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Bringing Up Baby

  • 19381938
  • PassedPassed
  • 1h 42m
IMDb RATING
7.8/10
63K
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Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn in Bringing Up Baby (1938)
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Comedy
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.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.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.
IMDb RATING
7.8/10
63K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Howard Hawks
  • Writers
    • Dudley Nichols(screen play)
    • Hagar Wilde(screen play)
  • Stars
    • Katharine Hepburn
    • Cary Grant
    • Charles Ruggles
  • Director
    • Howard Hawks
  • Writers
    • Dudley Nichols(screen play)
    • Hagar Wilde(screen play)
  • Stars
    • Katharine Hepburn
    • Cary Grant
    • Charles Ruggles
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 323User reviews
    • 112Critic reviews
    • 91Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins

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    Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn in Bringing Up Baby (1938)
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    Katharine Hepburn
    Katharine Hepburn
    • Susan Vance
    Cary Grant
    Cary Grant
    • David Huxley
    Charles Ruggles
    Charles Ruggles
    • Major Applegate
    • (as Charlie Ruggles)
    Walter Catlett
    Walter Catlett
    • Slocum
    Barry Fitzgerald
    Barry Fitzgerald
    • Aloysius Gogarty
    May Robson
    May Robson
    • Aunt Elizabeth
    Fritz Feld
    Fritz Feld
    • Dr. Lehman
    Leona Roberts
    Leona Roberts
    • Mrs. Gogarty
    George Irving
    George Irving
    • Alexander Peabody
    Tala Birell
    Tala Birell
    • Mrs. Lehman
    Virginia Walker
    • Alice Swallow
    John Kelly
    John Kelly
    • Elmer
    Ruth Adler
    • Minor Role
    • (uncredited)
    Adeline Ashbury
    • Mrs. Peabody
    • (uncredited)
    Asta
    Asta
    • George the Dog
    • (uncredited)
    William 'Billy' Benedict
    William 'Billy' Benedict
    • David's Caddy
    • (uncredited)
    Billy Bevan
    Billy Bevan
    • Joe - Bartender
    • (uncredited)
    Stanley Blystone
    Stanley Blystone
    • Doorman
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Howard Hawks
    • Writers
      • Dudley Nichols(screen play)
      • Hagar Wilde(screen play) (from the story by)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Katharine Hepburn had never done any comedy before, and was coached by Howard Hawks and several veteran vaudevillians he employed solely for that purpose. As a former vaudevillian, Cary Grant was already well versed in comedy.
    • Goofs
      When Susan follows Fritz into the house, the shadow of the boom mic can be seen against the wall of the house.
    • Quotes

      David Huxley: Now it isn't that I don't like you, Susan, because, after all, in moments of quiet, I'm strangely drawn toward you, but - well, there haven't been any quiet moments.

    • Alternate versions
      Some scenes were cut for the German theatrical release. In 1992 the German ZDF TV reconstructed the missing scenes but the German voice actors/actress who dubbed the movie were no longer available. Thus the reconstructed version changes between the existing dubbed scenes and English-speaking scenes with German subtitles. However, the additional scenes are also from a different print, resulting in a much lesser contrast.
    • Connections
      Featured in The 42nd Annual Academy Awards (1970)
    • 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

    User reviews323

    Review
    Review
    Featured review
    8/10
    Wild, crazy, hysterical, FUN!
    Those people who don't like this movie seem to miss the point; IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE RIDICULOUS AND MAKE NO SENSE AT ALL! THAT'S WHAT MAKES IT FUNNY! Now that I've gotten that off my chest, I want to say that I really did have a laugh a minute. Both Cary Grant and Katherine Hepburn are very adapt at this kind of comedy, in top form here, and work very well together. They have a great, very funny supporting cast, as well; though most are long dead and forgotten, many were well-known character actors in the 30's. They knew their craft, and are great at it here. Howard Hawks must have been some director to be able to fashion such a great movie out of a madcap pace and a script in which everyone talks at the same time and is always ad-libbing. (I've heard those were his trademarks, though.) One scene after another at breakneck pace, but never a dull moment. As soon as one laugh stops, another one begins. In case you haven't gotten the point, I highly suggest you see this movie. It may be 60 years old, but it's still hilarious.
    helpful•67
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    • Tommy-92
    • Sep 18, 1999

    FAQ5

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    • Is 'Bringing Up Baby' based on a book?
    • What does Susan mean by "I was born on the side of a hill"?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • February 18, 1938 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Leoparden küßt man nicht
    • Filming locations
      • Arthur Ranch, Malibu, California, USA(Exterior)
    • Production company
      • RKO Radio Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $1,073,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $11,180
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 42 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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