A dog belonging to an eccentric heiress (Hepburn) steals a dinosaur bone from David (Grant), an absent-minded Zoology professor. David follows the heiress to her home and all hell breaks loose when he loses his pet leopard known as 'Baby'. Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn give fantastic performances in one of Hollywood's finest screwball comedies, superbly directed by Howard Hawks.
Directed by
Howard Hawks
Written by
Hagar Wilde (story) Dudley Nichols (screenplay)
Starring
Katharine Hepburn (Susan Vance); Cary Grant (Dr. David Huxley); Charles Ruggles (Maj. Horace Applegate - as Charlie Ruggles); Walter Catlett (Constable Slocum); Barry Fitzgerald (Mr. Gogarty); May Robson (Aunt Elizabeth Random) Fritz Feld (Dr. Fritz Lehman); Leona Roberts (Mrs. Hannah Gogarty); George Irving (Dr. Alexander Peabody); Tala Birell (Mrs. Lehman); Virginia Walker (Alice Swallow); John Kelly (Elmer); Asta (George, the Dog); Nissa (Baby, the leopard). Please contact SFC to add other cast members and characters.
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