description Adam's Rib (1949) Overview
Adam's Rib is a 1949 American romantic comedy directed by George Cukor and written by Ruth Gordon and Garson Kanin. Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn play married lawyers who oppose each other in court after a woman is charged with shooting her unfaithful husband. The film uses the trial and the couple's domestic conflict to examine marriage, professional rivalry, and unequal standards applied to men and women, combining courtroom argument with screwball comedy.
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Why are Adam and Amanda Bonner on opposite sides of the same trial?
Adam prosecutes Doris Attinger for shooting her unfaithful husband, while Amanda becomes Doris's defense attorney. Their courtroom dispute over unequal standards for men and women spills directly into their marriage.
Who wrote Adam's Rib?
The screenplay was written by the married writing team Ruth Gordon and Garson Kanin. George Cukor directed the 1949 film for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
Is Adam's Rib mainly a courtroom drama or a romantic comedy?
It is both, using a criminal trial to drive a battle-of-the-sexes comedy between Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy. The legal arguments about gender remain central even when the film moves from the courtroom to the Bonners' home.
Was Adam's Rib the first film pairing Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn?
No, their screen partnership began with Woman of the Year in 1942. Adam's Rib became one of their best-known collaborations because their characters are professional equals as well as spouses.
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