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.
Though it's almost impossible, try to sit back sometime and enjoy this 1938 Howard Hawks masterpiece not only for its gags, but for the grace of its construction, the assurance of its style, and the richness of its themes.
– Dave Kehr,
Chicago Reader,
26 Jun 2007
fresh:
There is little rhyme or reason to most of the action, but it's all highly palatable.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
2 Apr 2008
fresh:
A perfect example of why directors (and even us brilliant professional critics) can often be completely in the dark about what works.
– Joshua Rothkopf,
Time Out New York,
15 Jun 2011
fresh:
The enduring fascination of this 1938 screwball comedy is due to much more than its uproarious gags.