Editing Adam's Rib (section)

{{Short description|1949 film by George Cukor}}
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{{Infobox film
| name           = Adam's Rib
| image          = Adam's Rib (1949 poster).jpg
| alt            = 
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| producer       = [[Lawrence Weingarten]]
| director       = [[George Cukor]]
| writer         = [[Ruth Gordon]]<br>[[Garson Kanin]]
| starring       = [[Spencer Tracy]]<br>[[Katharine Hepburn]]<br>[[Judy Holliday]]<br>[[Tom Ewell]]<br>[[David Wayne]]<br>[[Jean Hagen]]
| music          = [[Miklós Rózsa]]
| cinematography = [[George Folsey (cinematographer)|George J. Folsey]]
| editing        = [[George Boemler]]
| studio         = [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]]
| distributor    = [[Loews Cineplex Entertainment|Loew's Inc.]]<ref>{{AFI film|id=25613}}</ref>
| released       = {{Film date|1949|11|18}}
| runtime        = 101 minutes
| country        = United States
| language       = English
| budget         = $1,728,000<ref name="Mannix"/>
| gross          = $3,947,000<ref name="Mannix"/>
}}
'''''Adam's Rib''''' is a 1949 American [[romance film|romantic]] [[comedy-drama]] film directed by [[George Cukor]] from a screenplay written by [[Ruth Gordon]] and [[Garson Kanin]]. It stars [[Spencer Tracy]] and [[Katharine Hepburn]] as married lawyers who come to oppose each other in court. [[Judy Holliday]] co-stars as the third lead in her second credited movie role.  Also featured are [[Tom Ewell]], [[David Wayne]], and [[Jean Hagen]]. The music was composed by [[Miklós Rózsa]], and the song "Farewell, Amanda" was written by [[Cole Porter]].

The film was well received upon its release and is considered a classic [[romantic comedy]]. It ranked at No. 22 on the [[AFI's 100 Years...100 Laughs]] list. In 1992, this film was selected for preservation in the United States [[National Film Registry]] by the [[Library of Congress]] as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant."<ref>[https://www.loc.gov/film/registry_titles.php "National Film Registry"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120419221742/http://www.loc.gov/film/registry_titles.php |date=April 19, 2012 }}. ''[[Library of Congress]]'', accessed October 28, 2011.</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last1=Marx|first1=Andy|last2=Wharton|first2=Dennis|date=1992-12-04|title=Diverse pix mix picked|url=https://variety.com/1992/film/news/diverse-pix-mix-picked-101808/|access-date=2020-09-10|website=Variety|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Complete National Film Registry Listing |url=https://www.loc.gov/programs/national-film-preservation-board/film-registry/complete-national-film-registry-listing/|access-date=2020-09-10|website=Library of Congress}}</ref>