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.
Directed by George Cukor
husband wife relationship
marriage
lawyer
singing
courtroom
prosecutor
subway station
grapefruit
afi
Rank
#4 in 1949·#2605 overall
Trailer
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.8 / 5
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Cast
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
Crew
George Cukor
Director
Ruth Gordon
Screenplay
Garson Kanin
Screenplay
Miklós Rózsa
Original Music Composer
George J. Folsey
Director of Photography
Lawrence Weingarten
Producer
A. Arnold Gillespie
Special Effects
Cedric Gibbons
Art Direction
Edwin B. Willis
Set Decoration
Walter Plunkett
Costume Design
Andrew Marton
Second Unit Director
Douglas Shearer
Recording Supervision
Popular Reviews
124 reviews
Thegreatgibbsby
7.0★ · 04/26/26
Spencer Tracy's character goes to absolutely unhinged lengths to prove a point to Katharine Hepburn at the end of this. And the point he's making is wrong anyway
Spencer Tracy's character goes to absolutely unhinged lengths to prove a point to Katharine Hepburn at the end of this. And the point he's making is wrong anyway
hungerstone
7.0★ · 01/19/26
oh these two were a marvel to look at
oh these two were a marvel to look at
christy
6.0★ · 01/19/26
Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn are so good together but the rest was pretty dull. The trial case wasn't too engaging.
Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn are so good together but the rest was pretty dull. The trial case wasn't too engaging.
