Classic screwball comedy from director Howard Hawks, starring Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn. David Huxley is a quiet professor, dedicated to zoological research. He is perfectly content to live out his life among the dry bones and exhibits of prehistoric dinosaurs. But when he encounters society girl Susan Vance and pet leopard Baby, his peaceful life is shattered.
How sublime can movies get? This shimmering dissection of the male-female relationship is perfectly cast (Katharine Hepburn in a celebrated screwball role), brilliantly written by Hagar Wilde and Stagecoach's Dudley Nichols and fabulously directed by Howard Hawks. It's a genuinely funny original that repays repeated viewings, especially to marvel at the variety of subtle expressions on the face of "Professor" Cary Grant, who gives one of the most wonderful comic performances ever to grace the silver screen. Regarded as too wacky by half on first release, it's now regarded as a classic. By the way, "Baby" is a pet leopard, as if you cared.
| role | name |
|---|---|
| Susan Vance | Katharine Hepburn |
| Dr David Huxley | Cary Grant |
| Major Horace Applegate | Charles Ruggles |
| Constable Slocum | Walter Catlett |
| Mr Gogarty | Barry Fitzgerald |
| Aunt Elizabeth, Mrs Carleton Random | May Robson |
| Dr Fritz Lehman | Fritz Feld |
| Mrs Hannah Gogarty | Leona Roberts |
| Mr Alexander Peabody | George Irving |
| Mrs Lehman | Tala Birell |
| Alice Swallow | Virginia Walker |
| Elmer | John Kelly (1) |
| Motorcycle cop | Ward Bond |
| Roustabout | Jack Carson |
| role | name |
|---|---|
| Director | Howard Hawks |
