Those last couple of years before he died, when I was about 21 I attended one of Cary Grant’s college talks where he also shared film clips and reminiscences on his career. It was so other worldly to be in the same room as him. Mesmerizing.

@brucekuehn4031

8 ай бұрын

He was on that tour in Davenport, Iowa in November of 1986. He was preparing his show at the theatre when he began to feel unwell. He had a massive stroke and died in the hospital there in Davenport at the age of 82.

@Nick-gq2iy

5 ай бұрын

I was about the same age & wish I had a way to attend back then. I’m glad you got to see him.

@BadChizzle

5 ай бұрын

Stop bragging, I’m busy crying.

@Jonni1027

4 ай бұрын

@@Nick-gq2iy Thanks Nick…I’ll never forget it. He also took questions from the audience. One man asked him about something that he’d read in a biography about Cary and Cary corrected what was written in the biography and asked anyone who had such books go home and throw them out…so I did too…cuz I adore him🥰

@Jonni1027

4 ай бұрын

@@BadChizzle ❤️😁

Probably around 1989 I walked into the corner office of my boss. The aircraft company I was working for was based at Filton, an airfield in north Bristol, England. I chatted with my boss about some particular job he wanted me to do, but I kept looking at a large, framed, black & white photograph which sat on the wall behind his desk. It showed Cary Grant exiting an aircraft with a gentleman in spectacles by his side. I asked, "Was that taken on the Filton runway?". His answer, "Yes, and the guy next to him is my Dad. They were in the scouts together and pals when they were kids".

He’s the It guy for all of Hollywood. He just had it. His walk, his sun tan, his smile, his accent. He was the complete package. He was a movie star!!

@MothGirl007

2 жыл бұрын

Flawless.

@mdarrenu

Жыл бұрын

Class. Self-effacing. He could wear a suit and a hat and sunglasses.

@roundtwo3321

8 ай бұрын

Ha ha, sun tan. That's funny.

@AAZEDLARC

5 ай бұрын

And yet he had a tragic hidden background, like Charlie Chaplin, Michael Caine, and even David Bowie. What doesn't kill us makes us strong, I guess ://

@nearlyretired7005

5 ай бұрын

He still is a movie star!

“Everyone wants to be Cary Grant. Even I want to be Cary Grant.” Cary Grant

@DawnSuttonfabfour

3 жыл бұрын

In the film "A Fish Called Wanda" John Cleese's character is called Archibald Leech. He said it was the closest he could ever get to being Cary Grant! Adore Cary; utterly.

@kidmohair8151

3 жыл бұрын

or as Rita Hayworth said, "...every man who knew me wanted to go to bed with Gilda...and every one who did, woke up with me..." (that's a paraphrase because finding the real quote is difficult)

@DawnSuttonfabfour

3 жыл бұрын

@@kidmohair8151 That's pretty much it. "They went to bed with Gilda and woke up with me".

@kidmohair8151

3 жыл бұрын

@@DawnSuttonfabfour thank you! I couldn't in a quick search find that

@DawnSuttonfabfour

3 жыл бұрын

​@@kidmohair8151 Thank you for not being narky about it. You are clearly a gentleman and well on the way, already, to being Cary. And, moreover, you wear mohair - Cary would approve I feel sure.

“You’re Cary Grant!” “I know.”😂😂😂

@ingvarhallstrom2306

3 жыл бұрын

Cary Grant is the OG Han Solo...

@goldwinger5434

3 жыл бұрын

@@ingvarhallstrom2306 By a strange coincidence, Harrison Ford said the same thing when my daughter met him and said, "You're Harrison Ford!"

@ingvarhallstrom2306

3 жыл бұрын

@@goldwinger5434 I'm of course referring to the change in line from Princess Leia's "I love you!" and Han Solo was supposed to say "I love you too!" or something similar, but Ford changed the line to the more famous "I know!". But after seeing Cary Grant using that line everytime someone confronts him about it, I'm positive Harrison Ford must've got that line from Grant. Anyway, it's a very charming and tongue in cheek response to getting recognized, and it only works because they don't take themselves seriously. Imagine someone using that line and really meaning it, it would be unbearable...

@StanleyKewbeb1

2 жыл бұрын

That was great. It says so much about how he related to other people, which is exactly why he's so fascinating to watch. Bulletproof cool.

@dreadnaught3894

2 жыл бұрын

'er . . . No! Archibald Leach, actually!"

If MIchael Caine was narrating a Bio of his mailman or gardener we still couldn't stop listening to his voice.

@janeporter818

3 жыл бұрын

Ikr 😂

@dagsouleyedblue407

3 жыл бұрын

Facts!

@roberth1322

2 жыл бұрын

His gardener was only supposed to dig the bloody weeds up, etc.

@AthelstanEngland

2 жыл бұрын

@@roberth1322 LOL

@SPohl-zy4rz

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for mentioning that as I've always LOVED his voice. Certain types of British accents really do it for me including Cary Grant, Boris Karloff (of Grinch and Frankenstein fame) and well known Aussie, Russell Crowe, to name a few.

I used to be the manager of The Grand Spa Hotel (now The Avon Gorge Hotel), he used to stay with us when he came to visit his mother. He was charming and pleasure to host.

@joeygonzo

3 жыл бұрын

did he have boys with him ? that was the rumor

@maryrosekent8223

2 жыл бұрын

@@joeygonzo He and Randolph Scott reportedly had an affair...

@blueberrycobbler

2 жыл бұрын

I think we know what Joe and Mary’s obsessions are all about..🙄

@maryrosekent8223

2 жыл бұрын

@@blueberrycobbler What obsession? I just made a comment...

@donlitos

2 жыл бұрын

If he was gracious to you return the favor by respecting his personal privacy

Michael Caine and Carey Grant, two of the finest actors ever to grace the screen!

@alexmorgan3435

3 жыл бұрын

Sean Connery.

@cynthiahusband106

4 ай бұрын

Mr Caine you were a wonder let’s not forget but mention you were sexy handsome you honor Mr Grant beautifully , 2 wonderful blokes from England. How lucky we were to get both of you.

@randilevson9547

3 ай бұрын

Grace is the perfect word for these two fine gentlemen.

This is sooo wonderful. Not just for the iconic images, but for Michael Caine's terrific narration. I had forgotten what a great voice he has.

@daze023

5 ай бұрын

A great actor remembering a great actor

@utubefreshie

5 ай бұрын

​@@daze023 I was just about to say! An iconic actor on another iconic actor. What a wonderful retrospective. Love Turner Classic Movies!

My mother in law worked for Mr Grant and we therefor would be at his home often. He was just as he was on the screen and as she was from Scotland he would chase her around the house pretending to play the pipes. The apple in his eye was Jenifer, she was everything to him. Just a very nice guy.

When living in Hollywood in 1978 I was in a grocery mart late at night and Glenn Ford passed by and said "Hi" with a smile. I will never forget this humble guy.

My mother came home years ago and said I just saw Cary grant , I said where she said in the wool shop , this was a tiny shop selling wool in Weston super mare a small town in England . I didn't believe her and was worried she was going delusional ,she was in her 80s . Anyway later that day it was in the local news he was in the local area and she did see him ,and apparently she said no one else in the shop recognised him . He had wished her a good day

@rosienorton665

3 жыл бұрын

That's brilliant. What a lovely thing to happen to your mother.

@gaileveres920

3 жыл бұрын

Be still my beating heart, how lucky was your Mum 😍

@marionthompson3365

3 жыл бұрын

Wonderful! Lucky lady!

@dac545j

3 жыл бұрын

("Weston" is a seaside town about 45 minutes from Bristol.)

@pillardelaney4726

3 жыл бұрын

That means, your mother was a very alert WOMAN...

Cary Grant has always been and always be my favorite actor. Thank you Michael.

@johnDukemaster

3 жыл бұрын

Agree!

most handsome and stylish man ever on the silver screen.

@MOGGS1942

3 жыл бұрын

Can't argue with that. He could also act.

@dogkungfu8510

3 жыл бұрын

My grandmother would have a word or two to tell you about Clark Gable, but I am with you...😁

@dazzaMusic

3 жыл бұрын

Definitely between him and Paul Newman a difficult choice

@rudy1999

3 жыл бұрын

What about Clark Gable, I think they are both close

@normadesmond6017

3 жыл бұрын

@@rudy1999 o well, we all prefer one to the other, don't we?

To me, he'll always be the epitome of style.

One legendary actor talking about another⭐️❤️⭐️

Caine’s book “What’s It All About” is one of the great Hollywood memoirs. He has so many great memories because he came to Hollywood at a time when the old stars were still around and the new stars were young and hungry. So he saw the best of both

@michaelceraso1977

3 жыл бұрын

you are so correct, I know he saw JOHN wayne when he was dying in HOspital and was so impressed with WAYNE's fight

@jennifersman7990

3 жыл бұрын

@@michaelceraso1977 That’s a very sweet/sad story about seeing Wayne as he was dying, they met then because Michael’s wife had an emergency appendectomy and was in the same wing as Duke. The day she was released he was getting her things together and looked down the hallway and saw Duke, he waved and Duke waved back, like a week later he died. But the better story is when they first met. Michael had cone to Hollywood to film Gambit in like 1967 and was staying at the Beverly Hills Hotel, he was actually disappointed and bored because he hadn’t really seen any stars. One afternoon, a helicopter landed in the park nearby and out stepped John Wayne in full cowboy garb. Wayne saw Michael and immediately said “I know you! You’re that guy that gets all the girls...what’s his name?” “Alfie” “That’s it! You’re gonna be a big star and there’s 3 things to know...talk low, talk slow and most importantly, NEVER wear suede shoes” “Why’s that?” “I’ll tell ya why...I had these new suede shoes on and I was takin a piss...guy standing next to me at the urinal said ‘you’re John Wayne!!’ and pissed all over my shoes.” Like I said, his book is loaded with great stories like that.

@StevenTorrey

3 жыл бұрын

In Cary Grant's day, the studio owned the star and cultivated whatever talent they had; disciplined them into being consummate performers before the camera. The studio cultivated actors, directors, musicians technicians to produce excellence in movies. And then by the 1990s, the studio system had crashed: now the studio can find any kind of pretty face (male or female) to be an actor, but the studio is no long committed to that pretty face, because there is another one just around the corner. So what you have is "fly by nights" who may be in a great movie one year, and consigned to oblivion the next year, because there is no follow up for the star, no real commitment for the star. Worse: no commitment to produce a vehicle that shows or highlights the star's talent.. Back in the day, the star was the income for the Studio; now there is another star right around the comer waiting to be discovered so there is no commitment to the existing stars.

@jennifersman7990

3 жыл бұрын

@@StevenTorrey The “studio system” really collapsed in the mid-60’s because actors wanted more control over roles they took and that’s where the idea of the independent producer started. Not only that but the studios still had a 50’s mentality and didn’t know how to handle the youth movement that started with films like Easy Rider and Bonnie & Clyde. Check out the documentary “Easy Riders, Raging Bulls” for more info

@StevenTorrey

3 жыл бұрын

@@jennifersman7990 You are probably right. I think the important thing to remember is that the studio with unlimited funds could invest in the star and make movies highlighting the star; It just seems that the studios no longer have the same cadre of stars they had in Cary Grant's day.

I lived quite close to where Michael Caine lived in London before he became famous. Gary Grant is everyman's, classy man. Michael Caine is everyman's ordinary man. Both have humility in spades. Neither will ever be forgotten as long as we still have their films to watch. It is just a pity that we couldn't have a Sir Cary to match Sir Michael.

Michael Caine is a great, great raconteur. Pick up anything he has ever written, and he has written much, and you won't be able to put it down.

@owlfethurz8377

3 жыл бұрын

I had the privilege of meeting Mr Caine at a book signing several years ago. Michael Caine was also a very good looking man. Nice tribute to my favorite, Cary Grant.

@samhavoc1066

5 ай бұрын

And I just learned a new word. Thanks.

@christophernewman5027

5 ай бұрын

​@@samhavoc1066Raconteur ?

Once a reporter inquired about Cary's age via telegram: " How old Cary Grant?" Cary Grant replied: " Old Cary Grant just fine." Priceless...

@stevengriffin7873

3 жыл бұрын

''Old Cary Grant fine,how you'' is what is quoted as the reply.

@stevengriffin7873

3 жыл бұрын

@Stu Mis quoting someone is rude,I already knew the reply a long time ago.It only takes a few seconds of effort to find out.A real gentleman like Cary Grant deserves that?

@stevengriffin7873

3 жыл бұрын

@Stu Yes I have misquoted.I make an effort to get it right have done for a long time.So much misinformation,sometimes deliberate sometimes because of lack of respect or care.Just trying to set the record straight.I'm going to edit my comment accordingly check for yourself if you feel so inclined.

@stevengriffin7873

3 жыл бұрын

@Stu Yes graciousness does say a lot about a person.Sometimes I can be a bit blunt especially when it's something I feel a lot about.I was thinking about how well Cary Grant received his lifetime achievement award.He truly was a gentleman,the world lost someone very special way too soon.

@stevengriffin7873

3 жыл бұрын

@Stu It's what a true gentleman would do except that Cary Grant wouldn't have needed to do it in the first place.Watching him at that that was such an object lesson,for my part I haven't reached that level yet.But then again not that many do,that's what set Cary Grant apart from so many others in the movies and more importantly in life.Although they're long gone,men like that and James Stewart are needed more than ever.I'm so grateful I can appreciate their like as well as their great moves.

Someone said he acts like he has no idea how charming and good looking he really is, which of course is totally endearing. He''s never smug or glib about it, he always comes off as genuinely likeable.

This is a fine tribute and the narration by Michael Caine is absolutely wonderful. I wanted to add that I recall reading somewhere about Cary Grant's strong work ethic. For example, even if he was done with his particular scenes for the day and was free to leave he would insist on staying till filming was complete. Apparently he wanted to be around in able to observe and be available to the other actors to read lines off-camera in order to help them with close-ups etc. I'm sure his fellow actors appreciated that greatly .

@ianbanks2844

5 ай бұрын

I didn't know that and it adds to my appreciation of him . Many thanks .

@cynthiahusband106

4 ай бұрын

Thank you Mr Caine for that fabulous tribute to the great phenomenal Mr Cary Grant ; but there’s always room for other greats such as yourself Mr Caine , you are and always will be my Alfie. Thank you Mr Caine , a true movie star.

@Psris123

4 ай бұрын

He took 22 vitamins daily. 5:00 When asked How old Cary Grant? via telegram, he replied, Old Cary Grant .Fine!

@owengreene382

Ай бұрын

My grandma, dated him for one week and never rang her for Christ-sake. And later she had to have a hip replacement that left her with a gammy walk. They say I look like Cary, but, golly, I can't see the resembles, doe I stand 62, and have swazi black hair and dark eyes and I'm gorgeous. But hey, other guys are like that!

The Bishop's Wife is my favourite. Has to be watched every Christmas.

@kevinshooter2537

3 жыл бұрын

Me too!

@kristic4472

3 жыл бұрын

Love that one!

@7775Kevin

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah that’s a great movie. Just discovered it a couple years ago.

@susanyork5089

2 жыл бұрын

Two lovely English men Cary and the class Act that is David Niven , another funny true gentleman

@donnaryanhaynes7951

2 жыл бұрын

Kevin Shooter My favorite movie

About 10 years old, I remember getting off of a carnival ride and heading back to my grandmother who was talking to a tall, well-dressed man and a little girl. She introduced me to Cary Grant, who offered a formal bow, handshake and "How do you do?" He shopped at my grandparent's clothing shop, but they never said anything about him. I went on the ferris wheel with his daughter. Just another fun summer night. (Michael Caine's touch here is perfect.)

@FairyAngel111

3 жыл бұрын

I am confused about the time frame mentioned. Cary Grant passed away in 1986, so he wasn’t around 10 years ago 🤔

@dleet86

3 жыл бұрын

@@FairyAngel111 When the author was 10 years old, so Cary was 72.

@FairyAngel111

3 жыл бұрын

@@dleet86 omg I read it wrongly as “10 years ago” instead of “10 years old”. Thank you for clarifying. That makes a whole lot more sense to me now 👍🏻🙏

@baker2niner

2 жыл бұрын

@@FairyAngel111 sorry to confuse you, but it does say "old" not "ago."

@FairyAngel111

2 жыл бұрын

@@baker2niner it’s my bad. I read it wrongly. Thank you for posting such a fascinating and lovely memory of Cary Grant. ⭐️

I worked 22 yrs as a camera person in the film industry and a self effacing, humble or gracious actor is hard to come by. A lot of huge egos out there. The thing is, most of the really charming actors are British, Canadian or Australian. They just have that understanding or desire to be part of the team, the group. They probably had families that would remind them who they are when they were young and they had that ironic sense of humour. I love watching Michael Caine and Cary Grant movies.

@AnnaLVajda

3 жыл бұрын

Nah probably just living under British rule they are naturally better actors we are taught to hide our real feeling keep calm soldier on that sort of thing not allowed to be our true selves always anyway.

@AnyoneCanSee

3 жыл бұрын

Probably because most British actors start off in theatre, or they used to at least. When you are touring around and living together you learn that you all rely on each other to give a good performance and have a good show that night. If you start off in the movies you only meet the bit-part actors for the time it takes to film with them and so it doesn't matter how you treat them. I used to direct theatre tours and the most difficult actors were the celebrities that were cast only because they were young soap stars.

@kevinn1158

3 жыл бұрын

@@AnyoneCanSee Totally agree. But being Canadian and travelling to the US a lot there's quite a difference in attitude. Americans are obsessed with the power and the notoriety and many people in the film industry encourage this fanatical attitude. I just rolled my eyes at the ridiculousness of it all. I was camera so we got the full affect everyday 12-14 hours straight. What a joy when we had approachable actors. Especially when it was comedy. That was like a vacation. They loved making the camera crew laugh as we were their audience right next to them.

@AnyoneCanSee

3 жыл бұрын

@@kevinn1158- Cool, you must have had some great experiences. I have family in Canada, various aunts and uncles and cousins and lots of Scots emigrate there. I also have a friend that works for the Shakespeare Festival.

@bighands69

3 жыл бұрын

@@kevinn1158 Having travelled to Canada a lot I have realized that canadians are obsessed with Americans and constantly feeling that they have to judge them so as to elevate them self. Sort of a self obsession of sorts I would constantly be rolling my eyes at how canadians are obsessed with Americans.

one of the things i've never seen discussed is the way he moved - so graceful

@sallyharmon6639

2 жыл бұрын

I wonder if that's because he was a juggler when he was younger...balance.

Cary Grant never got hung up on his fame, he seemed to be the kind of guy that would meet you in a pub, buy you a drink, and talk to you about something totally unrelated to the movie industry. There were several movies where he mentioned his old friend, Archie Leach. Of course, that was his given name at birth.

Grant's life as a child was horrifying in England. It's incredible...almost impossible to think how far he'd risen and how his work and his style will resonate forever.

Wonderful tribute! My favorite attribute of his was the sense of humor, not just as a character, but as the actor giving the audience a figurative "Wink" with those looks, many of which are straight at the camera. He is looking at us, including us in the joke. Just love it!

Cary was extremely talented. He was also naturally very handsome. He wore bespoke suits that would cost a man about $9,000.00 to have made today, if you include shirt, tie and shoes. Custom suits make a gigantic difference. All of this contrasts with the physical slapstick comedy he was so good at. It sends a mixed message - down to earth, funny, one of us and yet....there he is with his gorgeousness and unaffordable clothing. It is very appealing if you can pull it off. Carry DID!

@siulumlion

3 жыл бұрын

Carry caried it off and left a cavity when he left. (sorry)

@paulascott5701

3 жыл бұрын

@@siulumlion hahaha!

@timchapman5567

3 жыл бұрын

I understand he once said it is important to wear good quality clothes because even if they become a little shabby people will give you credit for your judgment and taste.

@jasmines.3343

3 жыл бұрын

Apparently back in the day budget for wardrobe were primarily reserved for actresses and male actors were often dressed in their own clothes. Cary was meticulous about his his personal wardrobe, a bonus for casting him, as if you were one, and apparently that is what we often see him in in his classic films.

@martyfeldman3269

2 жыл бұрын

He wore some of the finest suits ever. I read somewhere( and I hope it’s true) that the suit he wore in “ North by Northwest “ was voted the greatest suit ever worn in movies.

Cary Grant was a marvellous actor and entertainer.But I think his greatest attribute was knowing when to retire, not for him the slide from leading man to supporting actor. Very few actors leave the film industry on their own terms it retires them, he did a class act

@unowen-nh9ov

2 жыл бұрын

He tried to move to character roles (Father Goose & Walk, Don't Run), audience wouldn't have it. His last lead in Charade opposite Audrey Hepburn (he refused movies with her years earlier due to age difference), he insisted his age be referenced & she chase him. Fortunately, he was not adverse to marrying younger or be would never have been a Dad. William Powell & Fred Astaire both retired, Astaire's last movie Ghost Story cast older stars, Henry Fonda finally won an Oscar by working as long as he could, Grant never did win one, not that it matters!

@nancyperlman534

2 жыл бұрын

@@unowen-nh9ov He retired from acting the moment his daughter was born. He became a member of the Board of Directors for MGM & Faberge in order to obtain use of a private jet so he could see Jennifer anywhere anytime. As for working with Audrey Hepburn, he turned down My Fair Lady because his friend Rex Harrison performed the male lead on Broadway. He could not do Roman Holiday as he was already committed to another project. He's always regretted not working with Audrey Hepburn 1 more time

@mdarrenu

Жыл бұрын

@@nancyperlman534 too good looking for my fair lady

This says as much about Michael Caine, as about Cary Grant. Rivalry and egotism are synonymous with Hollywood. But the truly great actors admire and applaud each other, as it should be.

@unowen-nh9ov

2 жыл бұрын

Caine explains how he & Sir Roger Moore became friends, Caine was a struggling unknown who had a bit on television. Next day he was @ the studio, Roger Moore aka Simon Templar aka The Saint aka most famous man in Britain, approaches him & congratulates him on his performance. Michael Caine thinks to himself, "F*ck me, Roger Moore!" Obviously Sir Michael learned from the example of his famous friend.

@42kellys

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed

@mdarrenu

Жыл бұрын

Caine thought of himself as employed actor not a superstar. he said that once in an interview. he was happy to get work.

@LJ-ht4zs

5 ай бұрын

exactly like Robert Redford and Paul Newman - two acting greats who worked well together and applauded each other.

@Moamanly

3 ай бұрын

@@unowen-nh9ov Trying to figure out whether that was an explosion or an instruction! ;-)

Even if he stayed Archibald Leach, he still would have be cool, suave, and the centre of attention.

@sheilabarfield3849

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed!

@buckroo8424

2 жыл бұрын

@@sheilabarfield3849 Cary Grant in one of his old movies with Rosaland Russel both being news paper writers mentioned his real name like he invented the name on the spot! It was hilarious. Many people might miss that part

I like in "Some Like It Hot" where Tony Curtis uses a Cary Grant-like voice to pass himself off as a suave millionaire. Jack Lemmon says to him, "And where did you get that phony accent? Nobody talks like that."

@JRobbySh

3 жыл бұрын

Speaking of great actors. I like Curtis in part because this own accent grounded him. Same with Paul Newman. The voices saved them from their pretty faces.

@johnwilliams2479

3 жыл бұрын

@@JRobbySh yes well said, voices are everything

@NDiaz-et6hc

3 жыл бұрын

Lol! Oh yes, I love that scene!

@spiveym

3 жыл бұрын

Shell Oil

@kethughes8266

2 жыл бұрын

Cary Grant walks into a restaurant the waiter asks for his name he says Cary Grant the waiter replies you don't look like Cary Grant he replies nobody does

Looking at the world of 2022 I can honestly say I am so very blessed to have been born in the 40s. Growing up I had the best of a lot of worlds. Movies and music were so much different and (IMO) so much better. I always thought that Cary Grant was everything a man should be and so did pretty much everyone I knew. Great tribute from one phenomenal actor to another. 💗

My all time favorite actor. Gorgeous man!

I'm so glad we can still enjoy his work. I will re-watch his movies the rest of my life.

The Bishop’s Wife is one of my favorite Cary Grant movies. But when I think of Cary Grant, I think of him opening a door to discover his painting hanging on a wall. Then a feeling of sheer agony overcomes him as he stands at the doorway realizing a horrible truth! Brings a tear to my eye every time I watch it! ☮️🖖🏽

@coloraturaElise

2 жыл бұрын

Which of his movies has this painting scene?

@vicjo478

2 жыл бұрын

@@coloraturaElise I think it is An Affair To Remember.

Mom,a good and proper woman,after one of his films,quipped,"he could park his shoes at my bed anytime"

There was always that edge of Cary having that sense of irony, that sense of humour that made him somehow “human” in any role he took. “The Awful Truth”, “Bringing Up Baby”, “The Philadelphia Story” are but three of his screwball comedies early on in his career. Yet, for Hitchcock, he did some pretty serious main characters but still there was always in the latter part of his career, a sense of self effacing humour that reinforced a worldly wise sense of his place in a world in which he was aging but still knew what was what. “Charade”, for example. He was 63 as a romantic foil for Audrey Hepburn who was in her thirties. And it worked. Trim, handsome, funnily ironic but intense enough to carry off the spy-like scenes. The man was amazing. “Notorious”, “North by Northwest”, and “To Catch a Thief”. Serious leading men and, possibly with the exception of “Notorious”, each with a soupçon of self-deprecating humour that lent his performance a relatable connection to his audience. His last film, “Walk, Don’t Run” said it all. The man was in his mid sixties and yet he is slim, trim and supposedly participating in an odd Olympic sport. Archie Leach. “His Girl Friday”. A lower class fellow who became the qunintessential tuxedo wearing classy man about town in the thirties to start off with. I would love to have met him. Just sayin’.

@nancyperlman534

2 жыл бұрын

In Charade CG was 59 & still performed his own stunts. Jennifer was born when he was 62.

@betholabecker3219

Жыл бұрын

Don’t forget MR BLANDINGS BUILDS HIS DREAM HOUSE with Myrna Loy…..one of my Cary Grant favorites!

Cary Grant my favorite of all time!

Style.....in looks and in behaviour, that was the essence of Cary Grant......actor by nature, in comedies and in dramas, he enjoyed acting that's why he was brilliant at it....👑

That's a lovely summation. Cary Grant had everything. Good looks, talent and just about the best comic timing since Chaplin. He also managed somehow to get even better looking as he grew older. If I had to pick one movie it would be Charade. A great script, cast and location, and of couse the wonderful Audrey Hepburn.

@newgmodo5609

3 жыл бұрын

Charade is wonderful. And I also love To Catch A Thief. He & Grace Kelly had the most amazing chemistry on screen.

@PabluchoViision

3 жыл бұрын

Charade is a brilliant choice.

@firenze5555

3 жыл бұрын

My favorite is “North by Northwest.” Just love Cary Grant in that film, the music score, script and Hitchcock’s directing.

@victoriabarr255

3 жыл бұрын

My favourite is Arsenic and old Lace. So funny.

@kitano0

3 жыл бұрын

@@newgmodo5609 I've watched plenty of his movies, not all. TCAT is one I just saw recently...I don't why it escaped me all of these years. It's now probably my favorite Grant/Hitchcock movie...beautifully shot and acted, and for a Hitchcock movie. a whole lot of fun!

There will never be another like him. Pure class.

Cary Grant is the man every man aspires to be... even Archie Leach!

Cary was class. Today, class is out, tragically.

@markparkinson6947

2 жыл бұрын

No, not true at all. Keanu Reeves is a primary example of a man with class.

@NightRider0101

2 жыл бұрын

He was gay

@search4truth104

2 жыл бұрын

@@NightRider0101 so what?

@schmittyhanrahan8126

2 жыл бұрын

@Mark Parkinson - You gotta' be kidding

@markparkinson6947

2 жыл бұрын

@@schmittyhanrahan8126 I’m not. Keanu Reeves is considered to be one of the nicest people in the history of Hollywood. Not an exaggeration, whatsoever.

How incredibly handsome, suave, and talented he was.

In the American Bar in the Louis XV Hotel in Monaco, there used to be a selection of photos of famous stars who had stayed there, the picture of Cary Grant strolling in the sun wearing a light summer suit was the ultimate image of a sophisticated, outrageously handsome man. Sadly, after the latest refurbishment, these classic photos have disappeared!

@unowen-nh9ov

2 жыл бұрын

Steve Reeves. Both were sought after as 1st James Bond.

Cary was the master of light hearted comedic cynicism in tough situations. Perfect for the thrillers made at the time.

My father's parents knew Leach's parents. They are all now permanent residents of Canford Lane cemetery, Westbury-on-Trym, near Bristol.

@roberte.andrews4621

3 жыл бұрын

I would like to visit the Leach Family Plot in England and place a bouquet, then go on to Paris where my childhood friend Jean Seberg is buried.

@johnpritchard5410

3 жыл бұрын

@@roberte.andrews4621 Robert, I went to Canford Lane several times. The staff there will help you locate the gravesite. One of them helped me find the one for my aunt and grandparents in 1977. The man who did that told me that Archie had been there recently (June '77) to see to his mother. The Find A Grave website is helpful. Cheers!

A tribute to one of the very greatest actors by one of the truly greatest actors.

The fascinating thing about Cary is how often he tested his suave persona by pitching himself into sticky situations: dragging up, performing pratfalls. It was as though he were constantly drilling down into the well of his charm, assurance, stylishness and good looks to gauge how deep it was- whether he dared go below the stratum of midatlantic gloss he had so brilliantly devised as professional camouflage and probe for Archie Leach: the impoverished uneducated, unparented Bristolian circus performer from whose chrysalis this gorgeous moth had emerged. He never coasted, never let his seemingly throwaway appeal become a mannerism. When he thought he had worked out the connection between Leach the loser and Grant the idol- more by LSD than by acting or analysis- he walked away from the pretend world of pictures and became a full-time businessman and, belatedly, a father. His retirement was as successful as his stardom, and probably more satisfying. As he said: 'Every man wants to be Cary Grant. Hell, I want to be Cary Grant.'

@julianmarsh1378

3 жыл бұрын

In his early years in America, he was on tour in vaudeville...in his later years, he was on a one-person speaking tour. I read that all the places he visited on this tour had been places he had appeared in vaudeville...Cary Grant, come full circle.

@esmeephillips5888

3 жыл бұрын

@@julianmarsh1378 He embodied the American Dream of the immigrant more completely than any other Golden Age star, and he attuned his performing style to the motion picture camera more precisely than any other leading man. Cary acted the way Astaire danced, like the strreamlined trains of their heyday. You could not see the machinery clearly under the elegant housing, but you never forgot the ride they gave you. They were modernists who have not dated, just as Art Deco still looks like the future nearly a century after it evolved.

@julianmarsh1378

3 жыл бұрын

@@esmeephillips5888 Well said. Well said.

@randolphpinkle4482

3 жыл бұрын

Great analysis EP.

@EricaNernie

3 жыл бұрын

NIcely put, Esme.Thank you.

The clip from Notorious reminded me what an amazing movie it is, particularly that scene. The complete heartbreak on both sides is so painful and beautifully acted

Cary was the most charming man ever. Perfect on screen ;)

@honesty_-no9he

3 жыл бұрын

Really ? Marcello Mastroianni "Hold my vino!"

I am sure that Mr. Grant would love or does love the beautiful poetic epitaph that Mr. Caine has written for him.

'I actually said to him: You're Cary Grant!' - He said: 'I know!' Hilarious.

He is the absolute number one !!! There is or has never been a greater Hollywood actor than him! He is the greatest Hollywood actor of the 20th century. No Clark Gable , no Gary Cooper, no Humphrey Bogart, no Harrison Ford, no Richard Gere, no George Clooney ... NOBODY - The one and only Cary Grant !!!!

@light279

5 ай бұрын

You are probably right.

He surpasses all of them. He's gone and we still adore Carey Grant.

A beautiful tribute from one great guy for another great guy! I could watch Grant or Caine movies all day and never grow tired of either of them.

In Room for One More, Cary Grant became my favorite leading man and my role model when he stood up from the kitchen table, picked up his plate and utensils, placed them in the sink, tied on an apron, and washed dishes.

@catherinelw9365

2 жыл бұрын

The scene where he picked up that orphan girl's suitcase and carried it upstairs to her room, then she runs up to him and starts hugging and kissing him. So sweet!

Sir Michael, we're looking at a period when actors were actors, they knew there craft and Cary was one of the best, no green screens sex scenes and special effects but talent. Keep in mind mate, you're not too shabby yourself and I always love watching and listening to you. Dont stop what you're doing.

This is nice. There are nice, film clips of Cary Grant here that fit the narration by Michael Caine, whose voice is in whisper mode here. I'm loving everything about this. Thank you.

He was in so many great films. North by Northwest is my favorite but The Bachelor and the Bobbysoxer was truly hilarious where Grant acts like a teenager.

@cindyknudson2715

3 жыл бұрын

Mr Blanding Builds His Dream House. 👍

@mooseandsquirrel9887

3 жыл бұрын

Two great movies......

@christinewright110

2 жыл бұрын

Arsenic and Old Lace is terrific too.

@Caledoniarose

5 ай бұрын

You remind me of the man. What man? The man with the power. What power? The power of hoodo. Who do? You do. You do what? Remind me of the man. What man?......... 😂❤

@firenze5555

5 ай бұрын

@@Caledoniarose Yes! I remember that scene with Cary and the old man. So funny!

I will watch his movies over and over and just marvel at how entertaining he was plus he was such a beautiful man. I have lots of favorite Cary Grant movies. Truly nobody can ever be Cary.

Such a man! Love to watch his movies, they never get old. He aged well. First the greys and then the white. And so cool that Michael Caine did this tribute. Another sexy Englishman with that soft tone

I always like Cary Grant's take on being Cary Grant: "I wouldn't mind being him!" (Rough paraphrase!)

@rosienorton665

3 жыл бұрын

Yes. I think the image of him was something of a burden, hence all the marriages. He did say that people expected to get Cary Grant and they got Archie Leach instead.

@ingvarhallstrom2306

3 жыл бұрын

Many many actors have problems with their self image, like Alec Guinness or Jim Carrey they carry the notion they don't exist until they walk past a mirror and starts doing funny faces. And I think Cary Grant sort of "got lost" playing the charming gentleman even in private until there was no room for himself anymore and his public persona almost took over completely.

Even as a kid I watched his movies with awe...Loved the way he spoke and he was sooo beautiful

Thank you, Michael, for doing this!

I was actually introduced to him many years ago when I was a journalist and was invited to a Faberge reception at the Royal Lancaster hotel (he was a director of Faberge). Charisma barely constrained by a supernatural tan, white teeth. silver hair and jaw line like the North Face of the Eiger.Wearing a gleaming white shirt, black tie and black suit that must have been a Brioni or something else that cost as much as a small Toyota. Oh. and Cary looked cool as well :-)

Very cool words, Michael. Very cool

Huge Redford fan here.. But, you can’t equal Mr. Grant, nobody can. Notorious with Ingrid was my personal favorite.👍✌️

He was one of the greats and will never be forgotten ,

My God he (CG) was Great!

Best looking men I have ever seen so far: Cary Grant and Gregory Peck.

@lewisc215

2 жыл бұрын

I like Gary Coleman.

@paulmurphy8993

2 жыл бұрын

I saw Paul Newman in the lobby of the Beverly Wilshire hotel in 1986 after he had been out in the desert racing cars all day. His skin had a glow that was other worldly. To this day he was the most beautiful person (man or woman) I've ever seen.

@lipsterman1

2 жыл бұрын

@@lewisc215 What you talkin' 'bout, Lewis.

@42kellys

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, Gregory Peck was the most good looking one and Paul Newman, Cary Grant was rather sleek and elegant and had a nice face rather than handsome. When we think of English actors Dirk Bogarde comes to mind a man with a beautiful face. He was also stylish.

@daniellebourgade8701

2 жыл бұрын

I always loved Gregory Peck. The first for me. Cary Grant too And Robert Redford

My Uncle got married at Clifton in 1973. The reception was at the Hotel where Cary Grant just happened to be staying. I was 7 years old and I don’t remember much about the day but my Dad remembers seeing Grant and how immaculate he looked.

Even the American presidents wanted to be Cary Grant, the Man From Nowhere. A worthy homage from one screen giant to another.

From comedy to drama, Cary Grant set the bar.

@brucekuehn4031

8 ай бұрын

Great directors, great films. He did not do Westerns or Musicals, but just about everything else and he was wonderful in those roles!

Great words. All aspiring handsome actors should listen and learn from this.

Grant was a big Dodgers fan. Rarely missed a game in person.

Last year I discovered a great movie I don't hear mentioned that often. It's called "People Will Talk". CG plays a doctor with unconventional methods to heal his patients. I don't want to say more, except seek it out. It's one his best roles in one his most enjoyable movies.

@42kellys

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, I have seen it it is great.

He is my favorite film star of the golden age of hollywood. So classy, funny and handsome. Love his movies 💙

I was a stockbroker in Beverly Hills in the '80s. I took a call from Carey Grant one day and he asked me if municipal bonds were really tax-free. I told him yes and he opened an account which I serviced for several years.

@42kellys

2 жыл бұрын

Nice experience, sir.

Everything about Cary Grant says star. He was the best ever!

Archibald Leach/Cary Grant 👍 Bristol .England Born actor ...January 18-1904 to November 29-1986..rip..🙏🙏

Michael Cain is just a great and respectful guy and stunning actor making this homage to an all time great Cary Grant.

Pure class! He had the look to play Bond but his persona was not in line with a Bond like player. He, and others like Gregory Peck, were pure class.

@42kellys

2 жыл бұрын

Spot on.

My favorite Cary Grant movie is called “Holiday,” one of the several pics he made with Katherine Hepburn. It’s from the 1930s, and isn’t streamed or broadcast much. It’s a witty, lighthearted romance in which they both get to show off their athletic chops a bit. Those two had great chemistry, I think at least as much as Hepburn and Tracy.

@newgmodo5609

3 жыл бұрын

Bringing Up Baby is the madcappiest madcap comedies ever! I laugh all the way through that thing every time! He & Kate were brilliant.

@kitano0

3 жыл бұрын

A wonderful movie! Seen it many times! It was somewhat ahead of its time in it's examination of what it means to follow your dreams...but that makes it sound a whole lot more stodgy than it is. I want to go to that playroom with those people every time I see it!

@lewisc215

2 жыл бұрын

This was originally a play, and this was the second filming of it. A true marvel.

@42kellys

2 жыл бұрын

Well, I want to see it, so I got it.

They used to say Clooney was the next Cary Grant. Nah not quite.

@stevelamberto5424

2 жыл бұрын

Not even clise libtard

@billharris1847

2 жыл бұрын

If Cary is 10.0 Clooney is 7.5

@josiahgibbs5697

2 жыл бұрын

Not even close.

@tristramcoffin926

2 жыл бұрын

Cary Grant will never be truly replicated but I do see a lot of him in Clooney.

@JORIS1234HOTMAIL

2 жыл бұрын

Indeed, certainly not

What a marvelous story of someone allowing Cary Grant a moment of amused humility.

Archie Leach! I modelled myself on him. He hurt his leg or hip in a circus accident early in his career, and overcame it with that unusual stride he has. When my dodgy hip started to give me trouble, I just copied Cary Grant and endeavoured to walk smoothly and with a decent stride. Seems to have worked as I don't hobble as I notice others do. So he's my role model - and I'm female!

Saw Cary Grant at 1984 Academy Awards.

My favourite Cary Grant and Alfred Hitchcock film "North By Northwest",also had an actor with an excellent voice the great James Mason

No man will ever look as handsome as Cary Grant in a tuxedo (To Catch A Thief).

@sarahdee374

3 жыл бұрын

not much I like more than a good looking, well groomed (clean shaven), man in a tux!! I can't get into the scruffy bearded thing that seems to stay popular nowadays.

@waimeagrl5142

3 жыл бұрын

@@sarahdee374 AMEN to that.

Oh my heart!! And I love that Michael Caine is narrating it so generously to him.

Michael - Thank you for sharing!

I met Gregory Peck at the Washington National Cathedral once, and just watched ALL the Ladies Heads Turning !

I loved him just fantastic actor .he was old enough to be my great great grandfather. I wished I had met him in my lifetime he was a true star .

Thanks so much, Michael Caine. My favorite performance of yours was Sleuth, but you are a class act in anything. For Cary Grant, most people cannot get beyond his stunning good looks and unmatched charm to see a real actor with dramatic skill underneath. Cary Grant's comic timing was legendary, but looking beyond: In the movie Suspicion, he acted with a sinister edge where you believed his character capable of homicide. In his often overlooked.perfornance in Destination Tokyo as a submarine commander, he was terrific in a non-comic role. In Notorious, a movie some think Hitchcock's best, his character wasn't just non-comic: It portrayed intense passion behind a deliberate public mask. PS: If you are talking comedy, who, really, did it better? From a Mastery of witty banter ( sometimes extremely fast: His Girl Friday) to hilarious slapstick actor Grant himself wasn't a good judge of: he disliked his performance in Arsenic and Old Lace. Maybe Cary Grant's real childhood from hell- straight out.of a Charles Dickens novel- explains his genius in front of a camera. AFI named him the greatest star of Hollywood's Golden Age- second only to Humphrey Bogart. Unfortunately, the term "Star" is woefully inadequate to describe his range in front of a camera. RIP, Cary Grant.

@ianpunter4486

5 ай бұрын

And a submarine commander in the wonderful Blake Edwards comedy 'Operation Petticoat'. With Tony Curtis.

Man this makes me want to watch Monkey Business again. .I discovered on the tubes looking for Ginger Rogers movies...... probably my favorite movie by both of them

@michaelceraso1977

3 жыл бұрын

I saw M Business for 1st time last week but for screwball comedy, BRINGING up baby was the best. EVEN the sherrif at end was a comedian who helped KATE HEPBURN in her comedic deliveries, just watch when shes in the JAIL and starts talking like a lady modster lol

I met him in West Hollywood like a week before he died, and he was a light to behold, charming and disarming, and looked great…..I only hope I age half as good as he did…RIP Cary