"A woman's attempted murder of her uncaring husband results in everyday quarrels in the lives of Adam and Amanda, a pair of happily married lawyers who end up on opposite sides of the case in court."
Spencer Tracy
as Adam Bonner
Katharine Hepburn
as Amanda Bonner
Judy Holliday
as Doris Attinger
Tom Ewell
as Warren Attinger
David Wayne
as Kip Lurie
Jean Hagen
as Beryl Caighn
Hope Emerson
as Olympia La Pere
Eve March
as Grace
Clarence Kolb
as Judge Reiser
Emerson Treacy
as Jules Frikke
Polly Moran
as Mrs. McGrath
Will Wright
as Judge Marcasson
Elizabeth Flournoy
as Dr. Margaret Brodeigh
Bonnie Bannon
as Woman in Courtroom (uncredited)
Charles Bastin
as Young District Attorney (uncredited)
Harry Baum
as Commuter (uncredited)
Joseph E. Bernard
as Mr. Bonner - Adam's Father (uncredited)
Madge Blake
as Mrs. Bonner - Adam's Mother (uncredited)
Harris Brown
as Court Attendant (uncredited)
David Clarke
as Roy (uncredited)
Harry Cody
as Criminal Attorney (uncredited)
Dick Cogan
as Reporter (uncredited)
Paul Cramer
as Stenographer (uncredited)
Bert Davidson
as Subway Guard (uncredited)
Roger Davis
as Paul Hurlock (uncredited)
Janna DeLoos
as Mary - Maid (uncredited)
Sidney Dubin
as Bobby - Amanda's Assistant (uncredited)
Rex Evans
as Fat Man in Elevator (uncredited)
John Fell
as Adam's Assistant (uncredited)
Norman Field
as Courtroom Bailiff (uncredited)
Glen Gallagher
Mickey Golden
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Danny Harvey
as Office Boy (uncredited)
Marvin Kaplan
as Court Stenographer (uncredited)
Kenner G. Kemp
as Man in Courtroom (uncredited)
Michael Kostrick
as Photographer (uncredited)
Nancy Laurents
Gracille LaVinder
as Police Matron (uncredited)
DeForrest Lawrence
Gustave Lax
as Juror (uncredited)
Doris Lloyd
as Lady with Attinger Kids in Court (uncredited)
Lester Luther
as Judge Poynter (uncredited)
George Magrill
as Subway Conductor (uncredited)
Dwight Martin
Louis Mason
as Louie - Elevator Operator (uncredited)
John Maxwell
as Court Clerk (uncredited)
David McMahon
Walter Merrill
as Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Frank Mills
Ralph Montgomery
Evelyn Moriarty
Sol Murgi
Anna Q. Nilsson
as Mrs. Poynter (uncredited)
James Nolan
as Dave (uncredited)
Tommy Noonan
Gil Patric
Harry 'Snub' Pollard
Dan Quigg
Tom Quinn
Paula Raymond
as Emerald - Kip's Girlfriend (uncredited)
William Self
as Benjamin Klausner - Jury Foreman (uncredited)
Will Stanton
as Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
Bert Stevens
as Courtroom Extra (uncredited)
Brick Sullivan
Arthur Tovey
Ray Walker
Glen Walters
Marjorie Wood
as Mrs. Marcasson (uncredited)
Wilson Wood
Edward Andrews
as Kip's neighbor (uncredited)
Jules Michelson
as Bailiff (uncredited)
Lawrence Weingarten
Producer
George Cukor
Director
Ruth Gordon
Screenplay
A. Arnold Gillespie
Special Effects
George Boemler
Editor
Garson Kanin
Cedric Gibbons
Art Direction
William Ferrari
Miklós Rózsa
Original Music Composer
Edwin B. Willis
Set Decoration
Henry Grace
Assistant Set Decoration
George J. Folsey
Director of Photography
Joel Freeman
Assistant Director
Eugene Zador
Orchestrator
Jack Greenwood
Walter Plunkett
Costume Design
Frank Wesselhoff
Painter
Jack Dawn
Makeup Designer
William Axt
Additional Music
Charles Levin
Unit Manager
Andrew Marton
Second Unit Director
Douglas Shearer
Recording Supervision
George Bassman
Sound Recordist
Sydney Guilaroff
Hair Designer