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Bringing Up Baby

1938
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Cast: Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant, Charlie Ruggles
Director: Howard Hawks
Writer: Dudley Nichols, Hagar Wilde
Cinematographer: Russell Metty
Editor: George Hively
Production Designers: Van Nest Polglase
Production Company: RKO Radio Pictures, Inc.

BRINGING UP BABY (1938) was initially a challenging movie for Cary Grant and his co-star Katharine Hepburn. Both were seasoned actors, but they had a hard time mastering screwball comedy until they received coaching from director Howard Hawks.  Although the film bombed at the box office, it is now considered a classic, and one of Grant’s most beloved roles… Learn more at the AFI Catalog

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