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7.5David Huxley is waiting to get a bone he needs for his museum collection. Through a series of strange circumstances, he meets Susan Vance, and the duo have a series of misadventures which include a leopard called Baby.
Released: 1938-02-18102 minDir: Howard HawksComedy, RomanceBudget: $1.1M
Cast
- Katharine Hepburn as Susan
- Cary Grant as David
- Charles Ruggles as Major Applegate
- Walter Catlett as Slocum
- Barry Fitzgerald as Mr. Gogarty
- May Robson as Aunt Elizabeth
Themes
- prison
- donation
- museum
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Bringing Up Baby is a 1938 American screwball comedy film directed by Howard Hawks, and starring Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant. It was released by RKO Radio Pictures. The film tells the story of a paleontologist in a number of predicaments involving a scatterbrained heiress and a leopard named Baby. The screenplay was adapted by Dudley Nichols and Hagar Wilde from a short story by Wilde which originally appeared in Collier's Weekly magazine in April 1937.
The script was written specifically for Hepburn, and tailored to her personality. Filming began in September 1937 and wrapped in January 1938, behind schedule and over budget. Production was frequently delayed by Hepburn and Grant's uncontrollable laughing fits. Hepburn struggled with her comedic performance and was coached by another cast member, vaudeville veteran Walter Catlett. A tame leopard named Nissa was used during the shooting and played two roles in the film; Nissa's trainer stood off-screen with a whip for all of its scenes.
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1930s screwball comedy films1938 American films1938 English-language films1938 films1938 romantic comedy filmsAmerican black-and-white filmsAmerican romantic comedy filmsAmerican screwball comedy filmsComedy of remarriage filmsEnglish-language romantic comedy filmsFilms about animalsFilms about cats