On This Day

Bringing Up Baby premiere

February 16th 1938

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The premiere of 'Bringing Up Baby' took place at the Golden Gate Theatre in San Francisco on this day in 1938. Howard Hawk's classic screwball comedy starring Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant was a flop at the box office upon its initial release despite receiving good reviews.

The movie started to turn a profit when it was re-released in the early 1940s and its reputation grew in the 1950s thanks to showings on television. Hawks film has since come to be regarded as one of the greatest comedies ever made.