While trying to secure a $1 million donation for his museum, a befuddled paleontologist is pursued by a flighty and often irritating heiress and her pet leopard, Baby.
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Cast verified as complete
| Katharine Hepburn | ... |
Susan Vance
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| Cary Grant | ... |
David Huxley
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| Charles Ruggles | ... |
Major Applegate
(as Charlie Ruggles)
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| Walter Catlett | ... |
Slocum
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| Barry Fitzgerald | ... |
Aloysius Gogarty
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| May Robson | ... |
Aunt Elizabeth
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| Fritz Feld | ... |
Dr. Lehman
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| Leona Roberts | ... |
Mrs. Gogarty
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| George Irving | ... |
Alexander Peabody
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| Tala Birell | ... |
Mrs. Lehman
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Virginia Walker | ... |
Alice Swallow
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| John Kelly | ... |
Elmer
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Ruth Adler | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Adeline Ashbury | ... |
Mrs. Peabody (uncredited)
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| Asta | ... |
George the Dog (uncredited)
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| William 'Billy' Benedict | ... |
David's Caddy (uncredited)
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| Billy Bevan | ... |
Joe - Bartender (uncredited)
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| Stanley Blystone | ... |
Doorman (uncredited)
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| Ward Bond | ... |
Motorcycle Cop at Jail (uncredited)
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Ralph Brooks | ... |
Nightclub Table Patron (uncredited)
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Harry Campbell | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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| Jack Carson | ... |
Circus Roustabout (uncredited)
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| D'Arcy Corrigan | ... |
Professor LaTouche (uncredited)
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William Corson | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Evelyne Eager | ... |
Circus Performer (uncredited)
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Judith Ford | ... |
Hatcheck Girl (uncredited)
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| Billy Franey | ... |
Butcher (uncredited)
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Jack Gardner | ... |
Deliveryman (uncredited)
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| Edward Gargan | ... |
Zoo Official (uncredited)
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| Frances Gifford | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Tex C.C. Gilmore | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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| Herschel Graham | ... |
Waiter (uncredited)
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Duke Green | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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| Paul Guilfoyle | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Geraldine Hall | ... |
Maid (uncredited)
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George Humbert | ... |
Louis - Headwaiter (uncredited)
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| Karl 'Karchy' Kosiczky | ... |
Midget (uncredited)
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| Lorraine Krueger | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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| Richard Lane | ... |
Circus Manager (uncredited)
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Nissa the Leopard | ... |
Baby (uncredited)
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Dorothy Lloyd | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Buck Mack | ... |
Zoo Official (uncredited)
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Teddy Mangean | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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| Frank Marlowe | ... |
Joe (uncredited)
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| Jeanne Martel | ... |
Cigarette Girl (uncredited)
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| Pat O'Malley | ... |
Deputy (uncredited)
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Eleanor Peterson | ... |
Circus Performer (uncredited)
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Paul Power | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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| Buster Slaven | ... |
Peabody's Caddy (uncredited)
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| Larry Steers | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Jean Stevens | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Bobby Stone | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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| Jack Stoney | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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| Edward Thomas | ... |
Bartender (uncredited)
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| Ida Vollmar | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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| Crawford Weaver | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Robert Weldon | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Pat West | ... |
Mac (uncredited)
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| Cynthia Westlake | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Howard Hawks | ||
Written by
| Dudley Nichols | ... | (screen play) & |
| Hagar Wilde | ... | (screen play) |
| Hagar Wilde | ... | (from the story by) |
Produced by
| Howard Hawks | ... | producer (uncredited) |
| Cliff Reid | ... | associate producer |
Music by
| Roy Webb | ... | (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
| Russell Metty | ... | (photographed by) |
Editing by
| George Hively | ... | (edited by) |
Art Direction by
| Van Nest Polglase | ||
Costume Design by
| Howard Greer | ... | (gowns) |
Makeup Department
| Mel Berns | ... | makeup artist (uncredited) |
Production Management
| J.R. Crone | ... | production manager (uncredited) |
| George Rogell | ... | unit manager (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Eddie Donahoe | ... | assistant director (as Edward Donahue) |
Art Department
| Perry Ferguson | ... | associate art director |
| Darrell Silvera | ... | set dresser |
Sound Department
| John L. Cass | ... | recordist |
Special Effects by
| Vernon L. Walker | ... | special effects |
Stunts
| Jimmie Dundee | ... | stunt double: Cary Grant (uncredited) |
| Duke Green | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Teddy Mangean | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Helen Thurston | ... | stunt double: Katharine Hepburn (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Willard Barth | ... | first assistant camera (uncredited) |
| Joseph F. Biroc | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
| Charles Burke | ... | additional camera operator (uncredited) |
| Alexander Kahle | ... | still photographer (uncredited) |
| Cliff Shirpser | ... | assistant camera (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Eugene Joseff | ... | costume jeweller (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Roy Webb | ... | musical director |
| Max Steiner | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Olga Celeste | ... | leopard trainer (uncredited) |
| Mimi Doyle | ... | stand-in: Katharine Hepburn (uncredited) |
| Patricia Doyle | ... | stand-in: Katharine Hepburn (uncredited) |
| Bill Knudsen | ... | stand-in: Fritz Feld (uncredited) |
| Mal Merrihugh | ... | stand-in: Cary Grant (uncredited) |
| Jack Morton | ... | stand-in (uncredited) |
| Edwin Rochelle | ... | stand-in: Barry Fitzgerald (uncredited) |
| May Warren | ... | stand-in: May Robson (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- RKO Radio Pictures (presents) (Howard Hawks' Production)
Distributors
- RKO Radio Pictures (1938) (United States) (theatrical) (An R K O Radio Picture)
- RKO Distributing Corporation of Canada (1938) (Canada) (theatrical) (as RKO Distributing Corporation of Canada, Ltd.)
- RKO Radio Pictures (1938) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (as Radio Pictures, Ltd.)
- RKO Pictures (Australasia) (1938) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Filmituonti (1938) (Finland) (theatrical)
- RKO Radio Pictures S.A. (1938) (France) (theatrical)
- RKO Radio Pictures (1938) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- RKO Radio Films (1938) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Kinografen (1938) (Norway) (theatrical)
- RKO Radio Films (1938) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Radio Filmes (1938) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- RKO Radio Films (1940) (Spain) (theatrical)
- RKO Radio Pictures (1941) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release) (as An R K O Radio Picture)
- RKO Radio Films (1950) (Finland) (theatrical) (re-release)
- RKO Radio Pictures (1955) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release)
- C&C Television Corporation (1955) (United States) (tv)
- RKO Radio Pictures (1957) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release)
- American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1957) (United States) (tv) (as Holllywood Film Theatre)
- Cinema Service International (CS) (1966) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (1968) (Finland) (tv)
- 2ème chaîne ORTF (1974) (France) (tv)
- Antenne 2 (A2) (1984) (France) (tv) (French subtitles)
- Turner Home Entertainment (1989) (United States) (VHS)
- Turner Home Entertainment (1991) (United States) (video) (Laserdisc)
- Turner Home Entertainment (1993) (United States) (VHS)
- Taurus Video (1994) (Germany) (VHS)
- Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2000) (Germany) (DVD)
- Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2000) (Germany) (video)
- DHE Castle (2001) (Finland) (VHS)
- Pan Vision (2004) (Finland) (DVD) (3-disc Cary Grant Collection)
- Warner Home Video (2005) (United States) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2009) (United States) (DVD) (4 film set)
- Chapel Distribution (2009) (Australia) (theatrical) (35mm print)
- Warner Home Video (2009) (Canada) (DVD) (4 film set)
- Versus Entertainment (2009) (Spain) (DVD)
- New Star (2011) (Greece) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Future Film (2013) (Finland) (DVD)
- Action Cinémas (2014) (France) (theatrical) (re-release)
- The Criterion Collection (2020) (United States) (tv) (digital)
- HBO Max (2021) (United States) (video) (VOD)
- El 9 Besepi S.L. (2021) (Spain)
- New Star (2023) (Greece) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Filmjuwelen (2023) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- Filmjuwelen (2023) (Germany) (DVD)
- Image Entertainment (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) (this picture made under the jurisdiction of)
- CS-Film (German dubbing 1966)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Mild mannered paleontology professor Dr. David Huxley is excited by the news that an intercostal clavicle bone has been found to complete his brontosaurus skeleton, a project four years in the construction. He is equally excited about his imminent marriage to his assistant, the officious Alice Swallow, who is interested in him more for his work than for him as a person. David needs the $1 million endowment of wealthy dowager Mrs. Carleton Random to complete the project. Her lawyer, Alexander Peabody, will make the decision on her behalf, so David needs to get in his favor. However, whenever David tries to make a good impression on Peabody, the same young woman always seems to do something to make him look bad. She is the flighty heiress Susan Vance. The more David wants Susan to go away, the more Susan seems not to want or be able to. But David eventually learns that Alexander Peabody is her good friend, who she calls Boopy, and Susan's Aunt Elizabeth, with whom David has also made a bad impression without her knowing who he is, is Mrs. Carleton Random. However getting in Aunt Elizabeth and Boopy's good graces is not as easy as Susan smoothing the waters with them. Throw into the mix a tame pet leopard named Baby that Susan's brother Mark inexplicably sends her from Brazil, Aunt Elizabeth's big game hunting friend Major Horace Applegate, Aunt Elizabeth's pet terrier George who has a penchant for burying bones and other things, and a traveling circus passing through town and David may never be able to finish his project or make it to his wedding. But David may come to the realization that there is something more important in his life. Written by Huggo |
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| Taglines | And so begins the hilarious adventure of Professor David Huxley and Miss Susan Vance, a flutter-brained vixen with love in her heart! [Theatrical trailer.] See more » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $1,073,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Throughout filming, RKO executives complained that the film was destined for commercial failure. They asked Howard Hawks to insert more romance and less slapstick and told him to take away Cary Grant's glasses, but he ignored them. See more » |
| Goofs | When Susan follows Fritz into the house, the shadow of the boom mic can be seen against the wall of the house. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in The 42nd Annual Academy Awards (1970). See more » |
| Soundtracks | I Can't Give You Anything but Love See more » |
| Quotes |
Mrs. Random:
Well who are you? David Huxley: I don't know. I'm not quite myself today. Mrs. Random: Well, you look perfectly idiotic in those clothes. David Huxley: These aren't *my* clothes. Mrs. Random: Well, where *are* your clothes? David Huxley: I've *lost* my clothes! Mrs. Random: But why are you wearing *these* clothes? David Huxley: Because I just went *GAY* all of a sudden! Mrs. Random: Now see here young man, stop this nonsense. What are you doing? David Huxley: I'm sitting in the middle of 42nd Street waiting for a bus. See more » |