Cary Grant: A Class Apart
2004
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57min
• Documentary, History
Cary Grant was the epitome of Hollywood elegance, the master of comedic timing, and one of the best-loved romantic leading men of all time! With his matinee idol good looks and suave sophistication, Cary Grant belonged to the golden age of cinema, and with such classics as “The Philadelphia Story,” “His Girl Friday,” “North by Northwest,” and “To Catch a Thief,” he certainly left his unmistakable, charismatic mark on movie history. Yet beneath the picture perfect, smooth façade there was a troubled soul doing constant battle with the demons of his past. Cary Grant was actually born Archibald Leach in Bristol, England just four years into the 20th Century. Trace young Archie Leach’s amazing transformation into Cary Grant, from the back streets of Bristol, all the way to the Boulevards of Hollywood. Discover the loves and losses of his seemingly charmed life and enjoy once more a taste of Cary Grant in action, doing what he did best–delighting film audiences everywhere, of the past, present and the future.
