Domestic and professional tensions mount when a husband and wife work as opposing lawyers in a case involving a woman who shot her husband.Domestic and professional tensions mount when a husband and wife work as opposing lawyers in a case involving a woman who shot her husband.Domestic and professional tensions mount when a husband and wife work as opposing lawyers in a case involving a woman who shot her husband.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 1 win & 4 nominations total
Edward Andrews
- Kip's neighbor
- (uncredited)
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)
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Did you know
- TriviaInspired by the real-life story of husband-and-wife lawyers William Dwight Whitney and Dorothy Whitney, who represented Raymond Massey and his ex-wife Adrianne Allen in their divorce. After the Massey divorce was over, the Whitneys divorced each other and married the respective Masseys.
- GoofsDuring the trial proceedings, a Black juror was in the first row, but the trial scene following the argument between Amanda and Adam where Adam walks out of the home, the jury makeup has now changed and the Black juror is not present. However the following day when court resumes for the jury verdict, the Black juror is back in the jury box.
- Crazy creditsOpening credits are little curtains that go up and down, on a stage in a performance hall.
- Alternate versionsAlso available in a computer colorized version.
- ConnectionsEdited into Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972)
- SoundtracksFarewell, Amanda
(1949)
Music and Lyrics by Cole Porter
Played during the opening credits and often in the score
Sung by David Wayne (uncredited), accompanying himself on the piano
Reprised by the voice of Frank Sinatra (uncredited) on the radio
Whistled by Katharine Hepburn (uncredited)
Sung a cappella by Spencer Tracy (uncredited)
Featured review
Amanda's Lib...
It's a world where dinosaurs wandered and roamed, where relics of the past controlled, forced and owned, where there was one rule for the males, that left the ladies to avail, an imbalance that was well beyond the pale. With ignorance and blindness as foundations, if you didn't play the game you got privations, but with added jeopardy, as you're the fairer sex you see, don't levitate ideas above their station.
It's all a bit dated and not especially funny but the two leads keep you engaged to a point and manage to drag you to the end where you're thankful to return to a world that probably hasn't moved on as much as you'd like.
It's all a bit dated and not especially funny but the two leads keep you engaged to a point and manage to drag you to the end where you're thankful to return to a world that probably hasn't moved on as much as you'd like.
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- Xstal
- Aug 5, 2023
Details
- Runtime1 hour 41 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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