Wednesday, August 12, 2020

On This Day...Devil and the Deep (1932)

On this day, in 1932, Devil and the Deep was released. This was Cary Grant's 4th full length feature film.


Cary Grant plays Lieutenant Jacques, in a drama that takes place on a naval base and a submarine that is commanded by Commander Sturm (Charles Laughton). Laughton plays the jealous husband of his wife Tallulah Bankhead and her lover Gary Cooper.


With Charles Laughton.


"This picture is, in my opinion, the best dramatic talkie we have yet seen."
- David Fairweather, Theatre World

"Everyone who pays a visit to the Carlton during the current run of The Devil and the Deep must wonder how it was that Mr. Charles Laughton was allowed to make his debut on the talking-screen in an American picture." - Michael Orme, The Illustrated London News


Cast:

Pauline Sturm             Tallulah Bankhead
Lieutenant Semper     Gary Cooper
Commander Sturm     Charles Laughton
Lieutenant Jacques     Cary Grant
A Lieutenant              Gordon Wescott
Hassan                        Paul Porcassi
Mrs. Planet                 Juliette Compton
Mr. Planet                   Arthur Hoyt
Mrs. Crimp                Dorothy Christy
Hutton                       Henry Kolker


With Tallulah Bankhead.

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Directed by Marion Gering
Produced and distributed by Paramount Publix
Running time: 70 minutes.

Monday, August 10, 2020

On This Day...Ladies Should Listen (1934)

 Ladies Should Listen was Cary Grant's 17th full length feature film.


He plays, Julian de Lussac, a South American nitrates concession option peddler!!
Who through no fault of his own is caught between three women.


With Frances Drake.


"I purred with delight. The story...is a melange of bedroom-blunder stuff and smart lines.
I was particularly pleased with Cary Grant...he surprises everyone with his delightful flair for light comedy" - Rob Wagner, Script


With Edward Everett Horton

"Cary Grant is brutally miscast as a philandering young Parisian. He plays the part for comedy, miscuing several times." - Wolfe Kaufman, Variety


With Nydia Westman.


With Rosita Moreno and Frances Drake.

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Cast:

Julian de Lussac         Cary Grant
Anna Mirelle              Frances Drake
Paul Vernet                 Edward Everett Horton
Marguerite Cintos       Rosita Moreno
Joseph Flamberg         George Barlier
Susie Flamberg           Nydia Westman 
Henri (Porter)             Charles Ray
Albert (Manservant)   Charles Arnt
Ramon Cintos            Rafael Corio
Blanche (Operator)    Clara Lou Sheridan
Operator                     Henrietta Burnside
Butler                         Joe North



With Edward Everett Horton

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Directed by Frank Tuttle
Distributed by Paramount Publix
Running time: 62 minutes

Sunday, August 9, 2020

"Never work with animals and children!"...Part 1.

 They say, "Never work with animals and children."

This never seemed to be an issue for Cary Grant has a number of films that he made had both!

But especially dogs.

Cary Grant was fond of dogs and one, very early on in his career he called "Archibald"!

Here are just a few images of Cary Grant and his canine co-stars. 

The Eagle and the Hawk (1933)


Wings In The Dark (1935)...on screen and off.
When You're In Love (1937), with "Squeezit".


The Awful Truth (1937) above, and Bringing Up Baby (1938) below, saw Skippy play the roles of Mr Smith and George.
It the scene where there is a custody battle over Mr. Smith, in The Awful Truth, you can hear them calling out Skippy.
None But The Lonely Heart (1944)

Room For One More (1952) including a kitten!
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But dogs were not the only animals...

Bringing Up Baby (1938)

Gunga Din (1939)

And Cats!
But what about his younger co-stars? That will be the subject of another blog...!

Thursday, July 30, 2020

On This Day...The Toast of New York (1937)

In the week that marks 100 years since Archie Leach landed in New York, and then went on to make a name for himself, it's fitting that on this day in 1937, we see the release of Cary Grant's 28th full length feature film, appropriately titled "The Toast of New York"!


Set at the outbreak of the American Civil War, it follows the dealings of medicine-show impresario come financial wizard, Jim Fisk (Edward Arnold). 


It is a romanticized biography of the real Jim Fisk whose actual life, if filmed accurately, would never pass the Hays Code guidelines.


Cary Grant plays Nick Boyd, one of Fisk's business partners.

With Frances Farmer and Edward Arnold

"The production is faultless and the morality of great wealth is a timely subject for a discussion..." 
- America 

With Edward Arnold and Jack Oakie.

"Frances Farmer...sings the new hit, "The First Time I Saw You." The scenarists have given Fisk two fictitious partners, Cary Grant for love-interest and Jack Oakie for comedy." - Literary Digest


Cast:

Jim Fisk                                Edward Arnold
Nick Boyd                            Cary Grant
Josie Mansfield                     Frances Farmer
Luke                                     Jack Oakie
Daniel Drew                         Donald Meek
Fleurigue                              Thelma Leeds
Vanderbilt                             Clarence Kolb
Photographer                        Billy Gilbert
Broker                                  George Irving
Lawyers                               Frank M. Thomas, Russell Hicks
Wallack                                Oscar Apfel
President of the Board          Lionel Belmore
Bellhop                                 Robert McClung
Janitor                                   Robert Dudley
Beef Dooley                         Dewey Robinson
Top Sergeant                        Stanley Fields
Major                                    Gavin Gordon
Mary Lou                              Joyce Compton
Virginia Lee                          Virginia Carroll


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Directed by Rowland V. Lee
Distributed and Produced by RKO Radio.
Running time: 109 minutes 

With Edward Arnold, Jack Oakie and Donald Meek.