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 and is considered a classic romantic comedy. Judy Holliday, who went on to fame in 1950's Born Yesterday, received her first substantial role in this film.
Plot
Prosecuter Adam Bonner (Tracy) is assigned the case against a woman (Holliday) who tried to scare her adulterous husband (Tom Ewell) by shooting him repeatedly. Bonner's wife, Amanda (Hepburn), also a lawyer, decides to defend the woman in court. As the two use every technique they know to win the case, the courtroom tension carries over into the couple's household.Reception
Ruth Gordon (later of Rosemary's Baby fame) and Garson Kanin were nominated for the 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."
External links
- [Adams Rib quotes] at MovieWavs.com
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