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Line 3: [[File:Adams rib trailer.png\|thumb\|350px\|The battle of the sexes, as fought by [[Katharine Hepburn]] and [[Spencer Tracy]].]] With an [[Academy Award\|Oscar]]-nominated script by Ruth Gordon and Garson Kanin, '''''Adam~~'~~'s Rib''''' pokes fun at the double standard between the sexes. [[Spencer Tracy]] and [[Katharine Hepburn]] play husband and wife attorneys, each drawn to the same case of attempted murder. [[Judy Holliday]], defending the sanctity of her marriage and family, intends only to frighten her philandering husband ([[Tom Ewell]]) and his mistress ([[Jean Hagen]]) but tearfully ends up shooting and injuring the husband. Tracy argues that the case is open and shut, but Hepburn asserts that, if the defendant were a man, he'd be set free on the basis of "the unwritten law." As the trial turns into a media circus, the couple's relationship is put to the test. Holliday's first screen triumph propelled her onto bigger roles, including ''[[Born Yesterday]],'' for which she won an [[Academy Award]]. The film is also the debut of Ewell, who would become best known for his role opposite [[Marilyn Monroe]] in ''[[The Seven Year Itch]],'' and Hagen, who would floor audiences as the ditzy blonde movie star with the shrill voice in ''[[Singin' in the Rain]].'' ''Adam~~'~~'s Rib'' was added to the [[National Film Registry]] in 1992. {{tropelist}} {{Work Needs Tropes}} ~~----~~ {{reflist}} {{AFI's 100 Years 100 Laughs}} {{Best in Film: The Greatest Movies of Our Time}} [[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]] [[Category:Films of the 1940s]] [[Category:National Film Registry]] [[Category:Pages Original to All The Tropes]] ~~[[Category:Film]]~~