Adam's Rib
Summary:
Written by Ruth Gordon and Garson Kanin, Adam's Rib is a peerless comedy predicated on the double standard. Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn play Adam and Amanda Bonner, a husband-and-wife attorney team, both drawn to a case of attempted murder. The defendant (Judy Holliday) had tearfully attempted to shoot her husband (Tom Ewell) and his mistress (Jean... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Spencer Tracy - (Adam Bonner)
Katharine Hepburn - (Amanda Bonner)
Judy Holliday - (Doris Attinger)
Tom Ewell - (Warren Attinger)
David Wayne - (Kip Lurie)
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Review:
Ruth Gordon and Garson Kanin's witty and intelligent script (despite many improbabilities, such as the conflict of interest in having a husband and wife contest the same case, and the plausibility-defying circus-like theatrics that Amanda deploys in the courtroom) propels this funny and barbed courtroom comedy. The legal and gender-f... Continue >>
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