoots her husband Warren (Tom Ewell) after she finds him cheating on her. She is promptly arrested for attempted murder. High-priced lawyer Adam Bonner (Spencer Tracy) is assigned to represent Warren in court. However, Adam's wife Amanda (Katharine Hepburn) finds it despicable that a woman was arrested for punishing her unfaithful husband, and decides to represent Doris in court.
Well, as you can imagine, with husband and wife on opposite sides of the trial, things get a little crazy. It only makes sense that they can't help but maintain their spousal attitudes towards each other while in court (especially under the table). But even Amanda starts to find Adam unpleasant for defending Warren, and she plays a few tricks on him in court, namely with a very muscular woman.
One thing that you have to wonder after seeing a movie this good is: how did Ruth Gordon and Garson Kanin come up with such a great story? Well, the point is that they did. It focuses not only on sexism, but also on how the whole trial is affecting their marriage.
Anyway, the point is that in my opinion, "Adam's Rib" should have won Best Picture for 1949. Perfect.
It all begins when Doris Attinger (Judy Holliday) shoots her husband Warren (Tom Ewell) after she finds him cheating on her. She is promptly arrested for attempted murder. High-priced lawyer Adam Bonner (Spencer Tracy) is assigned to represent Warren in court. However, Adam's wife Amanda (Katharine Hepburn) finds it despicable that a woman was arrested for punishing her unfaithful husband, and decides to represent Doris in court.
Well, as you can imagine, with husband and wife on opposite sides of the trial, things get a little crazy. It only makes sense that they can't help but maintain their spousal attitudes towards each other while in court (especially under the table). But even Amanda starts to find Adam unpleasant for defending Warren, and she plays a few tricks on him in court, namely with a very muscular woman.
One thing that you have to wonder after seeing a movie this good is: how did Ruth Gordon and Garson Kanin come up with such a great story? Well, the point is that they did. It focuses not only on sexism, but also on how the whole trial is affecting their marriage.
Anyway, the point is that in my opinion, "Adam's Rib" should have won Best Picture for 1949. Perfect.
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- lee_eisenberg
- Jun 13, 2005
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