On this Day...1934: Born to Be Bad and Thirty Day Princess.

On this day, back in 1934, two Cary Grant films were released.

They were the last two films before the rigorous enforcement of the Hay's Code from 1st July 1934. (See Cary Grant and the Pre-Code Era...upcoming post.)

Born to be Bad:

Starring Loretta Young, as a single mother.

The New York Times described it as, "...a hopelessly unintelligent hodgepodge, wherein Loretta Young and Cary Grant have the misfortune to be cast in the leading roles".

Directed by Lowell Sherman

Distributed by United Artists

Produced by Twentieth Century

Running time: 61 minutes

Thirty Day Princess:

Starring Sylvia Sidney, as a stand-in princess.

Esquire described it as "...a complete dud..", whereas New Outlook reviewed "Miss Sidney is fine in a dual role, and Cary Grant, Edward Arnold, Vince Barnett...and others render good support."

Directed by Marion Gering

Distributed by Paramount Publix

Produced by AB.P. Schulberg Production

Running time: 73 minutes

On this Day...My Favorite Wife (1940)

My Favorite Wife was Cary Grant's 36th full length feature film, and his second collaboration with both Irene Dunne and Leo McCarey.

What's it all about, well...the trailer says it all!

With Gail Patrick(Bianca)

With Irene Dunne(Ellen) and Randolph Scott(Burkett)

The film was remade in 1963, with Doris Day, James Garner and Polly Bergen as Move Over Darling.

Interesting to see the side by side comparison of one of the funniest scenes.

Directed by Garson Kanin

Running time: 88 minutes

Produced and distributed by RKO Radio

On this day...Sinners in the Sun (1932)

This was Cary Grant's second full length feature film, released on May 13th, 1932.

The main stars were Carole Lombard and Chester Morris, in a story of love and riches and the affect one has on the other.

"Sinners in the Sun is, in effect, a display of luxury, and the tale of a man and a girl who temporarily despise love in a cottage, but virtuously return to it at last as being of more importance than the limousines, the Long Island parties, the fashion-parades, and the underclothes that enrich their unregenerate interlude" - The Times (London)

Cary Grant played the role of Ridgeway.

Cary Grant with Carole Lombard.

Cary Grant as Ridgeway, with Carole Lombard(Doris) and Pierre De Ramey(Louis)

Lobby Card

With Rita La Roy(Lil), Carole Lombard(Doris), Walter Bryon(Eric Nelson).

Directed by Alexander Hall.

Running time: 70 minutes.

Produced and Distributed by Paramount Publix.

From a story "Beach-Comber" by Mildred Cram.

Cary Grant Connections: Charlie Chaplin

"...he has given pleasure to millions of people..", was Cary Grant's view of Charlie Chaplin.

As a young boy, Archie Leach, loved to watch his idol on Saturday afternoons, at a local cinema, in Castle Street, Bristol.

In 1909, at a local music hall, he saw Chaplin on stage with the Fred Karno troupe. 

Archie was enchanted, and from then on, continued to follow his career.

As Cary Grant, he still idolised Chaplin and in 1963, posed for a number of pictures as his idol.

(Photos by Bert Stern, from Life Magazine, 1963)

But that's not the only Charlie Chaplin connection!

Cary Grant and first wife, Virginia Cherrill

Cary Grant's first wife, Virginia Cherrill, was best known for her role as the blind flower girl in Charlie Chaplin's City Lights.

City Lights (1931)

Cary Grant meeting Charlie Chaplin (circa.1972)

Cary Grant - My Film Collection - Part 3: The Rest!

Listed here then are the films in my collection that are Cary Grant related!

Cary Grant - A Class Apart:

DVD (Documentary)

Without Reservations :

DVD (John Wayne film in which Cary Grant cameos)

The Bachelor and the Bobby Soxer:

VHS (From the Cary Grant Collection series)

Elvis - That's the Way It Is:

DVD (Special Edition; Cary Grant appears in end credit sequence)

Sleepless in Seattle:

DVD (Collector's Edition; An Affair to Remember clips used)

Cary Grant - My Film Collection - Part 2: Individual Discs

So the remaining 24 films, of Cary Grant, appear in my collection of individual discs.

All play in English although some artwork is not!

Again the number in bold, after the film title, indicates the order of release.


Alice in Wonderland: (13)

The Awful Truth: (29)

 

In both DVD and Blu Ray (The Criterion Collection). 


The Bachelor and the Bobby Soxer: (50)

DVD with Spanish artwork.


The Bishop's Wife: (51)

DVD


Crisis : (55)

DVD


Destination Tokyo: (44)

DVD (Chinese import)


Dream Wife: (59)

DVD


Every Girl Should Be Married: (53)

DVD


His Girl Friday: (35)

DVD (Second DVD includes the documentary, Cary Grant On Film, and Blu Ray (The Criterion Collection).



Holiday: (31)

DVD and Blu Ray (The Criterion Collection)


Houseboat: (65)

DVD


The Howards of Virginia: (37)

DVD


I Was A Male War Bride: (54)

DVD


Merrily We Go to Hell: (3)

DVD


Monkey Business: (58)

DVD


North By Northwest: (66)

Blu Ray - 50th Anniversary Edition.


Notorious: (49)

DVD (free with The Times)


Once Upon A Time: (45)

DVD


Only Angels Have Wings: (33)

Blu Ray (The Criterion Collection)


The Philadelphia Story: (38)

 

DVD (One is a two disc special edition and the other has German artwork), and Blu Ray (The Criterion Collection). 


The Pride and the Passion: (61)

DVD


Room For One More: (57)

DVD (Disc Only)


Sinners in the Sun: (2)

DVD (Disc Only. Artwork shown appears on disc)


Suzy: (23)

DVD (Disc Only)


The Talk of the Town: (41)

DVD


To Catch A Thief: (60)

DVD


Topper: (27)

DVD (This disc has Topper, Topper Returns and Topper Takes a Trip. Cary Grant only appears in the first two films. In Topper Returns, his appearance is in clios from Topper).


Walk, Don't Run: (72)

DVD


When You're in Love: (25)

DVD

Just by coincidence, Cary Grant's last film, Walk, Don't Run and the last film I collected, alphabetically are next to each other, at the end of my collection.

So, that's it! All 72 films of Cary Grant on DVD or Blu Ray in my collection...

...but there's more!!

Part 3, lists more DVD's that feature Cary Grant.

(Since this post many more DVD's/Blu-Ray's etc have been added - I will hopefully get around to posting an update - 11/2023)