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When a woman attempts to kill her uncaring husband, prosecutor Adam Bonner gets the case. Unfortunately for him his wife Amanda (who happens to be a lawyer too) decides to defend the woman in court. Amanda uses everything she can to win the case and Adam gets mad about it. As a result, their perfect marriage is disturbed by everyday quarrels.

Funniest Picture in 10 Years!

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance

Starring: Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Judy Holliday

Released: November 18, 1949

Runtime: 101.0

Popularity Rating: 3.651

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

United States of America

Adam Bonner Spencer Tracy
Amanda Bonner Katharine Hepburn
Doris Attinger Judy Holliday
Warren Attinger Tom Ewell
Kip Lurie David Wayne
Beryl Caighn Jean Hagen
Olympia La Pere Hope Emerson
Judge Reiser Clarence Kolb
Mrs. McGrath Polly Moran
Judge Marcasson Will Wright
Grace Eve March
Jules Fr-ikke Emerson Treacy
Dr. Margaret Brodeigh Elizabeth Flournoy
Dave (uncredited) James Nolan
Emerald - Kip's Girlfriend (uncredited) Paula Raymond
Mrs. Poynter (uncredited) Anna Q. Nilsson
Mr. Bonner - Adam's Father (uncredited) Joseph E. Bernard
Mrs. Bonner - Adam's Mother (uncredited) Madge Blake
Man in Courtroom (uncredited) 'Snub' Pollard
Court Stenographer (uncredited) Marvin Kaplan
Court Clerk (uncredited) John Maxwell
Reporter (uncredited) David McMahon
Reporter (uncredited) Tommy Noonan
Photographer (uncredited) Tom Quinn
Photographer (uncredited) Ray Walker
Roy (uncredited) David Clarke
Court Clerk (uncredited) Brick Sullivan
Woman in Courtroom (uncredited) Bonnie Bannon
Court Attendant (uncredited) Harris Brown
Criminal Attorney (uncredited) Harry Cody
Criminal Attorney (uncredited) Gil Patric
Reporter (uncredited) Dick Cogan
Reporter (uncredited) Wilson Wood
Subway Guard (uncredited) Bert Davidson
Subway Conductor (uncredited) George Magrill
Paul Hurlock (uncredited) Roger Davis
Fat Man in Elevator (uncredited) Rex Evans
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) Mickey Golden
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) Arthur Tovey
Courtroom Extra (uncredited) Bert Stevens
Man in Courtroom (uncredited) Kenner G. Kemp
Louie - Elevator Operator (uncredited) Louis Mason
Juror (uncredited) Frank Mills
Juror (uncredited) Glen Walters
Photographer (uncredited) Ralph Montgomery
Mrs. Marcasson (uncredited) Marjorie Wood
Benjamin Klausner - Jury Foreman (uncredited) William Self
Taxicab Driver (uncredited) Will Stanton

Art — Art Direction: Cedric Gibbons
Art — Art Direction: William Ferrari
Art — Painter: Frank Wesselhoff
Art — Set Designer: Edwin B. Willis
Art — Set Designer: Henry Grace
Camera — Director of Photography: George J. Folsey
Costume & Make-Up — Costume Design: Walter Plunkett
Costume & Make-Up — Hairstylist: Sydney Guilaroff
Costume & Make-Up — Makeup Artist: Jack Dawn
Crew — Second Unit: Andrew Marton
Crew — Special Effects: A. Arnold Gillespie
Directing — Assistant Director: Jack Greenwood
Directing — Assistant Director: Joel Freeman
Directing — Director: George Cukor
Editing — Editor: George Boemler
Production — Producer: Lawrence Weingarten
Sound — Music: George Bassman
Sound — Music: William Axt
Sound — Orchestrator: Eugene Zador
Sound — Original Music Composer: Miklos Rozsa
Sound — Sound Designer: Douglas Shearer
Writing — Screenplay: Garson Kanin
Writing — Screenplay: Ruth Gordon