cary grant appeared in the 1938 film bringing up baby
he initially appeared in crime films or dramas such as blonde venus lrb 1932 rrb and she done him wrong lrb 1933 rrb  but later gained renown for his appearances in romantic comedy and screwball comedy films such as the awful truth lrb 1937 rrb  bringing up baby lrb 1938 rrb  his girl friday lrb 1940 rrb and the philadelphia story lrb 1940 rrb