Factsheet
Born Archibald Alec Leach
(1904-01-18)January 18, 1904
Horfield, Bristol, England
(1904-01-18)January 18, 1904
Horfield, Bristol, England
Died November 29, 1986(1986-11-29) (aged 82)
Davenport, Iowa, US
Davenport, Iowa, US
Citizenship United Kingdom
United States (from 1942)
United States (from 1942)
Born Archibald Alec Leach
(1904-01-18)January 18, 1904
Horfield, Bristol, England
(1904-01-18)January 18, 1904
Horfield, Bristol, England
Died November 29, 1986(1986-11-29) (aged 82)
Davenport, Iowa, US
Davenport, Iowa, US
Citizenship United Kingdom
United States (from 1942)
United States (from 1942)
IMDb
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Cary Grant Comedies (Top - 5)
Cary Grant of course is superb, as always, jumping from one lie to another, and the cause for all the muddle ups, a day before his ex-wife’s remarriage. Based on a Broadway play by Philip Barry, ‘The Philadelphia Story’ is another one of my favourite comedies ever.
ScreenRant
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10 Best Cary Grant Comedies, Ranked By IMDb
September 18, 2021 - The suave leading man has a name still recognizable to moviegoers today, and his best comedies will still have them laughing to tears. It's been over eighty years since he made his film debut, but that shouldn't take away from the impact the actor had on the silver screen. Walter Eckland (Grant) is a beachcomber living a quiet and lazy life when he is convinced to help spy on Japanese aircraft passing over his island during WWII. If that weren't enough, a woman and her female students come under his care while escaping from the Japanese military.
Videos
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IMDb's Top 10 Cary Grant Movies - YouTube
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The Beginner's Guide to Cary Grant's Six Best Films - YouTube
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Top 10 Cary Grant Movies - YouTube
Rotten Tomatoes
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Cary Grant Movies List | Rotten Tomatoes | Rotten Tomatoes
PEOPLE WILL TALK, Cary Grant, Jeanne Crain, 1951. TM and Copyright (c) 20th Century Fox Film Corp. All rights reserved. ... MR. BLANDINGS BUILDS HIS DREAM HOUSE, Cary Grant, Myrna Loy, 1948
The Guardian
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The 25 best comedy films of all time + Cary Grant | The Guardian
Our guide to the greatest comedy films of all time, part of the Guardian and Observer's Film Season 2010
Collider
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20 Best Cary Grant Movies, Ranked According to Rotten Tomatoes
January 13, 2025 - Frank Capra's Arsenic and Old Lace is one of Grant's signature films and is credited as one of the actor's best comedic performances. The movie is based on the popular 1941 Broadway play of the same name and went on to become one of the biggest ...
/Film
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The 15 Best Cary Grant Movies Ranked - SlashFilm
December 13, 2021 - His impeccable comedic timing in ... at his best when allowed to fully embrace absurdity, and that's what we get in "Arsenic and Old Lace."...
LiveAbout
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A List of the Best Cary Grant Comedies Ever Made
February 18, 2019 - A failure at the box office when it was released, it stands today as a classic comedy, with two great stars in top form - Hepburn is far fizzier than usual, and Grant, usually so suave, is befuddled and flustered instead. Charming. ... Topper. MGM · George and Marion Kerby (Cary Grant and Constance Bennett), a wealthy, carefree couple, take one joyride too many in their fabulous roadster and suddenly find themselves ghosts.
Reddit
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r/classicfilms on Reddit: Cary Grant: in what genre do you like him the best?
July 23, 2024 -
Of course he has many (and I do mean many) iconic, great films in his filmography; few actors have since rivaled or bettered the amount of great movies that he did. He has apleared in many movies of many sorts, but arguablt, his most notable roles are in both the (screwball) comedy genre and the thriller genre. Which genre do you like him the best in?
Personally, I think he is best suited to comedy, which also shines though in his thrillers as well. That makes these thrillers also really enjoyable. But still, I think he is on his best in comedies with Katharine Hepburn, and slightly (only very slightly) behind those the comedies with Rosalind Russell and Irene Dunne.
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He's best suited for comedy. His handsome, debonair, upper crust style crossed with his ability for pratfalls and self-deprecation made him entirely unmatched in that genre. If he could dance he would've given Fred Astaire a run for his money.
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"Everyone wants to be Cary Grant, even I want to be Cary Grant."--Cary Grant Arsenic and Old Lace is one of the funniest films ever made.
Ranker
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A List Of 25+ Cary Grant Romantic Comedies
January 23, 2025 - {#nodes} ... For Fans Of: Romantic Comedy, Screwball Comedy, Slapstick Comedy Reasons to Watch if you Love Cary Grant: Showcasing Cary Grant's impeccable comedic timing and versatility, Bringing Up Baby sees the charismatic actor playing a ...
MovieWeb
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Best Cary Grant Movies, Ranked
February 2, 2023 - Grant starred in some of the best romantic comedies ever made, like The Philadelphia Story, His Girl Friday, and The Awful Truth as well as remarkable thrillers such as Hitchcock’s Notorious and North by Northwest; his star-making performances ...
Classic Critics Corner
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30 Top Movies of Cary Grant Ranked Best to Worst - Classic Critics ...
April 28, 2025 - Best Cary Grant Movies including his classic fashion, Cary Grant Hitchcock movies and screwball comedies.
Through the Clutter
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List of 73 Cary Grant Movies, Ranked Best to Worst
Known as the one of the leading men of Hollywood, Cary earned five ‘Golden Globe’ nominations for ‘Ingrid Bergman’, ‘That Touch of Mink (1962)’ and ‘Charade’ (1963). He was also given honorary ‘Oscar’ in 1970 at the ‘42nd Academy Awards’. He was also nominated twice for the’ Academy Award for Best Actor’ for ‘Penny Serenade’ (1941) and ‘None but the Lonely Heart’ (1944).
BFI
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Cary Grant: 10 essential films | BFI
January 18, 2015 - Most popular of all, however, was Frank Capra’s black comedy Arsenic and Old Lace, in which Grant goes up against his two homicidal aunts. But what, oh what, could we have left off??
Funk's House of Geekery
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Cary Grant Screwball Comedies | Funk's House of Geekery
February 13, 2023 - Bringing Up Baby (1938): Legendary director Howard Hawks needed a straight man to play off of Katharine Hepburn in this zany romantic comedy. Upon seeing Cary Grant in the Awful Truth, he knew he had found his unlikely actor.
Gold Derby
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Cary Grant movies: 15 greatest films ranked from worst to best
January 12, 2025 - Tour our photo gallery including "His Girl Friday," "North by Northwest," "Penny Serenade," "The Awful Truth" and more.
ScreenRant
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Every Cary Grant Movie Ranked From Worst To Best
December 12, 2020 - New York Times critic Andre Sennweld called it a "first-class lingerie bazaar and a third-class entertainment," though he thought Grant's performance energetic and well-honed from his days in Vaudeville. This perfectly fine but forgettable drawing-room comedy directed by Frank Tuttle suffers from a disjointed plot that doesn't pack enough power to quite carry off.
Paste Magazine
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The 20 Best Cary Grant Movies
May 30, 2023 - One of the most famous romantic comedies of all time, Bringing Up Baby profoundly understands the comic bluster and bravado of its two lead actors. For Katharine Hepburn, Susan Vance is like an early version of what would be her archetypal ...
Reddit
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r/classicfilms on Reddit: What are the best Cary Grant films?
March 16, 2025 - There are no best movies of Cary Grant. In my opinion there are two hilarious ones that are up there with the best comedies of all times and are Operation Petticoat and I Was A Male War Bride (not even listed). EPIC.
Reddit
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r/classicfilms on Reddit: I need suggestions for a certain Cary Grant film
December 10, 2022 -
Okay, I'm 22 but I've really got into movies from old hollywood recently, thanks to my grandma.
As for Cary Grant, I've seen North by Northwest, to Catch a Thief and now (tonight) Charade. I liked all of them, especially Charade and I like Cary Grant too but I'm not quite sold on him. He isnt in my list of top actors from the era.
It seems like in all the films I've seen he plays the same character. The witty, wise-cracking, suave romantic. I'd love to see a role of his with more emotional depth and layers. Some more variety.
Any help is appreciated :)
IMDb
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Cary Grant movies from best to worst
After a rich woman's ex-husband and a tabloid-type reporter turn up just before her planned remarriage, she begins to learn the truth about herself.DirectorGeorge CukorStarsCary GrantKatharine HepburnJames Stewart ... A unassuming greeting card poet from a small town in Vermont heads to New York City upon inheriting a massive fortune and is immediately hounded by those who wish to take advantage of him.DirectorFrank CapraStarsGary CooperJean ArthurGeorge Bancroft