La costola di Adamo
Trama
Esasperata dai tradimenti del marito, Doris Attinger, comprata una pistola, segue lo stesso fino a casa dell'amante, per poi sparargli. Solo l'inesperienza con le armi impedisce alla donna di uccidere il fedifrago che se la cava con delle ferite. In tribunale il caso è affidato al viceprocuratore distrettuale Adamo Bonner. Sua moglie, l'avvocato Amanda Bonner, paladina dei diritti delle donne, assume la difficile difesa apparentemente disperata, della signora Attinger. Adamo è molto contrariato dal dover fronteggiare sua moglie che, sapendo molto determinata, gli sarà sicuramente ostile in aula con conseguenze che immagina turberanno la loro felice unione. Amanda sembra invece divertirsi nello stuzzicare il marito che, come la maggior parte degli uomini dell'epoca, non riconosce, di fatto, alle donne quella parità di diritti che le stesse hanno conquistato.
La risposta esilarante a chi indossa i pantaloni!
(1949) Commedia , Dramma , Romance
Data rilascio : 18/11/1949
regia di George Cukor
Budget : 1.728.000,00 $
Incasso : 9.470.000,00 $
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
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)