Yes, there are variations on "Bringing Up Baby", and, yes, Cary Grant, even at the age he was at the time this film was made, would have been better, but there is certainly something likeable about this film. The locations are nice, and a little different from the average romantic comedy. The plot, although a little shopworn at this point, is handled well and just a little differently from other similar movies. Hudson's performance is a little wooden but serviceable. The film's real saving grace is that Paula Prentiss is in rare form here... she is a little unusual for the female lead (her part at first seems to be the Eve Arden-like wisecracking best friend of the female star and them blossoms into the starring role) and is quite good, setting the tone for the movie -- not quite as manic and driven as Katherine Hepburn in "Bringing Up Baby" (who would today be arrested for stalking) but a little more grounded in reality. This is not by any means Hawks's best, but it is a pleasant time-waster.
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