Cary Grant: The Leading Man

Directed by Gene Feldman; written and produced by Gene Feldman and Suzette Winter

He became the embodiment of wit and urbane sophistication, one of motion picture's greatest comedians. He would also be acknowledged as one of its finest actors and one of the most popular leading men of his day. Interviews with some of those who knew and loved him including Deborah Kerr, Eva Marie Saint, Ralph Bellamy, Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Leslie Caron
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Having appeared in seventy-two feature films in thirty years, Cary Grant was the embodiment of wit and urbane sophistication, he was the actor women yearned to love, the man men wanted to be. He was born in Bristol, England as Archibald Alexander Leach, the son of a pants presser. Starting out as an acrobat in a touring vaudeville troupe, a stilt walker in Coney Island, he would represent one of show business' most incredible success stories. Contains clips from many of Grant's films, and includes interviews with Deborah Kerr, Eva Marie Saint, Ralph Bellamy, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Leslie Caron, directors Richard Brooks, Garson Kanin, and Stanley Kramer. Narrated by Richard Kiley.

More in Hollywood Stars Collection Series

  1. Ingrid (Bergman) 1984
  2. Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend 1986
  3. Some Kind of Genius: Dennis Hopper 1986
  4. Steve Mcqueen: Man on the Edge 1986
  5. Grace Kelly: The American Princess 1987
  6. Cary Grant: The Leading Man 1988
  7. Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star 1991
  8. Michael Caine: Breaking the Mold 1992

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