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Bringing Up Baby

Classic comedy about a madcap heiress (Katharine Hepburn) who makes a shambles of an absent-minded palaeontologist's life when she arrives on the scene with her pet leopard.

Classic screwball comedy about a madcap heiress who makes a shambles of an absent-minded palaeontologist's life when she arrives on the scene complete with her pet leopard. The film's rollercoaster plot formed the basis for 1972's What's Up, Doc? and is notable for Katharine Hepburn's foray into zany comedy.

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1 hour, 39 minutes

Last on

Fri 15 Jul 2022 13:45
BBC Two

Credits

Susan Vance Katharine Hepburn
Dr David Huxley Cary Grant
Major Horace Applegate Charlie Ruggles
Aunt Elizabeth May Robson
Mr Gogarty Barry Fitzgerald
Dr Fritz Lehman Fritz Feld
Constable Slocum Walter Catlett
Peabody George Irving
Mrs Lehmann Tala Birell
Elmer John Kelly
Producer Cliff Reid
Director Howard Hawks
Writer Dudley Nichols
Writer Hagar Wilde
Producer Howard Hawks
Composer Roy Webb
Director of photography Russell Metty

Broadcasts

  • Tue 30 Dec 2008 00:20
    BBC Four
  • Wed 15 Jun 2011 13:40
    BBC Two Northern Ireland, England & Wales only
  • Sat 7 Apr 2012 14:00
    BBC Two except Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
  • Wed 27 Mar 2013 12:00
    BBC Two except Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
  • Sun 25 Mar 2018 13:20
    BBC Two except Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
  • Mon 22 Feb 2021 13:00
    BBC Two except Scotland, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
  • Wed 29 Dec 2021 08:40
    BBC Two except Scotland, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
  • Thu 12 May 2022 21:00
    BBC Four
  • Fri 15 Jul 2022 13:45
    BBC Two except Scotland, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire

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