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18 February 1938 (USA)
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David Huxley is waiting to get a bone he needs for his museum collection. Through a series of strange circumstances...
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1 win
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Farber on Film: Introduction, Part 4 (After Negative Space)
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The paleontologist and the socialite
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Cast
(Complete credited cast) | Katharine Hepburn | ... | Susan Vance |
 | Cary Grant | ... | Dr. David Huxley |
 | Charles Ruggles | ... | Maj. Horace Applegate (as Charlie Ruggles) |
| Walter Catlett | ... | Constable Slocum |
| Barry Fitzgerald | ... | Aloysius Gogarty |
| May Robson | ... | Aunt Elizabeth Random |
| Fritz Feld | ... | Dr. Fritz Lehman |
| Leona Roberts | ... | Hannah Gogarty |
 | George Irving | ... | Alexander Peabody |
| Tala Birell | ... | Mrs. Lehman |
| Virginia Walker | ... | Alice Swallow |
| John Kelly | ... | Elmer |
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102 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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Mono (RCA Victor System)
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UK:U |
Canada:PG (Ontario) |
Canada:G (video rating) |
Finland:S |
Germany:12 |
Sweden:Btl |
USA:Approved (PCA #3752) |
Argentina:Atp |
Portugal:M/6 (DVD rating)
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Katharine Hepburn was having a difficult time finding her comedic timing - Hawks said that she was "trying too hard to be funny" and kept laughing out loud. Luckily, Walter Catlett, who played Constable Slocum, was a veteran comic. Hawks wanted him to give Hepburn some tips, but he refused unless Hepburn asked him. So Hawks got Hepburn to ask Catlett for advice. Hepburn was so grateful that she asked Hawks to make Catlett's part larger so that he could be around if she needed more help.
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Continuity: Susan closes the box that holds the brontosaurus clavicle, but when George retrieves the clavicle the box is open ready for him.
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Prof. LaTouche: Morning, Miss Alice. My watch is...
Alice Swallow: Shh. Dr. Huxley is thinking.
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Prof. LaTouche: Morning, Miss Alice. My watch is...
Alice Swallow: Shh. Dr. Huxley is thinking.
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Referenced in "Happy Days: Bringing Up Spike (#3.22)" (1976)
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I Can't Give You Anything but Love
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A Note Regarding SpoilersIs this movie based on a book?
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Howard Hawks, the director of "Bringing Up Baby", was not a name one associates with screwball comedy. Watching this perennial favorite the other night, one wishes Mr. Hawks would have made more comedies like this one because he shows a tremendous capacity for entertaining his audiences. The screen treatment, by Dudley Nichols and Hagar Wilde, made this movie the classic it became to be after not being embraced by the public when it was originally released.
The pairing of Cary Grant and Katherine Hepburn paid off handsomely. Both actors were at their best in the film. Mr. Hawks got excellent performances of his two stars. Cary Grant's paleontologist, with his glasses, and nervous energy, matches perfectly the the socialite that has designs on him. There is a high level of energy in the film that was a requirement for a movie of this genre.
The supporting cast is also one of the things that make this film the fun it is. Charles Ruggles, May Robson, Barry Fitzgerald, George Irving, and the rest of the cast do a marvelous job in the roles they created. Even Asta, the Charles' dog, made a valuable contribution to the proceedings by appearing at key moments, even fighting Nyssa, the tamed leopard that is the "baby" of the title.
The best way to enjoy the film is to let the magic Howard Hawks created put its spell on you. It's one of the best films of this genre.