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Adam's Rib
Adam's Rib is a 1949 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by George Cukor from a screenplay written by Ruth Gordon and Garson Kanin. It stars Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn as married lawyers who come to oppose each other in court. Judy Holliday co-stars as the third lead in her second credited movie role. Also featured are Tom Ewell, David Wayne, and Jean Hagen. The music was composed by Miklós Rózsa, and the song "Farewell, Amanda" was written by Cole Porter.
Plot
Doris Attinger follows her husband with a gun in Manhattan one day, suspecting he is having an affair with another woman. In her rage, she fires wildly and blindly around the room and at the couple multiple times. One of the bullets hits her husband in the shoulder. His lover escapes unscathed.
Cast
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| author | Garson Kanin Ruth Gordon |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | New York City |
| director | George Cukor |
| editor | George Boemler |
| genre | comedy-drama |
| keywords | assistant district attorney attempted murder burn defense attorney district attorney drink even force horrify married meet morning newspaper ad physical abuse run |
| musicBy | Cole Porter Miklós Rózsa |
| nomination | Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture |
| producer | Lawrence Weingarten |
| productionCompany | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| publisher | Loews Cineplex Entertainment |
| recordedAt | Los Angeles |
| theme | comedy of remarriage dance feminist legal romantic comedy |