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Bringing Up Baby poster
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Masterwork
MASTER SCORE 89.1 / 100
1938·Comedy / Romance·1h 42m

BRINGING UP BABY

“And so begins the hilarious adventure of Professor David Huxley and Miss Susan Vance, a flutter-brained vixen with love in her heart!”

David Huxley is waiting to get a bone he needs for his museum collection. Through a series of strange circumstances, he meets Susan Vance, and the duo have a series of misadventures which include a leopard called Baby.

Above the Line
Howard Hawks·DirectorDudley Nichols·ScreenplayHagar Wilde·ScreenplayRussell Metty·Director of PhotographyRoy Webb·Original Music ComposerGeorge Hively·Editor
Cast
Katharine Hepburn·Susan VanceCary Grant·David HuxleyCharles Ruggles·Horace ApplegateWalter Catlett·Constable SlocumBarry Fitzgerald·Aloysius GogartyMay Robson·Elizabeth RandomFritz Feld·Fritz LehmanLeona Roberts·Hannah GogartyGeorge Irving·Alexander PeabodyTala Birell·Mrs. Lehman
Full Crew
(7 credits)
Directing· 1
Howard Hawks·Director
Writing· 2
Dudley Nichols·ScreenplayHagar Wilde·Screenplay
Camera· 1
Russell Metty·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
George Hively·Editor
Sound & Music· 1
Roy Webb·Original Music Composer
Production· 1
Howard Hawks·Producer
By the Numbers
89.1
OF 100
Master Score
7.8
OF 10
IMDb
94%
CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

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Dominant Palette
3 colors
#96582C
#FFFFFF
#3B3B3B
Mood
Comical, Whimsical, Chaotic
Composition
Split
Era
1930s
Visual Style
Photographic

“The poster is split horizontally into three sections. The top section features a man in glasses holding a telephone to his ear, looking intently, with a white t”

comedy
Key Elements
TelephoneGlassesDogWooden ChairLeopardWicker Baby Carriage
Atmosphere
Bright
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
Indoor
Design Score
7/10
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