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Title

  • Adam's rib

Summary

  • A husband and wife, both lawyers, take opposite sides in a case, the husband prosecuting and the wife leading the defense of a woman who shot her adulterous husband.

Names

  • Cukor, George, 1899-1983, direction.
  • Weingarten, Lawrence, 1897-1975, production.
  • Gordon, Ruth, 1896-1985, writing.
  • Kanin, Garson, 1912-1999, writing.
  • Folsey, George J., 1898-1988, camera.
  • Rózsa, Miklós, 1907-1995, music.
  • Tracy, Spencer, 1900-1967, cast.
  • Hepburn, Katharine, 1907-2003, cast.
  • Holliday, Judy, cast.
  • Ewell, Tom, 1909-1994, cast.
  • Wayne, David, 1914-1995, cast.
  • Hagen, Jean, 1923-1977, cast.
  • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
  • Copyright Collection (Library of Congress)
  • Turner Entertainment Co. Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • United States : Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1949.

Headings

  • -  Lawyers' spouses--United States--Drama

Genre

  • Sophisticated comedy films
  • Legal films
  • Feature films
  • Fiction films

Notes

  • -  LP2615 PA393-074 U.S. Copyright Office
  • -  Copyright: Loew's Inc.; 1Nov49; LP2615.
  • -  Minor change version: [Colorized version]. -- United States : Turner Entertainment Co., c1988.
  • -  Copyright for minor change version: Turner Entertainment Co. [DCR, REG unknown] PUB 20Apr88; PA393-074.
  • -  Camera, George J. Folsey ; music, Miklos Rozsa ; editor, George Boemler ; song, Cole Porter.
  • -  Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Judy Holliday, Tom Ewell, David Wayne, Jean Hagen.
  • -  This film was selected for the National Film Registry.
  • -  Sources used: Deschner, The films of Spencer Tracy, p. 199-201.
  • -  Received: 1989-02-14; viewing copy; copyright deposit--RNR; Copyright Collection.
  • -  Received: 1965-12-29; viewing print; copyright deposit, replacing nitrate original; Copyright Collection.
  • -  Received: 1989-02-14; theatrical projection print; deposited with colorized version received as copyright deposit--RNR; Copyright Collection.
  • -  Received: 1984-2-23; dupe neg pic and neg track; deposit; Turner Entertainment Co. Collection.
  • -  Theatrical projection print not on shelf as of 2008-10-10.

Medium

  • 1 videocassette of 1 (VHS) (101 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. viewing copy.
  • 12 film reels of 12 on 3 (ca. 101 min., ca. 3,676 ft.) : sd., b&w ; 16 mm. viewing print.
  • 12 film reels of 12 on 6 (ca. 101 min., ca. 9.090 ft.) : sd., b&w ; 35 mm. theatrical projection print.
  • 11 film reels of 11 on 6 (ca. 101 min., ca. 9,090 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm. dupe neg pic.
  • 11 film reels of 11 on 6 (ca. 101 min., ca. 9,090 ft.) : sd. ; 35 mm. neg track.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • VAB 1103 (viewing copy)
  • FCA 2011-2013 (viewing print)
  • FQA 6742-6747 (theatrical projection print)
  • FQA 9166-9171 (dupe neg pic)
  • FQA 9172-9177 (neg track)

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 89706271

Online Format

  • web page
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Gordon, Ruth, Writing, Garson Kanin, George J Folsey, Miklós Rózsa, Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Judy Holliday, et al. Adam's Rib. directeds by Cukor, George, Ection, produceds by Weingarten, Lawrence, Uction United States: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1949. Image. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/89706271/.

APA citation style:

Gordon, R., Kanin, G., Folsey, G. J., Rózsa, M., Tracy, S., Hepburn, K. [...] Turner Entertainment Co. Collection. (1949) Adam's Rib. Cukor, G., dir, Weingarten, L., prod United States: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. [Image] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/89706271/.

MLA citation style:

Gordon, Ruth, Writing, et al. Adam's Rib. dir by Cukor, George, Ection, prod by Weingarten, Lawrence, Uction United States: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1949. Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/89706271/>.