Cary Grant was voted the quintessential movie star of all time in a poll some years ago, and it is hard to argue the point. "North by Northwest" and "To Catch A Thief" are unsurpassed entertainments and examples of Hitch at his finest - but one cannot imagine either of these films without Grant himself. Not only was Grant handsome, talented and charming, one got the sense that he never took himself too seriously - as so many stars do today.
that makes a lot of sense. as a guy, i'm not threatened by cary grant, even though he seems like a distant social class and significantly more good-looking than me, there is like that common man too, he would have probably been a really cool guy to meet
i didn't know how awesome and yet relatable Carey Grant was until now. he seems like he was a genuine guy and charming in a way you don't see nowadays from famous actors.
Cary didn't win an Oscar because the movie moguls HATED him for being the FIRST actor to be an independent bargaining for his own movies and wages outside of a slave contract to a studio or union. So he barely got nominations accepted and forget getting selected. He only got a career award because his own contemporary actors got into the Academy power system an demanded he get recognized. How Hepburn in her obnoxious to studioheads got 4 Oscars is due to her being just too damn good.
He was also one of the few that bucked the studio system and went his own way, writing his own contracts. This is one of the reasons he had to wait so long for an Oscar. Great strength of character. I have a silly wish. I would love to know if he could still speak his (and mine) home town Bristol dialect. Just imagine, Cary Grant speaking like Vicky Pollard!
HarveyCartwright...my Mamma didn't raise no stupid children...but yours sure did...rabid dogs are usually put to sleep...maybe a trip to the vet is what's called for in your case...then we'd all be spared the ravings of a pathetic loser. Viva ASW88....great job....many thanks.
Poor harvey, your parents must have been neanderthals and you need psychiatirc enclosure.
Cary did have hepatitis once and was very ill. He stopped smoking mid life and only started under the pressure of the times and hollywood the whore of advertising. He hardly drank. I know all this and more as a fact as he dated my mother 1960 and we were friends most of my life. He was kind, caring, funny and always a perfect gentleman.
@sat233238 I find it amazing that no one has pointed this out to you, but Ian Fleming had Cary Grant in mind when he created James Bond, at least, somewhat. They wanted Cary Grant to play Bond, but he refused, saying that he felt he was too old. I do agree, though. Cary Grant would have been an amazing Bond.
hello there, no I dont thing so; he was married 5 times and one of his woman Betsy Drake, says that they have sex all the time; maybe he was be, but I dont thing so; or do have
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Being married doesn't mean a thing - there was an actor named Ross Alexander was definitely gay but was married three times before he committed suicide at only 29. Besides, Betsy Drake and others want to keep his momory alive because they still make a lot of money from him.
In a 2004 interview for the Turner Classic Movies production, Cary Grant: A Class Apart, Grant's third wife, Betsy Drake, commented, "Why would I believe that Cary was homosexual when we were busy fucking? Maybe he was bisexual. He lived 43 years before he met me. I don't know what he did."[23]
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Cary Grant was a homosexual and a paedophile who had sex with Randolph Scott, Barbara Hutton's son and many other men. You only had to listen to the faggot's stupid fake voiuce to know he took it from behind. No wonder he nearly drank himself to death at only 44, the talentless self-hating homosexual racist.
U r going 2 believe what u want 2 believe.However,Cary,died on Nov. 29, 1986, he was 82,so your theory of his drinking himself 2 death by age 44 doesn't fly.
He & Scott were roommates that's all.And now your claiming he was a child molester as well.I hope someone in his family sees this so they can sue your butt.You are way out of line with your slanderous remarks on a man who cannot defend himself.
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Grant nearly died from liver failure in 1948, and it took him six months to recover. He also had to stop drinking. I'm surprised he didn't die of lung cancer as well.
Grant had alreday had a long affair with fashion designer Orry Kelly before he met Scott.
First of all, every knows that Cary Grant was not gay. I did notice the number of times that you have returned to this site. What this shows is that you are having a male sexual identity problem. If you want to be gay that is your affair, but don't be annoying by showing us your problem!
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Cary Grant was a homosexual who lived with his lover Randolph Scott for TWELVE YEARS. You only had to listen to the talentless faggot's voice to know he took it up the arse. No wonder both Gary Cooper and Clark Gable hated the queer.
HarveyCartwright.. Whether he was or wasn't, that has... What? to do with you? And I suppose you're more talented? Won Oscars? Have fans by the millions? You obviously only commenting to piss people off, well congratulations, you are officially an arsehole.
Thank you for posting these tributes!!! I love TCM so much! Do you have the tribute that was done for Monty Clift? I've been searching for that forever.
IngridBergmanRocked - I totally agree. I have watched Casablanca twice, and it sad to say that I got bored with both times. However, Notorious is my favorite movie ever. I have seen it 1000X and can't get enough of it. The chemistry b/w Cary and Ingrid is breath taking. It was my first real DVD that I have bought. LOVE NOTORIOUS & CARY GRANT OBSESSIVELY.
I think Notorious was a way better movie than Casablanca.. Bogart is a great leading man but I just like how Cary always plays the confident, self-controled gentlemen who frustrates women into chasing him.. thats something u dont see often in movies today
There's this one movie moment.. this kiss between Cary Grant and Irene Dunne in Penny Serenade.. when he's just out of the water and dripping wet and leaning into her with her back against the building... that kiss has such chemistry that it makes me catch my breath... and it's so overlooked in movie moments. I'm going to try to upload it.
They're are rumours who said he was gay or biseksual (living with Randolph Scott for 12 years). I must say that his acting does show some feminine touches. But...who the hell cares? Maybe he teased the media about it or he was himself not sure about it. I think he's one of the best actors in Hollywood: funny, impeccable timing, incredibly physical acting (from his vaudeville days) and very diverse roles. Yes, he was really a good actor and a stand out persona. He made it look so easy!
happy Birthday, Mr. Grant!! <3
TheCarole63 1 week ago
Sir Laurence Olivier said that Cary Grant was the greatest film actor of the 20th century because he behaved for the camera eye. So very true.
xander7ful 1 month ago in playlist TCM Original Production
Cary Grant is soooo sexy...Therefore I could do without the pornoesque music in the background TCM.
TheClassics4me 3 months ago
Cary Grant was voted the quintessential movie star of all time in a poll some years ago, and it is hard to argue the point. "North by Northwest" and "To Catch A Thief" are unsurpassed entertainments and examples of Hitch at his finest - but one cannot imagine either of these films without Grant himself. Not only was Grant handsome, talented and charming, one got the sense that he never took himself too seriously - as so many stars do today.
GeorgiaBoy1961 4 months ago
Oh my, that fact at 1:53 (sigh)!
231pam 4 months ago
He is so fantastic... Favorite actor ever!
MissEm181 4 months ago
A Tribute to Cary Grant ------> youtube.com/watch?v=unkP7hRIniA
tonkahoosier 6 months ago
If another documentary should ever be made on Cary Grant, I think it should be entitled, "Cary Grant: The Quintessential Leading Man."
cinemapsycho91 6 months ago
My favorite actor of all time !
sugreev2001 6 months ago
that makes a lot of sense. as a guy, i'm not threatened by cary grant, even though he seems like a distant social class and significantly more good-looking than me, there is like that common man too, he would have probably been a really cool guy to meet
okonh0wp 7 months ago
Thanks so much for posting this! It's great!
et7waage1 8 months ago
Cary Grant Classic Actor and truly one of the greats!!!!!
KittyNecromance 8 months ago
which background score is played in this video?
seekerphn 10 months ago
i didn't know how awesome and yet relatable Carey Grant was until now. he seems like he was a genuine guy and charming in a way you don't see nowadays from famous actors.
thetruesora 11 months ago
Handsome & Suave...
any1gotamatch 11 months ago
Do you have Night and day starring Cary Grant?
gs032009 1 year ago
Cary didn't win an Oscar because the movie moguls HATED him for being the FIRST actor to be an independent bargaining for his own movies and wages outside of a slave contract to a studio or union. So he barely got nominations accepted and forget getting selected. He only got a career award because his own contemporary actors got into the Academy power system an demanded he get recognized. How Hepburn in her obnoxious to studioheads got 4 Oscars is due to her being just too damn good.
klyana130 1 year ago
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Cary Grant was a ridiculous actor, he could not act at all.
92af 1 year ago
@92af Deliberatley typing the same line on Cary Grant tribute pages makes you a very sad person. Get a life and get lost while you are at it.
niall29 1 year ago
Certainly one of the best actors of all times....handsome, elegant, sophisticated,and very talented.
emiliakatz 1 year ago
@emiliakatz The suavest of all time.
jimmbo13 1 year ago
@jimmbo13 You are certainly right I forgot to mention "suave". Without doubt his best attribute.
emiliakatz 1 year ago
Cary Grant is one of the best American Actor of all Time.
Starfighterking 1 year ago 2
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Starfighterking 1 year ago
my favorite movie star. He is the best! Thanks for posting this
Rickmicheals 1 year ago
the world will never see another grant. he was the number one of all times.
Rico8458 1 year ago
Elegant man. I miss his talent.
JeanneRousseau 1 year ago
The most beautiful man ever and he could act.
tergygirl 1 year ago 3
Hey, ForAnimalsSake-stop hating michael caine! Its part of the story, it wouldnt make sense if he didnt say all of that!
RADIOWebcast 1 year ago
He was also one of the few that bucked the studio system and went his own way, writing his own contracts. This is one of the reasons he had to wait so long for an Oscar. Great strength of character. I have a silly wish. I would love to know if he could still speak his (and mine) home town Bristol dialect. Just imagine, Cary Grant speaking like Vicky Pollard!
123Scears123 1 year ago
Insanely handsome chap.
cuttock 2 years ago
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Shut up Michael Caine...stop telling stories about your own ''greatness'' and focus on the true star here! Blahhh!!!!!!
ForAnimalsSake 2 years ago
The greatest body of work in acting history!!!
FrameCatcher04 2 years ago
He was a freak of nature...genetically its so improbable to look as handsome as he did!
jimmbo13 2 years ago 3
My all time favorite actor. He was flawless.
RMS1103 2 years ago
@RMS1103 I 100% AGREE.i ADORE HIM.
tergygirl 1 year ago
Timeless.
rjc071 2 years ago
The best actor. EVER.
saragrace407 2 years ago 3
superbo, attori .....destinazione...hollywood...grazie del video...francesco.-
zaza90100 2 years ago
I think I'll just enjoy the visuals; don't like M Caine's voice at all
jezzfan33 2 years ago
If todays actors even think they are as good as Cary Grant, they should apologize.
metalrod23 2 years ago 6
Cary is something! Love him and bend down before him. He is so cute!!!And great actor.
daleinnat 2 years ago 7
which are the songs we here on this clip?
verman2222 2 years ago
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Grant was a talentless homosexual pedophile.
HarveyCartwright 2 years ago
and you are waekminded, my silly friend!
Guenniistes 2 years ago
sorry "weakminded"
Olaf hamburg Germ.
Guenniistes 2 years ago
HarveyCartwright...my Mamma didn't raise no stupid children...but yours sure did...rabid dogs are usually put to sleep...maybe a trip to the vet is what's called for in your case...then we'd all be spared the ravings of a pathetic loser. Viva ASW88....great job....many thanks.
missmuir47 2 years ago
Poor harvey, your parents must have been neanderthals and you need psychiatirc enclosure.
Cary did have hepatitis once and was very ill. He stopped smoking mid life and only started under the pressure of the times and hollywood the whore of advertising. He hardly drank. I know all this and more as a fact as he dated my mother 1960 and we were friends most of my life. He was kind, caring, funny and always a perfect gentleman.
globalman 3 years ago
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He was an alcoholic until 1949, mainly due to guilt over his homosexuality.
HarveyCartwright 3 years ago
now harvey, are you really this pathetic. if he was gay whats the problem? are you that scared of life? just chill the fuck out
pigoutfanclub 3 years ago
This compilation is awesome, ty :)
rocha39 3 years ago
Love him
GEVMM 3 years ago
Cary Grant would have made a great James Bond.....
sat233238 3 years ago 35
Nah, he was too old.
JohnRogersly 3 years ago
@sat233238 I find it amazing that no one has pointed this out to you, but Ian Fleming had Cary Grant in mind when he created James Bond, at least, somewhat. They wanted Cary Grant to play Bond, but he refused, saying that he felt he was too old. I do agree, though. Cary Grant would have been an amazing Bond.
Bnpoff 1 year ago
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He was a homosexual.
HarveyCartwright 3 years ago
Do you have a problem with that?
Tikilizzy 3 years ago
no he was n´t
adolf10 3 years ago
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Yes he was - he lived with his lover Randolph Scott for TWELVE YEARS and married him in a secret ceremony in Mexico.
HarveyCartwright 3 years ago
hello there, no I dont thing so; he was married 5 times and one of his woman Betsy Drake, says that they have sex all the time; maybe he was be, but I dont thing so; or do have
any real proofs
adolf10 3 years ago
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Being married doesn't mean a thing - there was an actor named Ross Alexander was definitely gay but was married three times before he committed suicide at only 29. Besides, Betsy Drake and others want to keep his momory alive because they still make a lot of money from him.
HarveyCartwright 3 years ago
gay????
and she was very unlucky with him:
I have seen that TV-Snap
In a 2004 interview for the Turner Classic Movies production, Cary Grant: A Class Apart, Grant's third wife, Betsy Drake, commented, "Why would I believe that Cary was homosexual when we were busy fucking? Maybe he was bisexual. He lived 43 years before he met me. I don't know what he did."[23]
adolf10 3 years ago
she was 85 years old; why should she lying;
and by the way real gay man could have love with a woman, even making a child
I think he was in way be but never let it out
adolf10 3 years ago
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Many, many homosexuals have fathered children.
HarveyCartwright 3 years ago
Cary Grant filed suit against the reported who claimed that he was gay. Grant won!
The man didn't have a gay bone in his perfect body. It's wrong to spread rumors about someone that you NEVER KNEW PERSONALLY.
Please,leave the mans good name alone and enjoy his movies.
Heb11one 3 years ago
You act as if being gay is something bad. He wasn't ashamed of his lover R.Scott.
Cino1 3 years ago
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Cary Grant was a homosexual and a paedophile who had sex with Randolph Scott, Barbara Hutton's son and many other men. You only had to listen to the faggot's stupid fake voiuce to know he took it from behind. No wonder he nearly drank himself to death at only 44, the talentless self-hating homosexual racist.
HarveyCartwright 3 years ago
U r going 2 believe what u want 2 believe.However,Cary,died on Nov. 29, 1986, he was 82,so your theory of his drinking himself 2 death by age 44 doesn't fly.
He & Scott were roommates that's all.And now your claiming he was a child molester as well.I hope someone in his family sees this so they can sue your butt.You are way out of line with your slanderous remarks on a man who cannot defend himself.
U R A HORRIBLE PERSON!!!!
Heb11one 3 years ago
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Grant nearly died from liver failure in 1948, and it took him six months to recover. He also had to stop drinking. I'm surprised he didn't die of lung cancer as well.
Grant had alreday had a long affair with fashion designer Orry Kelly before he met Scott.
HarveyCartwright 3 years ago
sorry my fault, of course "think" in stead of thing;
adolf10 3 years ago
I'll ask again, do you have a problem with that?
Tikilizzy 3 years ago
non I don t but HarveyCartwright
adolf10 3 years ago
Sure adolf10, I know, I was asking HarveyCartwright.
Tikilizzy 3 years ago
First of all, every knows that Cary Grant was not gay. I did notice the number of times that you have returned to this site. What this shows is that you are having a male sexual identity problem. If you want to be gay that is your affair, but don't be annoying by showing us your problem!
cheddyrod 3 years ago
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Cary Grant was a homosexual who lived with his lover Randolph Scott for TWELVE YEARS. You only had to listen to the talentless faggot's voice to know he took it up the arse. No wonder both Gary Cooper and Clark Gable hated the queer.
HarveyCartwright 3 years ago
HarveyCartwright.. Whether he was or wasn't, that has... What? to do with you? And I suppose you're more talented? Won Oscars? Have fans by the millions? You obviously only commenting to piss people off, well congratulations, you are officially an arsehole.
beelzibubbles 3 years ago
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He never won an Oscar.
HarveyCartwright 3 years ago
Honerary oscar.
beelzibubbles 3 years ago 2
Greatest Leading man in my book!
ClassicalGals 3 years ago
cary grant was totally original- and no one has shown his quality in comedy since
xoxclaudia101xox 3 years ago 2
The "handsomest" guy who ever lived.
vinayakumaran 3 years ago 4
Thank you for posting these tributes!!! I love TCM so much! Do you have the tribute that was done for Monty Clift? I've been searching for that forever.
Gahanaholic 3 years ago 2
A class act. Loved his movies, loved the man, loved this tribute to a great actor. Thank you for posting.
224clb22 3 years ago 3
I LOVE Notorious 100X better than Casablanca.
Bogart & Bergman were good, but Grant & Bergman were SMOKIN'!
Kudos to Hitchock, Hecht, Ingrid, Cary, Claude & Madame Konstantin.
IngridBergmanRocked 3 years ago 3
IngridBergmanRocked - I totally agree. I have watched Casablanca twice, and it sad to say that I got bored with both times. However, Notorious is my favorite movie ever. I have seen it 1000X and can't get enough of it. The chemistry b/w Cary and Ingrid is breath taking. It was my first real DVD that I have bought. LOVE NOTORIOUS & CARY GRANT OBSESSIVELY.
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Acapulco08 3 years ago
I think Notorious was a way better movie than Casablanca.. Bogart is a great leading man but I just like how Cary always plays the confident, self-controled gentlemen who frustrates women into chasing him.. thats something u dont see often in movies today
fpadilla671 2 years ago 3
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He is so beautiful.
iplaidinator 3 years ago
Ha ha.
Really? I like "Berserk". Now, "Family Plot", THAT was a stinker. He was definitely a weirdo though.
Are you a fan of "Arsenic & Old Lace"?
mpolzkill 3 years ago
No wait, "Frenzy", he he, you tripped me up.
mpolzkill 3 years ago
rich: Me too. Possibly Grant's, Reins', Bergman's & maybe even Hitchcock's finest moment.
mpolzkill 3 years ago
Thank you so much it's amazing! I adore Cary and also Michael talking about him!
flinda82 4 years ago 4
That was wonderful, Cary Grant is truly amazing!
RespectDiCaprio 4 years ago 7
There's this one movie moment.. this kiss between Cary Grant and Irene Dunne in Penny Serenade.. when he's just out of the water and dripping wet and leaning into her with her back against the building... that kiss has such chemistry that it makes me catch my breath... and it's so overlooked in movie moments. I'm going to try to upload it.
SarahPediRN 4 years ago 7
The best actor of all times!!!!!!
ecoke69 4 years ago 35
@ecoke69
They're are rumours who said he was gay or biseksual (living with Randolph Scott for 12 years). I must say that his acting does show some feminine touches. But...who the hell cares? Maybe he teased the media about it or he was himself not sure about it. I think he's one of the best actors in Hollywood: funny, impeccable timing, incredibly physical acting (from his vaudeville days) and very diverse roles. Yes, he was really a good actor and a stand out persona. He made it look so easy!
praapje 1 year ago
@ecoke69 step it , best guy ever. i would love to be half as cool as this guy
DarealIdroo 1 year ago
I love Cary Grant!!!! So charming.
vonkavonka 4 years ago 8
thank you!
filmfreak491 4 years ago 6
the guy was gud lukin,charmin,classy,witty& a whole lot more.The Complete package.What a deadly combination
wanmunsho 4 years ago 8
Great!!
I don't have enough words to thank the uploader.
rajande 4 years ago 6
me too, it´s simply marvelous how M.Caine describes C.Grant and to my mind lookng back C.G. is much underrated to other film stars.
And none of the new Stars, soory George Clooney, you a good one, has this class.
adolf10 3 years ago
Excellent clip. Thanks
bongolicious 4 years ago 2
My respect for both Michael Caine and Cary Grant just doubled.
RubyTuesday717 4 years ago 7