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UNITED STATES · 1923

Adam's Rib

Cecil B. DeMille
Classical Hollywood marital infidelity family sacrifice wealth and greed scandal and reputation redemption
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Synopsis

Michael Ramsay only has time for gathering his fortune in wheat. His wife seeks comfort elsewhere and, to avoid a scandal, her daughter Matilda assumes her mother's guilt. Ramsay nearly goes broke but gets rich again; his wife returns.

Year1923
CountryUnited States
DirectorCecil B. DeMille
MovementClassical Hollywood
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