1938 · 102 min · NR

Bringing Up Baby

Name: Bringing Up Baby
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Released: 1938
Duration: 102 min
Cast: Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant, Charles Ruggles, Walter Catlett, Barry Fitzgerald

Directed by Howard Hawks · Comedy, Romance

Bringing Up Baby (1938) is a Comedy film, directed by Howard Hawks set in Connecticut during the 1930s. It runs 102 minutes and is rated NR.

Themes of love & longing run throughout.

Composer

Roy Webb

Cinematography

Russell Metty

Cast

Katharine HepburnCary GrantCharles RugglesWalter CatlettBarry FitzgeraldMay RobsonFritz FeldLeona Roberts

The world of this film

Setting

Where

Connecticut

Setting

Rural

When

1930s

Premise & themes

Themes

Love & Longing

Tone

ComedicWhimsical

Shape

Protagonist

Two Hander

Pacing

Propulsive

Dialogue

Talky Dialogue Driven

Based on

Pure Fiction

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Bringing Up Baby

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Setting

Premise & themes

Shape

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