description Bringing Up Baby Overview
Bringing Up Baby is a 1938 RKO Radio Pictures comedy directed by Howard Hawks, starring Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant. The film centers on a paleontologist’s increasingly chaotic situation involving an heiress and a leopard named Baby. It was adapted from a short story by Hagar Wilde originally published in Collier's Weekly.
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info Bringing Up Baby Specifications
| Country | United States |
| Year | 1938 |
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Who directed and starred in the 1938 classic Bringing Up Baby?
The film was directed by the prominent Hollywood filmmaker Howard Hawks. It stars legendary actress Katharine Hepburn and iconic leading man Cary Grant as the romantic leads.
What kind of animal is 'Baby' in the film Bringing Up Baby?
In the story, Baby is a fully grown leopard that Hepburn's character, an eccentric heiress, adopts. The tame leopard shares scenes with the actors, creating absolute chaos for Cary Grant's straitlaced paleontologist character.
Which studio produced the 1938 film Bringing Up Baby?
The movie was produced and distributed by RKO Radio Pictures, which was a major studio during Hollywood's Golden Age. It was adapted from a short story by Hagar Wilde that was originally published in Collier's magazine.
Did Bringing Up Baby win any Academy Awards?
Surprisingly, despite its status as a legendary screwball comedy today, Bringing Up Baby did not win any Oscars upon release. In fact, it was a box-office flop at the time and contributed to Katharine Hepburn briefly being labeled "box office poison."
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