Bringing Up Baby

Name: Bringing Up Baby
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Released: 1938-02-18
Duration: 1 h 42 min
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant, Charles Ruggles, Walter Catlett, Barry Fitzgerald

1938·Movie·NR·102 min·★ 7.5(1,077)

Comedy Romance More English titles

“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.

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About Bringing Up Baby

Bringing Up Baby is a 1938 English-language comedy and romance film directed by Howard Hawks. The cast is led by Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant, Charles Ruggles. It has a runtime of 1h 42m. Viewers rate it 7.5/10 across 1100 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Kanopy.

Bringing Up Baby was produced by RKO Radio Pictures and made in United States of America. It was released on February 18, 1938, and carries a NR certification.

Director: Howard Hawks
Writers: Dudley Nichols, Hagar Wilde
Release date: February 18, 1938
Original language: English
Age rating: NR
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Budget: $1 million
Production: RKO Radio Pictures

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Bringing Up Baby cast & crew

Bringing Up Baby was directed by Howard Hawks and written by Dudley Nichols and Hagar Wilde.

The cast features Katharine Hepburn as Susan, Cary Grant as David, Charles Ruggles as Major Applegate, Walter Catlett as Slocum, Barry Fitzgerald as Mr. Gogarty, and May Robson as Aunt Elizabeth.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Roy Webb, cinematography is by Russell Metty, and it was produced by Howard Hawks.

Is Bringing Up Baby worth watching?

Bringing Up Baby holds an audience score of 7.5/10 from 1,077 ratings, marking it as well-reviewed comedy films.

At 1h 42m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy comedy and romance, Bringing Up Baby is worth a place on your watchlist.

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