# Bringing Up Baby (1938)

> A buttoned-up paleontologist’s orderly plans disintegrate when a wildly impulsive heiress, a pet leopard, and a missing dinosaur bone pull him into romantic screwball chaos.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/744

## Facts

- Runtime: 102 min
- Genres: Comedy, Romance
- Director: Howard Hawks
- Cast: Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant, Charles Ruggles, Walter Catlett, Barry Fitzgerald, May Robson, Fritz Feld, Leona Roberts
- TMDB rating: 7.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0029947/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: breakneck
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: none
- Mood: witty, frantic, irreverent, classic movie night, date night

## Synopsis

A mild-mannered professor's life spirals into chaos when a free-spirited heiress enters the picture, leading to unexpected romance and hilarity.

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