Numerous odd jobs kept him going until he tried acting, and, after. His fourth marriage, it was also one of his rockiest, and by the time grants final film walk, dont run 1966 was released, cannon who later accused her. Kay francis was perfectly cast as the manipulative wife. In name only alec walker 1939 only angels have wings geoff carter 1939. Cary grant and alfred hitchcock had one of the most celebrated and successful collaborations of any actordirector pair in history. Cary grants private life was much darker than people.
In one of their rare screen pairings, movie greats cary grant and carole lombard portray alec and julie in a tender, emotionladen tale that ranks among the eras. This is a dark melodrama, revealing the loveless marriage between alec walker cary grant and maida walker kay francis. He was known for his transatlantic accent, debonair demeanor, lighthearted approach to acting, and sense of comic timing. Only cary grant, under the direction of frank capra, can make two murdering aunts hilarious.
Cary grant full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. Name cary last name grant born january 18, 1904 in bristol, gloucestershire died november 29, 1986 in davenport. The suggestion of cary came from actress fay wray and grant came from the studio. New film reveals the tragic life of hollywoods cary grant.
Cary grant stars as alec walker, a man whose wife maida kay francis married him only for his wealth. Britishborn actor cary grant born archibald leach escaped his humble bristol environs and unstable home life by joining an acrobatic troupe, where he became a stiltwalker. He falls in love with another woman, played by carole lombard, only to find that his spiteful. Yet the artistry of cary grant portrayal of alec walker is stunning. His facial expression, his body language, his twists, turns are what makes this magnificent thespian a must to watch. In name only is one of the few serious dramas that carole lombard made during her career and is based on the 1935 novel by bessie breuer, memory of love the cast includes carole lombard as julie eden, cary grant as alec walker, kay francis as maida walker, charles coburn as richard walker, helen vinson as suzanne ducross, maidas best friend, and katherine alexander as. After a wealthy man finds out his wife is a gold digger, he meets and falls for a widowed mother, and complications ensue.
January 18, 1904 november 29, 1986 was an englishborn american actor, known as one of classic hollywoods definitive leading men. Cary grant celebrity profile check out the latest cary grant photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Cary grant, britishborn american film actor whose good looks, debonair style, and flair for romantic comedy made him one of hollywoods most popular and enduring stars. Everyone knows that cary grant was the most charming man in the history of the movies, but charm alone did not make him a star, and indeed he rarely offered only charm in a performance. This film is not only my favorite cary grant movie, but it my favorite comedy of alltime. Sources for purchasing all 72 cary grant videos in ntsc format. In name only is a 1939 romantic film starring cary grant, carole lombard and kay francis, directed by john cromwell.
Funny thing is, though, i often meet new favorites who ascend to the rarefied air this very way. This is the basic synopsis for in name only, released by rko in the greatest year that movies ever saw. In name only 1939 rotten tomatoes cary grant stars as alec walker, a man whose wife maida kay francis married him only for his wealth. Cary grants family reveals hidden secrets about the. See more ideas about cary grant, classic hollywood and movie stars. Cary grant is considered one of classic hollywoods iconic leading man and a trailblazer in his own right during the golden age of cinema. Years later, such criticisms about movie star cary grant were few and far between.
Born archibald alec leach in 1904, grant was an english actor who swept the silver screen with memorable performances in slapstick comedies including his girl friday, the first film where actors spoke over each other during their lines and essentially all. The fictional town it is based in, bridgefield, connecticut, is based on the town of ridgefield, connecticut. She is best known for roles in the television series. Hitchcock, famously derisive about movie stars, once said grant was the only actor he ever loved. It was only in the films final minutes that his real name was revealed.
Cary grant is a britishamerican actor who started his career with the movie this is the night 1932. Cary grant was born archibald alexander leach on january 18, 1904 in horfield, bristol, england, to elsie maria kingdon and elias james leach, who worked in a factory. In name only carole lombard cary grant 1939 rko laserdisc. Her portrayal of maida, cary grants uncompromising wife, is great fun to watch. In name only this is a laserdisc this is not a dvd a laserdisc needs to be played on a laserdisc player it will not play on a dvd player. Jennifer diane grant born february 26, 1966 is an american actress, the only child of actors cary grant and dyan cannon. In name only is soap opera par excellence, blessed with a peerless cast. Recently uploaded in january 2011 on my old channel hollywoodclassics33 here is part 1 of the lux radio theater version of the 1939 film in name only. With cary grant, carole lombard, kay francis, charles coburn.
Cary grant and carole lombard just landed themselves smack in the middle of the aforementioned favorites and im now on a mission to see their complete filmographies. In charade 1963, what was the real name of grants character. Grant goes from a mildmannered author in the beginning of the movie to a manic and crazed person by the end. Actor cary grant performed in films from the 1930s through the 1960s. Carole lombard and kay francis star as two points of a romantic triangle, centered on the triangles apex played by cary grant. His early years in bristol would have been an ordinary. Carole lombard plays widow julie eden, who meets and falls in love with. When archie was only 9, his father put archies mother in a mental hospital, remarried and then abandoned archie to the care of the state. You would think that a movie costarring cary grant and carole lombard in 1939 would have been a screwball comedy this was actually their third picture together following sinners in the sun 1932 and the eagle and the hawk 1933 neither of which was a comedy either. Archibald leach became the much more suave cary grant. It was a girl named jennifer and after her birth, grant retired from acting, but he was not just a stayathome dad.
Known for his handsomely good looks and sophisticated charm, cary grant burst onto hollywood with a unique sense of class. He falls in love with another woman, played by carole. Having divorced drake three years prior, grant married the much younger actress dyan cannon in las vegas in 1965 and the union produced his only child, jennifer grant, the following year. The movie is a little cornball in parts but overall it works. By this time, grant and lombard were established as two of motion pictures greatest stars. Upcoming showtime documentary becoming cary grant reveals how the hollywood legends troubled childhood affected his relationships with. Cary grant is 73 years old, and he hasnt made a movie in 12 years, yet he remains a contemporary star, a. Once told by an interviewer, everybody would like to be cary grant, grant is said to have replied, so would i. He starred in several alfred hitchcock films, including the 1959 hit north by northwest.
There was always something underneath, a quiet reserve, a certain coldness, a feeling that he was evaluating his leading ladies even as he romanced them and that dual nature is what made him so important in. It was based on the 1935 novel memory of love by bessie breuer. In 1966, when cary grant was 62, his first and only child was born. Cary grant, carole lombard and kay francis in in name only. Apr 9, 2020 cary grant photos are to be used for your personal pleasure not for resale on any site nor are they to be used in any publishing format without my express written permission. The movie, adapted by donald ogden stewart and sidney buchman from the play by philip. In name only is a movie that had never been on my radar as in, at all. In this comedy caperwhich costarred audrey hepburngrants character used a number of aliases. Among his most notable films are bringing up baby, the philadelphia story, his girl friday, notorious, and north by northwest. It was a condition of the five year contract he signed with paramount studios. He was one of hollywoods first real stars, but clearly, his rise to legendary success wasnt instantaneous.
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