Adam's Rib
It's The Hilarious Answer To Who Wears The Pants!
1949 | 100m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | George Cukor |
|---|---|
| Writer: | Ruth Gordon, Garson Kanin |
| Staring: |
| A woman's attempted murder of her uncaring husband results in everyday quarrels in the lives of Adam and Amanda, a pair of happily married lawyers who end up on opposite sides of the case in court. | |
| Release Date: | Nov 18, 1949 |
|---|---|
| Director: | George Cukor |
| Writer: | Ruth Gordon, Garson Kanin |
| Genres: | Comedy, Drama, Romance |
| Keywords | husband wife relationship, marriage, lawyer, singing, courtroom, prosecutor, subway station, grapefruit, afi |
| Production Companies | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $9,470,000
Budget: $1,728,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 (Update) Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| Mickey Golden | Courtroom Spectator (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) |
| Gustave Lax | Juror (uncredited) |
| Doris Lloyd | Lady with Attinger Kids in Court (uncredited) |
| Lester Luther | Judge Poynter (uncredited) |
| George Magrill | Subway Conductor (uncredited) |
| Dwight Martin | Photographer (uncredited) |
| Louis Mason | Louie - 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) |
| Evelyn Moriarty | Juror (uncredited) |
| Sol Murgi | Commuter (uncredited) |
| Anna Q. Nilsson | Mrs. Poynter (uncredited) |
| James Nolan | Dave (uncredited) |
| Tommy Noonan | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Gil Patric | Criminal Attorney (uncredited) |
| Harry '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) |
| Glen Walters | Juror (uncredited) |
| Marjorie Wood | Mrs. Marcasson (uncredited) |
| Wilson Wood | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Edward Andrews | Kip's neighbor (uncredited) |
| Jules Michelson | Bailiff (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| George Boemler | Editor |
| Jack Dawn | Makeup Designer |
| Joel Freeman | Assistant Director |
| Frank Wesselhoff | Painter |
| Henry Grace | Assistant Set Decoration |
| Charles Levin | Unit Manager |
| William Ferrari | Art Direction |
| Eugene Zador | Orchestrator |
| William Axt | Additional Music |
| George J. Folsey | Director of Photography |
| Jack Greenwood | Assistant Director |
| George Bassman | Additional Music |
| George Cukor | Director |
| Ruth Gordon | Screenplay |
| Garson Kanin | Screenplay |
| Miklós Rózsa | Original Music Composer |
| Cedric Gibbons | Art Direction |
| A. Arnold Gillespie | Special Effects |
| Walter Plunkett | Costume Design |
| Edwin B. Willis | Set Decoration |
| Sydney Guilaroff | Hair Designer |
| Andrew Marton | Second Unit Director |
| Douglas Shearer | Sound Recordist, Recording Supervision |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Lawrence Weingarten | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Globes | Best Supporting Actress | Judy Holliday | Nominated |
Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 14 | 22 | 10 |
| 2024 | 5 | 14 | 27 | 10 |
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| 2025 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 6 |
| 2025 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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barrymost
8.0
Directed by George Cukor, this is said to be one of the better Tracy/Hepburn efforts, and it is pretty funny, at that. Judy Holliday is always a delight, and her performance here as the woman on trial for pulling a gun on her husband and his lover is no exception. Very witty script is written with ... a good deal of intelligence, and while the laughs aren't constant, they're certainly worth it when they do come.
Jun 23, 2021