With cary grant, alexis smith, monty woolley, ginny simms. Jan 15, 2020 actor cary grant performed in films from the 1930s through the 1960s. For instance, truth and movie are different in regards to. Gig young plays his sidekick, junior, and alterego. Rent night and day 1946 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. He was known for his transatlantic accent, debonair demeanor, lighthearted approach to acting, and sense of comic timing.
During a three day pleasure cruise, a murder victims friend john halliday. Jun 20, 2004 in night and day, the sobaditsalmostgood 1946 biopic starring cary grant as cole porter, one of porters most poetic, haunting songs is sung early in the movie by a group of cherubic. Other movies include father goose, an affair to remember, houseboat, the bachelor and the bobbysoxer. Night and day original trailer fanciful biography of songwriter cole porter cary grant, who rose from high society to find success on tin pan alley. The movie was directed by michael curtiz and produced by arthur schwartz, with jack l. Cary grant stars in the michael curtizdirected fictionalized biography of cole porter, the great american popular songwriter who wrote youre the top, i get a kick out of. Cary grant disturbed bisexual life the data lounge. More than 20 porter songs grace this tale of triumph and tragedy, with grant lending his amiable voice to youre the top, night and day and more. I understand cole porter wished cary grant to be cast to play the famous composer. Stay in the know with the latest movie news and cast interviews at.
Night and day by michael curtiz cary grant, alexis smith. He was quick with his wit as he was with a smile, and his comedies. Cary grant and alexis smith provide enough charisma and star quality to make viewers forget the silliness of the script and the uninspired musical numbers. Cary grant was born archibald alexander leach on january 18, 1904 in horfield, bristol, england, to elsie maria kingdon and elias james leach, who worked in a factory. I opened it up and put it back in again three different times and still no sound and i had my sound level up to 100. Released 1946, night and day stars cary grant, alexis smith, monty woolley, ginny simms the movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 8 min, and received a score of 73 out of 100 on metacritic, which. The films plot also mirrored grants extratextual life mere months after the movies release, grant began a whirlwind romance with barbara hutton, woolrich heiress, most eligible bachelorette, and, due to her tragic upbringing and marital turmoil, best known as. Yet, despite all the problems, night and day opened to long lines at the box office.
Codycross is an addictive game developed by fanatee. Night and day 2004,dvd this has been one of my favorite movies and i was delighted to find it on dvd for such a great price. Night and day 1946 approved 2h 8min biography, drama, musical 3 august 1946 usa a fictionalized biopic of composer cole porter from his days at yale in the 1910s through the height of his success to the 1940s. Bryan, monty woolley, ginny simms, jane wyman, eve arden, victor francen, alan hale, dorothy.
Wonderful cary seems slightly uneasy at times the movie hints that cole may be a. Cary grant in night and day 1946 immortal ephemera. Porter is largely fictional, but the actress performs the part with a. And to play him on screen, hollywood chose debonair icon cary grant. This is the night is a 1932 american precode comedy film directed by frank tuttle, and starring lili damita, charles ruggles, roland young, thelma todd, and cary grant in his film debut. Doris day is strongwilled and fun to watch, but audrey meadows is sensational in her overthetop performance as doris day s older and wiser roommate. Blandings builds his dream house my favorite wife night and day the bachelor and the bobbysoxer. Odd though, because that scene does ring a bell with me and it sure seems like one they would have the ever so debonair grant do. May 06, 2018 cary grant s sudden death in davenport brought tears from here to hollywood and around the world sunday, as fans and friends mourned the passing of the 82yearold movie legend. Cary grants private life was much darker than people.
Harris in cary grant, a touch of elegance, in a period when the average movie ticket cost fortyone cents, warner brothers earned four million dollars in rentals. Read the full synopsis of night and day, 1946, directed by michael curtiz, with cary grant, alexis smith, monty woolley, at turner classic movies. Cary grant starred in 74 movies from 1932 until walk dont run which was released in 1966. Cary grant and monty woolley in night and day 1946 cary grant and ginny simms in. I enjoyed our chat the other day, and i was wondering if you and perhaps a. Im in love again 1924 uncredited written by cole porter performed by jane wyman. The best rated item with cary grant on netflix is houseboat and appeared on screen in 1958.
When the studio asked cole porter who he might like to play him in the movie, porter suggested cary grant as a joke. Hello, gene, said the voice that sounded exactly like cary grant. Its impossible to anticipate if you will like this movie, those who wish to be more critical always find fault in every movie, but fans of cary grant, cole porter, and the many other fine actors found in this movie may be quite happy watching it. Once told by an interviewer, everybody would like to be cary grant, grant is said to have replied, so would i. Grant even manages to suggest that perhaps theres a reason why porter cant seem to commit to spending time with his wife. It was cary grant that mae west delivered her historic comeon line to in she done him wrong 1933. Rent night and day 1946 starring cary grant and alexis smith on dvd and bluray. Although he had been considered a liberal during his career, after his retirement from acting he emerged as a major supporter of richard nixon in the late 1960s. Doris day is strongwilled and fun to watch, but audrey meadows is sensational in her overthetop performance as doris days older and wiser roommate. By the time the porter biopic night and day was released, the. It tells the story of the attraction between a shady gambler and a wealthy socialite in the days prior to the united states entering world war ii. Cary grant full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. With roland young, thelma todd, cary grant, lili damita. Apr 30, 2009 a decent movie, worth the time i gave to it, but an overwhelmingly average movie elevated some by a heap of cole porter tunes.
Each world has more than 20 groups with 5 puzzles each. Beset with production problems, not least of which was the ongoing animosity between star grant and director michael curtiz, night and day managed to finish filming on schedule, and proved to be. Cary grant is an overlycontrolling business executive. Grant stars for the first time in color in this fanciful biopic. Night and day 1946 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. January 18, 1904 november 29, 1986 was an englishborn american actor, known as one of classic hollywoods definitive leading men. Are you looking for neverending fun in this exciting logicbrain app. Cary grant more than any other actor came to symbolize the glamour of a movie star. Color films 40s a list of 23 titles created 12 apr 2018.
Why, by taking broad liberties with the composers life story and failing to live up to expectations. Jun 15, 2008 you are right, cary grant never appeared in a movie by that name. Grant had the knack to be in the right place at the right time. One lie leads to another, and soon young has hired an actressdamita, eager to accept any jobto pose as his wife, and the whole gang boards a train for venice. His early years in bristol would have been an ordinary. The singer is ginny simms, with cary grant playing the part of. Nov 12, 2019 cary grant stars in hitchcocks suspicion on november 14, 1941, suspicion, a romantic thriller starring cary grant and joan fontaine and directed by alfred hitchcock, makes its debut. In one of cary grants first screen tests, the casting director took one look at him and frowned. Young is about to embark on a clandestine venetian trip with girlfriend thelma toddwhen her husband, olympic javelinthrower cary grant, unexpectedly returns home. Years later, such criticisms about movie star cary grant were few and far between. Night and day is a fulsome entertainment, well larded with the flavor of the broadway show world and touches of sentiment, romantic and otherwise, which smack more of hollywood than porter. Cary grant stars in hitchcocks suspicion on november 14, 1941, suspicion, a romantic thriller starring cary grant and joan fontaine and directed by alfred hitchcock, makes its debut. From oscars to mtv awards, youll find a full list at movies. He was a movie star back in the era when being a movie star meant something beyond being derided for expressing political opinions something grant himself always opposed, and many consider him to be the greatest movie star of all time.
A decent movie, worth the time i gave to it, but an overwhelmingly average movie elevated some by a heap of cole porter tunes. He has worked in several successful movies like the awful truth 1937, bringing up baby 1938, only angels have wings 1939, his girl friday 1940, the philadelphia story 1940, arsenic and old lace. Cary grant plays cole porter in warner brothers night and day 1946. A musical sequence of the famous 1935 melody youre the top, composed by cole porter, as shown in the 1946 movie night and day. He thought grant was about as far from himself as you could get. The studio went out and signed grant to play the role. With michael curtiz casablanca as director, cary grant in the lead, and walltowall songs by cole porter, how could night and day lose. Night and day 1946 cast and crew when his first stage show fails, songwriter cole porter cary grant goes off to fight in world war i until, injured, he lands in a hospital. I called and they took it off of my card and said i had to place an order for that movie again.
Charles hoffman, jack moffitt, leo townsend, robert clampett. In the still of the night from night and day cole porter duration. Cary grant night and day original 8x10 photo t9945 ebay. Mar 30, 2014 a musical sequence of the famous 1935 melody youre the top, composed by cole porter, as shown in the 1946 movie night and day. Strangers in the night movie reference in ncis episode 82. Dec 07, 1986 the call came early one morning in january, 1976. If you can overlook such shortcomings, however, its lively entertainment that doesnt completely deserve the scorn it has elicited. Night and day 1946 stream and watch online moviefone. Every original tv show and movie coming to the new warnermedia. Numerous odd jobs kept him going until he tried acting, and, after moving to the.
Alexis smith plays linda, whose serendipitous meetings with cole lead to a meeting at the altar. The movie was night and day with cary grant and alexis smith. Porters glorious songs, and see cary grant try to elude the marital clutches of alexis smith as the ultimately triumphant socialite, linda porter. Cary grant is a britishamerican actor who started his career with the movie this is the night 1932. This movie traces the life of porter from his days at yale keep an ear out for the yale fight song, written by porter where he met monty wooly, through the war, his. Ive always loved the music of cole porter and the numbers in here are great. Britishborn actor cary grant 19041986 born archibald leach escaped his humble bristol environs and unstable home life by joining an acrobatic troupe, where he became a stiltwalker. Planet earth, under the sea, inventions, seasons, circus, transports and culinary arts. Cary grant, irene dunne, jane wyman, shirley temple, michael curtiz, h. More than 20 porter songs grace this tale of triumph and tragedy. Hes bowlegged, the director said, and his neck is too thick.
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