Adam's Rib poster
Screenplay Ruth Gordon, Garson Kanin
Director George Cukor

Adam's Rib

Tagline: It's The Hilarious Answer To Who Wears The Pants!

Release Date: 1949-11-18

Duration: 100 minutes

Synopsis

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. As a result, their perfect marriage is disturbed by everyday quarrels.

Casting

  • Jean Hagen
    Beryl Caighn
  • Katharine Hepburn
    Amanda Bonner
  • Paula Raymond
    Emerald - Kip's Girlfriend (uncredited)
  • Arthur Tovey
    Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
  • Will Wright
    Judge Marcasson
  • David Wayne
    Kip Lurie
  • Spencer Tracy
    Adam Bonner
  • Hope Emerson
    Olympia La Pere
  • Anna Q. Nilsson
    Mrs. Poynter (uncredited)
  • Edward Andrews
    Kip's neighbor (uncredited)