A flop when it was first released in 1938 "Bringing up Baby" is now considered a classic in the screwball genre, a tribute it rightly deserves. Katharine Hepburn has never been funnier in her only foray into this type of zany comedy. And Cary Grant a master of both verbal repartee and skillful pratfalls is pure genius. The plot is both simple and yet defies description. Hepburn plays Susan Vance, a rich society…
And so begins the hilarious adventure of Professor David Huxley and Miss Susan Vance, a flutter-brained vixen with love in her heart!
David 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.
Top Cast
Katharine Hepburn
Susan
Cary Grant
David
Charles Ruggles
Major Applegate
Walter Catlett
Slocum
Barry Fitzgerald
Mr. Gogarty
May Robson
Aunt Elizabeth
Fritz Feld
Dr. Lehman
Leona Roberts
Mrs. Gogarty
George Irving
Mr. Peabody
Tala Birell
Mrs. Lehman
Virginia Walker
Alice Swallow
John Kelly
Elmer
William Benedict
David's Caddy (uncredited)
Billy Bevan
Joe (uncredited)
Ward Bond
Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
Jack Carson
Circus Roustabout (uncredited)
Reviews
God, I'm knackered.... The sheer pace of this frenetic comedy romance left me breathless without actually leaving my chair (except to turn up the oxygen!). Cary Grant is a typically inept dinosaur man who is just about to install the final bone in his magnificent skeleton of a something-o-saur and get married on the same day... Firstly though, he has to try and tap up the lawyer to a local bigwig for a $1m donation…
Absolutely fantastic, best comedy ever because it's timeless
**A striking comedy from the period between the world wars.** This film is a light comedy, very good-natured and full of twists, in which the life of a quiet paleontologist at a natural history museum is completely changed after meeting a volcanic and clumsy young woman. He is about to get married, he is waiting for a large donation to the museum from a rich old woman and he is unaware that the young woman is, in…
FAQ about Bringing Up Baby
What is Bringing Up Baby about?
David 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.
When was Bringing Up Baby released?
Bringing Up Baby was released in 1938.
What genres does Bringing Up Baby belong to?
Bringing Up Baby is categorised as Comedy, Romance.
Who stars in Bringing Up Baby?
The cast of Bringing Up Baby includes Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant, Charles Ruggles, Walter Catlett, Barry Fitzgerald.