Favorite Cary Grant Film
 

I didn't see a thread for this and I thought it warranted some discussion. What's everybody's favorite Cary Grant film?

For me, it's got to be North by Northwest. Others that I enjoyed were Notorious and Bringing Up Baby.

Arsenic and Old Lace was fairly decent, though I thought Grant's performance wasn't necessarily the biggest reason for that.

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Re: Favorite Cary Grant Film
 

North by Northwest for me.

Arsenic and Old Lace not Grant's finest hour, but not his fault, he didn't like the way Capra was directing him, pushing him over the top.

Bringing Up Baby and Notorious next in that order.

Philadephia Story one of his best movies, but he was upstaged by Jimmy Stewart.

Topper was probably the first definitive comic Cary Grant performance.

Philadelphia Story. I love that movie. Bringing Up Baby would be my second.

Good calls, but I enjoyed Arsenic and Old Lace, despite how campy he was in it.

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I forgot to add what I believe to be an underrated comedic performance for Howard Hawks' Monkey Business.

Have not seen Monkey Business, but have heard of it.

Arsenic and Old Lace is one of my favorite comedy films ever. But all in all North by Northwest was my favorite role of his I've seen.

It's okay, but I think Mr. Blanding Builds his Dream House is better.

Myrna Loy is a much better comedic actress than Ginger Rogers.

The Awful Truth is also better than Monkey Business

And His Girl Friday

Of course we are not talking about the one with the Marx Brothers, which is funnier than the Cary Grant Monkey Business.

I'll mention some others which nobody else has. Cary Grant is incredibly good in one of my fave films, People Will Talk, where he plays one of the most-humanitarian doctors in films. I also really like him and his Cockney rhyming slang in Mr. Lucky. He gets to show off his playful, action side in Gunga Din, a rousing adventure. I highly recommend those three films. The sound levels on the different videos do vary, and you have to click on Watch on YouTube when you see it on the Gunga Din one.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUsXICMFcjY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqexrsr1twc&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fm_N4pmcRx8&NR=1

Two earlier, not-as-good, Cary Grant movies where he gave solid performances were Big Brown Eyes and Sylvia Scarlett.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKZAZJVGyv4http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjebfmpbrEw

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I :love: him in anything :randy:

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Love him in practically everything, but this has to be my favorite:

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Just watched North by Northwest again. Such a strong, witty performance by Grant. One of the better polished dialogues for an actor in any movie ever.

There are so many options but I particularly love His Girl Friday, Arsenic and Old Lace, North by Northwest and Charade, as well as a couple of early ones where he was very able support to an iconic female star, Blonde Venus and She Done Him Wrong. I think my favourite, though, would be The Awful Truth.

I didn't like the movie much. that is just an average rate movie for me,

I enjoy all these movies, but North by Northwest would certainly constitute my favorite. The mixture of sweep and intimacy, of profundity and parody, emerges daringly yet seamlessly and Grant is the perfect protagonist for such a film, a man of easy grace and effortless charm who nonetheless possesses subtle angst and a need to prove himself. Grant rises to the challenge with both power and finesse.

... a very funny film.

He was great in almost every movie he did. An Affair to Remember, Father Goose and Operation Petticoat are among my favourites.

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And Monkey Business.What made it all the more enjoyable was the presence of Marilyn.

I don't know if I can narrow it down to one, but my favorites:

BRINGING UP BABY

FATHER GOOSE

THE PHILADELPHIA STORY

NOTORIOUS

MONKEY BUSINESS

NORTH BY NORTHWEST

HIS GIRL FRIDAY

Re: Favorite Cary Grant Film
 

:love: him in anything :randy: