BRINGING UP BABY (1938)
Take Katharine Hepburn as a dizzy free spirit with a hankering for a nebbish Cary Grant, mix in a leopard and sit back and watch a screwball comedy classic. Yet, the film was a box office disappointment when it was initially released and didn't get the critical acclaim it deserved until the 1950s. Talk about ahead of its time.
From ‘His Girl Friday’ to ‘The Heat’: The Evolution of Female Comedies (Photos)
From Katherine Hepburn in "Bringing Up Baby" to Melissa McCarthy in "The Heat," here's a look at some of the greatest female characters in film history.