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Penny Serenade [DVD](1941) DVD Melodramatic work from director George Stevens stars Cary Grant and Irene Dunne as a couple about to separate. Through flashbacks, the joys and sorrows of their life together are recounted. Beulah Bondi, Edgar Buchanan, Ann Doran give fine supporting turns in this sentimental favorite. 120 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono. Only Angels Have Wings [DVD](1939) DVD Cary Grant is the no-nonsense chief of an air freight service on a treacherous Andean route, and perky Jean Arthur and vampish Rita Hayworth are the women vying to be his permanent co-pilot, in this soaring Howard Hawks adventure. 121 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, Chinese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Thai; publicity materials; biographies; filmographies; theatrical trailers. His Girl Friday (1940)/Penny Serenade (1941) [DVD] DVD Includes "His Girl Friday" and "Penny Serenade." His Girl Friday (Restored Version) [DVD](1940) DVD Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell shine in director Howard Hawks' revamping of the Ben Hecht/Charles MacArthur stage hit "The Front Page." Rapid-fire dialogue and memorable supporting characters make this tale of newsmen, newswomen and escaped convicts a comedy classic. With Ralph Bellamy. 93 min. Standard; Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital mono, Spanish Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean, Thai; audio commentary; featurettes; theatrical trailers; biographies. The Bishop's Wife [DVD](1947) DVD Delightful comedy starring Cary Grant as a suave angel who comes to Earth to help distraught young bishop David Niven raise money for a new cathedral and soothe over his wife's neglected feelings. Also stars Loretta Young, Monty Woolley and James Gleason. 109 min. Standard; Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital stereo, Dolby Digital mono, French Dolby Digital, Spanish Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: French, Spanish; theatrical trailer. The Grass Is Greener [DVD](1961) DVD Romantic comedy about an aristocratic English couple (Cary Grant, Deborah Kerr) who've fallen on hard times and open their estate to the public. Robert Mitchum is the Texas oilman who falls for Kerr, and Jean Simmons is an old flame of Grant's. 105 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital stereo. Indiscreet [DVD](1958) DVD Classic sophisticated comedy finds rich American playboy Cary Grant and beautiful European actress Ingrid Bergman having a romantic fling with "no strings attached," then finding out they mean more to each other than they admitted. With Cecil Parker; Stanley Donen directs. 102 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital stereo. His Girl Friday [DVD](1940) DVD Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell shine in director Howard Hawks' revamping of the Ben Hecht/Charles MacArthur stage hit "The Front Page." Rapid-fire dialogue and memorable supporting characters make this tale of newsmen, newswomen and escaped convicts a comedy classic. With Ralph Bellamy. 92 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono. Monkey Business [DVD](1952) DVD Howard Hawks' "fountain of youth" comedy stars Cary Grant as a scientist whose rejuvenation serum causes chaos for himself and everyone around him. With Ginger Rogers, Charles Coburn and Marilyn Monroe in an early role. 97 min. Standard; Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital stereo, Dolby Digital mono, French Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, Spanish; photo gallery; theatrical trailers. Amazing Adventure [DVD](1936) DVD Well-to-do British playboy Cary Grant tires of his wastrel-like existence and wagers that he can earn his own way without touching his inheritance for one year. Amusing social satire from England also stars Mary Brian, Henry Kendall. AKA: "The Amazing Quest of Ernest Bliss," "Romance and Riches." 63 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English; biography; trivia. The Pride And The Passion [DVD](1957) DVD In Stanley Kramer's adventure saga, Cary Grant is a British naval officer who must retrieve a huge cannon abandoned by Spanish troops in order to use it against Napoleon's army. After enlisting guerrilla Frank Sinatra for the mission, Grant falls for his girlfriend (Sophia Loren). With Theodore Bikel and Jay Novello. 132 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English Dolby mono, Spanish mono; Subtitles: English, Spanish, French; theatrical trailer. Houseboat [DVD](1958) DVD Engaging comedy classic stars Cary Grant as a widowed government attorney living aboard a houseboat with his three unruly children. After hiring Italian socialite Sophia Loren to look after his kids, Grant quickly becomes enchanted with the mysterious beauty. As the pair strikes up a relationship, Grant realizes that his streak of bad luck may have finally come to an end. With Martha Hyer, Harry Guardino. 109 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital mono, French Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English; photo gallery; theatrical trailers. An Affair To Remember [DVD](1957) DVD Grand remake of 1939's "Love Affair" stars Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr as the shipboard lovers who return to their separate lives in New York and promise to meet six months later atop the Empire State Building, until a tragic accident threatens to keep them apart. With Richard Denning, Neva Patterson. 119 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital stereo, French Dolby Digital stereo, Spanish Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, Spanish; audio commentary; newsreel footage; documentary; theatrical trailer; photo gallery. The Talk Of The Town [DVD](1942) DVD George Stevens' acclaimed blend of screwball comedy and social satire stars Cary Grant as a fugitive anarchist who decides to hide out in the home of his childhood sweetheart (Jean Arthur)--unaware that she has rented it out for the summer to law professor Michael Lightcap. Posing as a gardener, he enlists the help of his honey and the scholar to clear his name. With Edgar Buchanan, Glenda Farrell. 118 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital stereo; Subtitles: English, French, Japanese, Korean; theatrical trailers. I Was A Male War Bride [DVD](1949) DVD French Army officer Cary Grant and American WAC officer Ann Sheridan decide to get married in Europe after a stormy courtship, but the only way Cary can get into the U.S. and avoid red tape is pose as a war bride, donning a wig and WAC uniform. Hilarious cross-dressing shenanigans ensue in Howard Hawks' screwball farce. William Neff and Marion Marshall co-star. 103 min. Standard; Soundtracks: English stereo, mono; Subtitles: English; theatrical trailer; behind-the-scenes footage. People Will Talk [DVD](1951) DVD Sparkling comic gem with moments of great poignancy stars Cary Grant as a physician whose belief in the curative powers of the mind seems too unorthodox to his associates, while his love for a pregnant, emotionally distressed medical student (Jeanne Crain) only brings about even more disdain. Hume Cronyn and Walter Slezak co-star; Joseph L. Mankiewicz writes and directs. 110 min. Standard; Soundtracks: English stereo, mono; Subtitles: English, Spanish; theatrical trailer; photo gallery. Born To Be Bad [DVD](1934) DVD Cary Grant is a wealthy dairy farmer who falls victim to the schemes of conniving single mother Loretta Young. After Young is declared an unfit parent, Grant and wife Marion Burns, unable to have a child on their own, happily accept responsibility for her son. But when Young seduces Grant and attempts to blackmail him, is she trying to get her child back or just looking for a quick buck? Involving drama also stars Henry Travers, Jackie Kelk. 62 min. Standard; Soundtracks: English stereo, mono, Spanish mono; Subtitles: English, Spanish; photo gallery. Kiss Them For Me [DVD](1957) DVD Frothy wartime comedy stars Cary Grant as a fun-loving naval pilot who finagles a furlough in San Francisco for himself and two other flyboys. But as Grant tries to lead the men on a four-day party in the city by the bay, he finds he must deal with a persistent public relations officer (Werner Klemperer) and a pleasant distraction in the form of a local tycoon's beautiful daughter (Jayne Mansfield). Ray Walston, Suzy Parker, Leif Erickson also star. 102 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital stereo, Spanish Dolby Digital stereo; Subtitles: English, Spanish; photo gallery; theatrical trailer. The Awful Truth [DVD](1937) DVD Screwball classic stars Cary Grant and Irene Dunne as a newly-divorced couple who realize, independently of one another, that they're still in love. They must then go and stop each other's latest romances. Fast-paced farce from director Leo McCarey also stars Ralph Bellamy, Cecil Cunningham. 91 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital stereo; Subtitles: English, Spanish, French, Japanese, Portuguese; theatrical trailers. Walk, Don't Run [DVD](1966) DVD In his last film appearance, Cary Grant plays matchmaker to secretary Samantha Eggar and athlete Jim Hutton when over-crowding forces the trio to share an apartment during the Tokyo Olympics. Light, breezy remake of "The More the Merrier" also stars John Standing, George Takei. 113 min. Standard and Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital stereo; Subtitles: English, French, Japanese; theatrical trailers. Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House [DVD](1948) DVD Cary Grant and Myrna Loy's third screen pairing finds them as hapless Manhattanites whose dream of an idyllic life in the suburbs of Connecticut turns into a nightmare after they pour their money into a 200-year-old "fix-'er-upper." Gag-filled rib-tickler co-stars Melvyn Douglas, Reginald Denny, Louise Beavers. 94 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, Spanish, French; theatrical trailers; radio broadcasts; bonus cartoon "The House of Tomorrow" (1949). The Bachelor And The Bobby-Soxer [DVD](1947) DVD Playboy Cary Grant gets in trouble with the law, and judge Myrna Loy orders him to date her teenage sister, played by Shirley Temple, in order to end her infatuation with him. What develops is a delightful romantic comedy. 95 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, Spanish, French; theatrical trailers; bonus cartoon "Little 'Tinker" (1948); radio production with Grant, Temple. My Favorite Wife [DVD](1940) DVD Hilarious turnaround of "Enoch Arden," as a widower, about to remarry, learns that his explorer wife has actually been shipwrecked for years with a handsome young scientist. Classic comedy stars Cary Grant, Irene Dunne and Randolph Scott. 88 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, Spanish, French; radio broadcast version; bonus short "Home Movies" (1940). Destination Tokyo [DVD](1944) DVD A taut, thrilling war saga, starring Cary Grant as the skipper of an American submarine heading into battle from San Francisco to Tokyo Bay. Exciting sea combat footage and interplay between crew members John Garfield, Dane Clark and John Ridgley are among the highlights of this WWII classic. 135 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, Spanish, French; theatrical trailers; bonus short. Night And Day [DVD](1946) DVD The life and career of composer Cole Porter are saluted in this Movies Unlimited favorite. Cary Grant plays Porter, following him from his days at Yale, his experiences in World War I, his stormy marriage, and his amazing musical accomplishments. Alexis Smith, Monty Woolley, Jane Wyman co-star. Score includes "You're the Top," "Don't Fence Me In," more. 128 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, Spanish, French; theatrical trailers; bonus shorts "Desi Arnaz and His Orchestra" (1946), "Musical Movieland" (1944), "The Big Snooze" (1946). Cary Grant: The Signature Collection [DVD] DVD Five-disc boxed set includes "My Favorite Wife," "Destination Tokyo," "Night and Day," "The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer," and "Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House." Bringing Up Baby [DVD](1938) DVD Howard Hawks' screwball classic stars Cary Grant as a stodgy paleontologist as petrified as the bones he studies and Katharine Hepburn as the fun-loving society gal trying to loosen him up, with some help from a leopard named Baby. With Charles Ruggles, May Robson, and Asta the dog. 102 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, French, Spanish; theatrical trailers; documentaries; bonus shorts "Campus Cinderella" (1938), "A Star Is Hatched" (1938). Two-disc set. The Cary Grant Box Set [DVD] DVD Five-disc box set includes "The Awful Truth," "Holiday," "Only Angels Have Wings," "His Girl Friday," and "The Talk of the Town." |
