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Cast

Katharine Hepburn
as Susan Vance

Cary Grant
as David Huxley

Charlie Ruggles
as Maj. Horace Applegate

Charles Ruggles
as Maj. Applegate

May Robson
as Aunt Elizabeth

Barry Fitzgerald
as Mr. Gogarty

Walter Catlett
as Slocum

Jack Carson
as Roustabout

Ward Bond
as Motorcycle Cop

Stanley Blystone
as Doorman

John Kelly
as Elmer

George Irving
as Peabody

Tala Birell
as Mrs. Lehman

Fritz Feld
as Dr. Fritz Lehman

Jonathan Hale

Leona Roberts
as Hannah Gogarty

Virginia Walker
as Alice Swallow

Edward Gargan
as Zoo Official

Nissa
as Baby the Leopard

Buck Mack
as Zoo Official

William 'Billy' Benedict
as Caddy

Vernon Walker
as Alice Swallow

Buster Slaven
as Caddy

Geraldine Hall
as Maid

Frank Marlowe
as Joe

Pat West
as Mac

Richard Lane
as Circus Manager

Asta the Dog
as George the Dog

Frank M. Thomas
as Circus Barker

Ruth Alder
as Dancer

Pat O'Malley
as Deputy

Adalyn Asbury
as Mrs. Peabody

Judith Ford
as Cigarette Girl

Jeanne Martel
as Cigarette Girl

George Humbert
as Louis, Headwaiter

Billy Bevan
as Bartender

D'Arcy Corrigan
as Prof. La Touche

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• Jan 19, 2018

  Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant, and a leopard, hey, what more could you want? 'Bringing Up Baby' is a frenzy of running around, unexpected pratfalls, and clever dialog. Don't take the movie too seriously, e.g. try to see the plot rationally, get angry at Hepburn's character for doing anything she pleases, etc - it's a screwball comedy. She is absolutely brilliant in this movie, blending slapstick, witty repartee, and even a little 'come hither' romance in a wild, frenetic script. She even does a mean gangster impression towards the end. I think the issue at the box office in 1938 (and subsequent label of her as 'box-office poison'...ha!) was that she didn't fit into accepted standards of "feminine" at the time, which is a shame, because she's got it all here. Grant is not so bad himself, with that suave accent in a nerdy role, finding himself helplessly drawn into Hepburn's crazy world. He's much better here than in 1944's "Arsenic and Old Lace", despite the obvious comparisons. I liked this film for both its big 'laugh out loud' moments (which still work after all these years), as well as the little things in the script and performances. Fun and entertaining, and the two stars really make this one worth seeing.
  Antonius B Super Reviewer
• May 03, 2014

  It is ironic that this enjoyable film flopped when it was still original and now is highly regarded as a masterpiece when it is obviously outdated and full of silly gags for today's standards - and despite her great chemistry with Grant, Hepburn is more irritating than funny.
  Carlos M Super Reviewer
• Jun 15, 2013

  "Bringing Up Baby" takes a good while to get started and some of its antics are too dated to merit any laughs, but once the ball gets rolling and the jokes start getting ridiculous, then it becomes a good bit of fun, especially the finale where everything comes together. Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn have great chemistry with one another.
  Stephen E Super Reviewer
• Apr 10, 2013

  Cary Grant (in a pair of glasses) plays a milquetoast nerdy-nerd scientist who's been assembling pieces of a dinosaur skeleton for years. While schmoozing a rich lady's lawyer on the golf course, he runs into Katharine Hepburn, a scatter-brained (yet attractive) lunatic who brings trouble with her wherever she goes, especially to the scientist. For good measure, they throw a leopard named baby (whose favorite song is "I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby") into the mix and you have what might be director Howard Hawks' screwiest screwball comedy, lighter-than-air and yet heartily amusing. If there can be any criticism (and really, it's hard to take too critical a glance at something so lightweight), it may be with Hepburn and her portrayal of Susan Vance. The character is willfully ignorant, is mainly used as a means of advancing the comedic situations. But in working so hard to achieve this ignorant arrogance, the film loses a little bit of it's momentum (and good will). It's only once the film really gets rolling that Hepburn's comedic inadequacies can be overlooked (in fact, the film is almost a tale of two performances from Hepburn, the overly affected and forced first half of the performance, and the more flowing feel the performance achieves by the end). It's an unusual film to say the least.
  Devon B Super Reviewer

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