Night and Day was Cary Grant's 48th full length feature film and, An Affair to Remember was his 62nd.
Night and Day (1946)
Grant plays Cole Porter in this bio-pic, celebrating not only Porter's music but also the 20th anniversary of "Talking Pictures".
Grant appeared alongside Alexis Smith as Linda Lee Porter.
For Warner Brothers big anniversary film, most reviews seemed to agree that it was the music that was the main attraction.
The Commonweal wrote - "Cary Grant so underplaying the role that he's always Cary Grant."
Monty Wolley, pictured above with Grant, played himself as he was a very close friend of Cole Porter and went to Yale together. He later became his advisor.
Songs included, "What Is This Thing Called Love?," "I've Got You Under My Skin," "Begin the Beguine," and "I Get a Kick Out of You."
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Directed by Michael Curtiz.
Produced and distributed by Warner Bros., Inc.
Running time: 132 minutes
An Affair to Remember (1957)
Cary Grant stars alongside Deborah Kerr, in their 2nd film together, in a remake of Love Affair (1939), which starred Irene Dunne and Charles Boyer.
Grant plays bachelor, Nickie Ferrante. Whilst returning to New York via Naples, to marry a wealthy heiress, he meets Terry McKay (Kerr) who is also returning to her partner.
Time commented - "Only sensitive acting by Deborah Kerr and Cary Grant saves this saccharine trifle from suffocating in its sentimental wrapping." - Bit harsh!!
With Deborah Kerr and Cathleen Nesbitt.
"To bring back to the screen within twenty years an enormously appealing picture subject, and cause it to appear as effective, if not even better than the original, is a true achievement in film-making.
Leo McCarey...has accomplished this both movingly and impressively...". - Los Angeles Times.
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Directed by Leo McCarey.
Distributed by 20th Century Fox.
Running time: 114 minutes.
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