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.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.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.
- Awards
- 2 wins total
- Major Applegate
- (as Charlie Ruggles)
- Minor Role
- (uncredited)
- Mrs. Peabody
- (uncredited)
- George the Dog
- (uncredited)
- David's Caddy
- (uncredited)
- Joe - Bartender
- (uncredited)
- Doorman
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThroughout 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.
- GoofsWhen Susan follows Fritz into the house, the shadow of the boom mic can be seen against the wall of the house.
- 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.
- Alternate versionsSome scenes were cut for the German theatrical release. In 1992 the German ZDF TV reconstructed the missing scenes but the German voice actors/actress who dubbed the movie were no longer available. Thus the reconstructed version changes between the existing dubbed scenes and English-speaking scenes with German subtitles. However, the additional scenes are also from a different print, resulting in a much lesser contrast.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The 42nd Annual Academy Awards (1970)
- SoundtracksI Can't Give You Anything but Love
(1928) (uncredited)
Words by Dorothy Fields
Music by Jimmy McHugh
Played as background music very often throughout the film
Sung a cappella by Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant
Since I was a little kid this was my favorite movie, seeing it when it first came on TV. I loved other Cary Grant screwball comedies, like "Monkey Business" but this this one tops my list, not only a list of comedies, but of all motion pictures entirely.
Move over Stanley Kubrick, David Lean or William Wyler. This film is at the top of cultural significance and hilarity. This makes me wonder about those in 1938 who hated this film. Why? How? It has to be broken, defective humans that would pan this film. What a shame that some have no concept of funny,
Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Leoparden küßt man nicht
- Filming locations
- Arthur Ranch, Malibu, California, USA(Exterior)
- Production company
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $1,073,000 (estimated)
- Gross worldwide
- $13,054
- Runtime1 hour 42 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1