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Bringing Up Baby (1938)

102 min  -  Comedy | Romance  -   18 February 1938 (USA)
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While trying to secure a $1 million donation for his museum, a befuddled paleontologist is pursued by a flighty and often irritating heiress and her pet leopard "Baby."

Director:

Howard Hawks

Writers:

Dudley Nichols (screen play), Hagar Wilde (screen play), and 1 more credit »
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Katharine Hepburn Katharine Hepburn ...
Susan
Cary Grant Cary Grant ...
David
Charles Ruggles Charles Ruggles ...
Major Applegate (as Charlie Ruggles)
Walter Catlett Walter Catlett ...
Slocum
Barry Fitzgerald Barry Fitzgerald ...
Mr. Gogarty
May Robson May Robson ...
Aunt Elizabeth
Fritz Feld Fritz Feld ...
Dr. Lehman
Leona Roberts Leona Roberts ...
Mrs. Gogarty
George Irving George Irving ...
Mr. Peabody
Tala Birell Tala Birell ...
Mrs. Lehman
Virginia Walker Virginia Walker ...
Alice Swallow
John Kelly John Kelly ...
Elmer
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Storyline

Mild mannered zoology professor Dr. David Huxley is excited by the news that an intercostal clavicle bone has been found to complete his brontosaurus skeleton, a project four years in the construction. He is equally excited about his imminent marriage to his assistant, the officious Alice Swallow, who is interested in him more for his work than for him as a person. David needs the $1 million endowment of wealthy dowager Mrs. Carleton Random to complete the project. Her lawyer, Alexander Peabody, will make the decision on her behalf, so David needs to get in his favor. However, whenever David tries to make a good impression on Peabody, the same young woman always seems to do something to make him look bad. She is the flighty heiress Susan Vance. The more David wants Susan to go away, the more Susan seems not to want or be able to. But David eventually learns that Alexander Peabody is her good friend... Written by Huggo  

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Plot Keywords:

Leopard | Bone | Museum | Circus | Mistaken Identity  | See more »

Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Leoparden küßt man nicht See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$1,073,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

€9,565 (France) (12 August 2003) (1 Screen) (re-release)

Gross:

$10,863 (France) (12 August 2003) (re-release)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

RKO Radio Pictures See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

 | West Germany:

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Victor System)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

The second of four movies pairing Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn. See more »

Goofs

Crew or equipment visible: When Applegate and Gogarty find the leopard, you can see the shadow of the leopard's trainer come into camera, for just a second, as the leopard moves forward. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Prof. LaTouche: Morning, Miss Alice. My watch is...
Alice Swallow: Shh. Dr. Huxley is thinking.
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Connections

Referenced in "Dharma & Greg: Ringing Up Baby (#2.1)" (1998) See more »

Soundtracks

"I Can't Give You Anything but Love"
(1928) (uncredited)
Words by Dorothy Fields
Music by Jimmy McHugh
Played as background music very often throughout the film
Sung a cappella by Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant See more »