Michael Caine on Cary Grant
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- Опубликовано: 8 фев 2025
- Oscar-winning actor Michael Caine reflects on the charming characteristics of beloved actor Cary Grant in this TCM original production.
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Those last couple of years before he died, when I was about 21, I attended one of Cary Grant’s college talks where he also shared film clips and reminiscences on his career. It was so other worldly to be in the same room as him. Mesmerizing.
He was on that tour in Davenport, Iowa in November of 1986. He was preparing his show at the theatre when he began to feel unwell. He had a massive stroke and died in the hospital there in Davenport at the age of 82.
I was about the same age & wish I had a way to attend back then. I’m glad you got to see him.
Stop bragging, I’m busy crying.
@@Nick-gq2iy Thanks Nick…I’ll never forget it. He also took questions from the audience. One man asked him about something that he’d read in a biography about Cary and Cary corrected what was written in the biography and asked anyone who had such books go home and throw them out…so I did that too…cuz I adore him🥰
@@BadChizzle ❤️😁
Probably around 1989 I walked into the corner office of my boss. The aircraft company I was working for was based at Filton, an airfield in north Bristol, England. I chatted with my boss about some particular job he wanted me to do, but I kept looking at a large, framed, black & white photograph which sat on the wall behind his desk. It showed Cary Grant exiting an aircraft with a gentleman in spectacles by his side. I asked, "Was that taken on the Filton runway?". His answer, "Yes, and the guy next to him is my Dad. They were in the scouts together and pals when they were kids".
He’s the It guy for all of Hollywood. He just had it. His walk, his sun tan, his smile, his accent. He was the complete package. He was a movie star!!
Flawless.
Class. Self-effacing. He could wear a suit and a hat and sunglasses.
Ha ha, sun tan. That's funny.
And yet he had a tragic hidden background, like Charlie Chaplin, Michael Caine, and even David Bowie. What doesn't kill us makes us strong, I guess ://
He still is a movie star!
“Everyone wants to be Cary Grant. Even I want to be Cary Grant.” Cary Grant
In the film "A Fish Called Wanda" John Cleese's character is called Archibald Leech. He said it was the closest he could ever get to being Cary Grant! Adore Cary; utterly.
or as Rita Hayworth said, "...every man who knew me wanted to go to bed with Gilda...and every one who did, woke up with me..."
(that's a paraphrase because finding the real quote is difficult)
@@kidmohair8151 That's pretty much it. "They went to bed with Gilda and woke up with me".
@@DawnSuttonfabfour thank you! I couldn't in a quick search find that
@@kidmohair8151 Thank you for not being narky about it. You are clearly a gentleman and well on the way, already, to being Cary. And, moreover, you wear mohair - Cary would approve I feel sure.
My mother in law worked for Mr Grant and we therefor would be at his home often. He was just as he was on the screen and as she was from Scotland he would chase her around the house pretending to play the pipes. The apple in his eye was Jenifer, she was everything to him. Just a very nice guy.
Oh! Thanks for sharing that! Great commen😅😂❤😇🕊🕊🕊
Michael Caine and Carey Grant, two of the finest actors ever to grace the screen!
Sean Connery.
Mr Caine you were a wonder let’s not forget but mention you were sexy handsome you honor Mr Grant beautifully , 2 wonderful blokes from England. How lucky we were to get both of you.
Grace is the perfect word for these two fine gentlemen.
I used to be the manager of The Grand Spa Hotel (now The Avon Gorge Hotel), he used to stay with us when he came to visit his mother. He was charming and pleasure to host.
did he have boys with him ? that was the rumor
@@joeygonzo
He and Randolph Scott reportedly had an affair...
I think we know what Joe and Mary’s obsessions are all about..🙄
@@Latour6182
What obsession? I just made a comment...
If he was gracious to you return the favor by respecting his personal privacy
My Uncle got married at Clifton in 1973. The reception was at the Hotel where Cary Grant just happened to be staying. I was 7 years old and I don’t remember much about the day but my Dad remembers seeing Grant and how immaculate he looked.
Cary Grant has always been and always be my favorite actor.
Thank you Michael.
Agree!
Sir Michael Caine has always been my favorite actor!❤
My mother came home years ago and said I just saw Cary grant , I said where she said in the wool shop , this was a tiny shop selling wool in Weston super mare a small town in England . I didn't believe her and was worried she was going delusional ,she was in her 80s . Anyway later that day it was in the local news he was in the local area and she did see him ,and apparently she said no one else in the shop recognised him . He had wished her a good day
That's brilliant. What a lovely thing to happen to your mother.
Be still my beating heart, how lucky was your Mum 😍
Wonderful! Lucky lady!
("Weston" is a seaside town about 45 minutes from Bristol.)
That means, your mother was a very alert WOMAN...
If MIchael Caine was narrating a Bio of his mailman or gardener we still couldn't stop listening to his voice.
Ikr 😂
His gardener was only supposed to dig the bloody weeds up, etc.
@@roberth1322 LOL
Thank you for mentioning that as I've always LOVED his voice. Certain types of British accents really do it for me including Cary Grant, Boris Karloff (of Grinch and Frankenstein fame) and well known Aussie, Russell Crowe, to name a few.
Sir Michael's voice is like no one else's just like Cary Grants.
Remember. Caine was in a movie with Laurence Olivier, *Sleuth* (1972) and the dynamics between them were electric.
This is sooo wonderful. Not just for the iconic images, but for Michael Caine's terrific narration. I had forgotten what a great voice he has.
A great actor remembering a great actor
@@daze023 I was just about to say! An iconic actor on another iconic actor. What a wonderful retrospective. Love Turner Classic Movies!
Michael Caine just absolutely nails it there doesn't he? Cary Grant shows us the kind of man we could be,, I'd never thought of it like that. Just like Cary Grant made acting look effortless, Michael Caine made that narration sound effortless
Caine’s book “What’s It All About” is one of the great Hollywood memoirs. He has so many great memories because he came to Hollywood at a time when the old stars were still around and the new stars were young and hungry. So he saw the best of both
you are so correct, I know he saw JOHN wayne when he was dying in HOspital and was so impressed with WAYNE's fight
@@michaelceraso1977 That’s a very sweet/sad story about seeing Wayne as he was dying, they met then because Michael’s wife had an emergency appendectomy and was in the same wing as Duke. The day she was released he was getting her things together and looked down the hallway and saw Duke, he waved and Duke waved back, like a week later he died.
But the better story is when they first met. Michael had cone to Hollywood to film Gambit in like 1967 and was staying at the Beverly Hills Hotel, he was actually disappointed and bored because he hadn’t really seen any stars. One afternoon, a helicopter landed in the park nearby and out stepped John Wayne in full cowboy garb. Wayne saw Michael and immediately said “I know you! You’re that guy that gets all the girls...what’s his name?”
“Alfie”
“That’s it! You’re gonna be a big star and there’s 3 things to know...talk low, talk slow and most importantly, NEVER wear suede shoes”
“Why’s that?”
“I’ll tell ya why...I had these new suede shoes on and I was takin a piss...guy standing next to me at the urinal said ‘you’re John Wayne!!’ and pissed all over my shoes.”
Like I said, his book is loaded with great stories like that.
In Cary Grant's day, the studio owned the star and cultivated whatever talent they had; disciplined them into being consummate performers before the camera. The studio cultivated actors, directors, musicians technicians to produce excellence in movies. And then by the 1990s, the studio system had crashed: now the studio can find any kind of pretty face (male or female) to be an actor, but the studio is no long committed to that pretty face, because there is another one just around the corner. So what you have is "fly by nights" who may be in a great movie one year, and consigned to oblivion the next year, because there is no follow up for the star, no real commitment for the star. Worse: no commitment to produce a vehicle that shows or highlights the star's talent.. Back in the day, the star was the income for the Studio; now there is another star right around the comer waiting to be discovered so there is no commitment to the existing stars.
@@StevenTorrey The “studio system” really collapsed in the mid-60’s because actors wanted more control over roles they took and that’s where the idea of the independent producer started. Not only that but the studios still had a 50’s mentality and didn’t know how to handle the youth movement that started with films like Easy Rider and Bonnie & Clyde. Check out the documentary “Easy Riders, Raging Bulls” for more info
@@jennifersman7990 You are probably right. I think the important thing to remember is that the studio with unlimited funds could invest in the star and make movies highlighting the star; It just seems that the studios no longer have the same cadre of stars they had in Cary Grant's day.
most handsome and stylish man ever on the silver screen.
Can't argue with that. He could also act.
My grandmother would have a word or two to tell you about Clark Gable, but I am with you...😁
Definitely between him and Paul Newman a difficult choice
What about Clark Gable, I think they are both close
@@rudy1999 o well, we all prefer one to the other, don't we?
Someone said he acts like he has no idea how charming and good looking he really is, which of course is totally endearing. He''s never smug or glib about it, he always comes off as genuinely likeable.
To me, he'll always be the epitome of style.
I worked 22 yrs as a camera person in the film industry and a self effacing, humble or gracious actor is hard to come by. A lot of huge egos out there. The thing is, most of the really charming actors are British, Canadian or Australian. They just have that understanding or desire to be part of the team, the group. They probably had families that would remind them who they are when they were young and they had that ironic sense of humour. I love watching Michael Caine and Cary Grant movies.
Nah probably just living under British rule they are naturally better actors we are taught to hide our real feeling keep calm soldier on that sort of thing not allowed to be our true selves always anyway.
Probably because most British actors start off in theatre, or they used to at least. When you are touring around and living together you learn that you all rely on each other to give a good performance and have a good show that night. If you start off in the movies you only meet the bit-part actors for the time it takes to film with them and so it doesn't matter how you treat them.
I used to direct theatre tours and the most difficult actors were the celebrities that were cast only because they were young soap stars.
@@AnyoneCanSee Totally agree. But being Canadian and travelling to the US a lot there's quite a difference in attitude. Americans are obsessed with the power and the notoriety and many people in the film industry encourage this fanatical attitude. I just rolled my eyes at the ridiculousness of it all. I was camera so we got the full affect everyday 12-14 hours straight. What a joy when we had approachable actors. Especially when it was comedy. That was like a vacation. They loved making the camera crew laugh as we were their audience right next to them.
@@kevinn1158- Cool, you must have had some great experiences. I have family in Canada, various aunts and uncles and cousins and lots of Scots emigrate there. I also have a friend that works for the Shakespeare Festival.
@@kevinn1158
Having travelled to Canada a lot I have realized that canadians are obsessed with Americans and constantly feeling that they have to judge them so as to elevate them self.
Sort of a self obsession of sorts I would constantly be rolling my eyes at how canadians are obsessed with Americans.
“You’re Cary Grant!”
“I know.”😂😂😂
Cary Grant is the OG Han Solo...
@@ingvarhallstrom2306 By a strange coincidence, Harrison Ford said the same thing when my daughter met him and said, "You're Harrison Ford!"
@@goldwinger5434 I'm of course referring to the change in line from Princess Leia's "I love you!" and Han Solo was supposed to say "I love you too!" or something similar, but Ford changed the line to the more famous "I know!". But after seeing Cary Grant using that line everytime someone confronts him about it, I'm positive Harrison Ford must've got that line from Grant. Anyway, it's a very charming and tongue in cheek response to getting recognized, and it only works because they don't take themselves seriously. Imagine someone using that line and really meaning it, it would be unbearable...
That was great. It says so much about how he related to other people, which is exactly why he's so fascinating to watch. Bulletproof cool.
'er . . . No! Archibald Leach, actually!"
One legendary actor talking about another⭐️❤️⭐️
I met him in West Hollywood like a week before he died, and he was a light to behold, charming and disarming, and looked great…..I only hope I age half as good as he did…RIP Cary
This is a fine tribute and the narration by Michael Caine is absolutely wonderful. I wanted to add that I recall reading somewhere about Cary Grant's strong work ethic. For example, even if he was done with his particular scenes for the day and was free to leave he would insist on staying till filming was complete. Apparently he wanted to be around in able to observe and be available to the other actors to read lines off-camera in order to help them with close-ups etc. I'm sure his fellow actors appreciated that greatly .
I didn't know that and it adds to my appreciation of him . Many thanks .
Thank you Mr Caine for that fabulous tribute to the great phenomenal Mr Cary Grant ; but there’s always room for other greats such as yourself Mr Caine , you are and always will be my Alfie. Thank you Mr Caine , a true movie star.
He took 22 vitamins daily. 5:00 When asked How old Cary Grant? via telegram, he replied, Old Cary Grant .Fine!
My grandma, dated him for one week and never rang her for Christ-sake. And later she had to have a hip replacement that left her with a gammy walk. They say I look like Cary, but, golly, I can't see the resembles, doe I stand 62, and have swazi black hair and dark eyes and I'm gorgeous. But hey, other guys are like that!
What a great tribute from great actor to another great actor...Cary Grant had a unique quality about him...and Michael Caine is very savvy....
I will watch his movies over and over and just marvel at how entertaining he was plus he was such a beautiful man. I have lots of favorite Cary Grant movies. Truly nobody can ever be Cary.
Michael Caine is a great, great raconteur. Pick up anything he has ever written, and he has written much, and you won't be able to put it down.
I had the privilege of meeting Mr Caine at a book signing several years ago. Michael Caine was also a very good looking man. Nice tribute to my favorite, Cary Grant.
And I just learned a new word. Thanks.
@@samhavoc1066Raconteur ?
I lived quite close to where Michael Caine lived in London before he became famous. Gary Grant is everyman's, classy man. Michael Caine is everyman's ordinary man. Both have humility in spades. Neither will ever be forgotten as long as we still have their films to watch. It is just a pity that we couldn't have a Sir Cary to match Sir Michael.
Cary didn’t retain dual citizenship, otherwise,I’ve no doubt he’d have been knighted. Elizabeth Taylor, despite being born in England to American parents always kept her dual citizenship and was made a Dame by Queen Elizabeth II.
About 10 years old, I remember getting off of a carnival ride and heading back to my grandmother who was talking to a tall, well-dressed man and a little girl. She introduced me to Cary Grant, who offered a formal bow, handshake and "How do you do?" He shopped at my grandparent's clothing shop, but they never said anything about him. I went on the ferris wheel with his daughter. Just another fun summer night. (Michael Caine's touch here is perfect.)
I am confused about the time frame mentioned. Cary Grant passed away in 1986, so he wasn’t around 10 years ago 🤔
@@FairyAngel111 When the author was 10 years old, so Cary was 72.
@@dleet86 omg I read it wrongly as “10 years ago” instead of “10 years old”. Thank you for clarifying. That makes a whole lot more sense to me now 👍🏻🙏
@@FairyAngel111 sorry to confuse you, but it does say "old" not "ago."
@@baker2niner it’s my bad. I read it wrongly. Thank you for posting such a fascinating and lovely memory of Cary Grant. ⭐️
'You know he's out there somewhere but not where you'd be'. Wonderful tribute and brilliant narration from Caine
one of the things i've never seen discussed is the way he moved - so graceful
I wonder if that's because he was a juggler when he was younger...balance.
he started off as an acrobat
Grant's life as a child was horrifying in England. It's incredible...almost impossible to think how far he'd risen and how his work and his style will resonate forever.
Yes, saw the series about Cary Grant. He was devoted to his mother when he discovered she had been put in a mental institution by his father, so he could marry someone else.
Once a reporter inquired about Cary's age via telegram:
" How old Cary Grant?"
Cary Grant replied:
" Old Cary Grant just fine."
Priceless...
''Old Cary Grant fine,how you'' is what is quoted as the reply.
@Stu Mis quoting someone is rude,I already knew the reply a long time ago.It only takes a few seconds of effort to find out.A real gentleman like Cary Grant deserves that?
@Stu Yes I have misquoted.I make an effort to get it right have done for a long time.So much misinformation,sometimes deliberate sometimes because of lack of respect or care.Just trying to set the record straight.I'm going to edit my comment accordingly check for yourself if you feel so inclined.
@Stu Yes graciousness does say a lot about a person.Sometimes I can be a bit blunt especially when it's something I feel a lot about.I was thinking about how well Cary Grant received his lifetime achievement award.He truly was a gentleman,the world lost someone very special way too soon.
@Stu It's what a true gentleman would do except that Cary Grant wouldn't have needed to do it in the first place.Watching him at that that was such an object lesson,for my part I haven't reached that level yet.But then again not that many do,that's what set Cary Grant apart from so many others in the movies and more importantly in life.Although they're long gone,men like that and James Stewart are needed more than ever.I'm so grateful I can appreciate their like as well as their great moves.
What a presence on screen. Stands out by himself. More than worthy analysis and hommage by another icon ... .
When living in Hollywood in 1978 I was in a grocery mart late at night and Glenn Ford passed by and said "Hi" with a smile. I will never forget this humble guy.
Beautiful tribute
The Bishop's Wife is my favourite. Has to be watched every Christmas.
Me too!
Love that one!
Yeah that’s a great movie. Just discovered it a couple years ago.
Two lovely English men Cary and the class Act that is David Niven , another funny true gentleman
Kevin Shooter My favorite movie
Wonderful tribute! My favorite attribute of his was the sense of humor, not just as a character, but as the actor giving the audience a figurative "Wink" with those looks, many of which are straight at the camera. He is looking at us, including us in the joke. Just love it!
One of my all time favorite actors.
This says as much about Michael Caine, as about Cary Grant. Rivalry and egotism are synonymous with Hollywood. But the truly great actors admire and applaud each other, as it should be.
Caine explains how he & Sir Roger Moore became friends, Caine was a struggling unknown who had a bit on television. Next day he was @ the studio, Roger Moore aka Simon Templar aka The Saint aka most famous man in Britain, approaches him & congratulates him on his performance. Michael Caine thinks to himself, "F*ck me, Roger Moore!" Obviously Sir Michael learned from the example of his famous friend.
Agreed
Caine thought of himself as employed actor not a superstar. he said that once in an interview. he was happy to get work.
exactly like Robert Redford and Paul Newman - two acting greats who worked well together and applauded each other.
@@unowen-nh9ov Trying to figure out whether that was an explosion or an instruction! ;-)
I like in "Some Like It Hot" where Tony Curtis uses a Cary Grant-like voice to pass himself off as a suave millionaire. Jack Lemmon says to him, "And where did you get that phony accent? Nobody talks like that."
Speaking of great actors. I like Curtis in part because this own accent grounded him. Same with Paul Newman. The voices saved them from their pretty faces.
@@JRobbySh yes well said, voices are everything
Lol! Oh yes, I love that scene!
Shell Oil
Cary Grant walks into a restaurant the waiter asks for his name he says Cary Grant the waiter replies you don't look like Cary Grant he replies nobody does
Cary Grant was a marvellous actor and entertainer.But I think his greatest attribute was knowing when to retire, not for him the slide from leading man to supporting actor. Very few actors leave the film industry on their own terms it retires them, he did a class act
He tried to move to character roles (Father Goose & Walk, Don't Run), audience wouldn't have it. His last lead in Charade opposite Audrey Hepburn (he refused movies with her years earlier due to age difference), he insisted his age be referenced & she chase him. Fortunately, he was not adverse to marrying younger or be would never have been a Dad. William Powell & Fred Astaire both retired, Astaire's last movie Ghost Story cast older stars, Henry Fonda finally won an Oscar by working as long as he could, Grant never did win one, not that it matters!
@@unowen-nh9ov He retired from acting the moment his daughter was born. He became a member of the Board of Directors for MGM & Faberge in order to obtain use of a private jet so he could see Jennifer anywhere anytime.
As for working with Audrey Hepburn, he turned down My Fair Lady because his friend Rex Harrison performed the male lead on Broadway. He could not do Roman Holiday as he was already committed to another project. He's always regretted not working with Audrey Hepburn 1 more time
@@nancyperlman534 too good looking for my fair lady
Cary was extremely talented. He was also naturally very handsome. He wore bespoke suits that would cost a man about $9,000.00 to have made today, if you include shirt, tie and shoes. Custom suits make a gigantic difference. All of this contrasts with the physical slapstick comedy he was so good at. It sends a mixed message - down to earth, funny, one of us and yet....there he is with his gorgeousness and unaffordable clothing. It is very appealing if you can pull it off. Carry DID!
Carry caried it off and left a cavity when he left. (sorry)
@@siulumlion hahaha!
I understand he once said it is important to wear good quality clothes because even if they become a little shabby people will give you credit for your judgment and taste.
Apparently back in the day budget for wardrobe were primarily reserved for actresses and male actors were often dressed in their own clothes. Cary was meticulous about his his personal wardrobe, a bonus for casting him, as if you were one, and apparently that is what we often see him in in his classic films.
He wore some of the finest suits ever. I read somewhere( and I hope it’s true) that the suit he wore in “ North by Northwest “ was voted the greatest suit ever worn in movies.
Cary Grant my favorite of all time!
My all time favorite actor. Gorgeous man!
I'm so glad we can still enjoy his work. I will re-watch his movies the rest of my life.
That's a lovely summation. Cary Grant had everything. Good looks, talent and just about the best comic timing since Chaplin. He also managed somehow to get even better looking as he grew older. If I had to pick one movie it would be Charade. A great script, cast and location, and of couse the wonderful Audrey Hepburn.
Charade is wonderful. And I also love To Catch A Thief. He & Grace Kelly had the most amazing chemistry on screen.
Charade is a brilliant choice.
My favorite is “North by Northwest.” Just love Cary Grant in that film, the music score, script and Hitchcock’s directing.
My favourite is Arsenic and old Lace. So funny.
@@newgmodo5609 I've watched plenty of his movies, not all. TCAT is one I just saw recently...I don't why it escaped me all of these years. It's now probably my favorite Grant/Hitchcock movie...beautifully shot and acted, and for a Hitchcock movie. a whole lot of fun!
Looking at the world of 2022 I can honestly say I am so very blessed to have been born in the 40s. Growing up I had the best of a lot of worlds. Movies and music were so much different and (IMO) so much better. I always thought that Cary Grant was everything a man should be and so did pretty much everyone I knew. Great tribute from one phenomenal actor to another. 💗
The clip from Notorious reminded me what an amazing movie it is, particularly that scene. The complete heartbreak on both sides is so painful and beautifully acted
Such a man! Love to watch his movies, they never get old. He aged well. First the greys and then the white.
And so cool that Michael Caine did this tribute. Another sexy Englishman with that soft tone
He wasn't just one of the greats. Cary Grant was the best.
Cary Grant was one of my favorite actors as well as Ronald Colman! I love this one movie they were in together. Can’t remember the name of it though. Michael Caine is another great actor too! There were and are so many greats.
The Talk of the Town is the movie's name. I also love this movie. One of my favorite Cary's films. Somehow it's undeservedly rarely mentioned.
@@ccompass … Thanks 😊! I realized, after posting, that I have a DVD with that movie on it.
The Bishop’s Wife is one of my favorite Cary Grant movies. But when I think of Cary Grant, I think of him opening a door to discover his painting hanging on a wall. Then a feeling of sheer agony overcomes him as he stands at the doorway realizing a horrible truth! Brings a tear to my eye every time I watch it! ☮️🖖🏽
Which of his movies has this painting scene?
@@coloraturaElise I think it is An Affair To Remember.
Style.....in looks and in behaviour, that was the essence of Cary Grant......actor by nature, in comedies and in dramas, he enjoyed acting that's why he was brilliant at it....👑
A beautiful tribute from one great guy for another great guy! I could watch Grant or Caine movies all day and never grow tired of either of them.
My favourite actor of all time. He was the whole package.❤️
Even as a kid I watched his movies with awe...Loved the way he spoke and he was sooo beautiful
Cary Grant never got hung up on his fame, he seemed to be the kind of guy that would meet you in a pub, buy you a drink, and talk to you about something totally unrelated to the movie industry. There were several movies where he mentioned his old friend, Archie Leach. Of course, that was his given name at birth.
Even if he stayed Archibald Leach, he still would have be cool, suave, and the centre of attention.
Agreed!
@@sheilabarfield3849 Cary Grant in one of his old movies with Rosaland Russel both being news paper writers mentioned his real name like he invented the name on the spot! It was hilarious. Many people might miss that part
You know you're getting old when all your favorite entertainers are memories
There will never be another like him. Pure class.
A tribute to one of the very greatest actors by one of the truly greatest actors.
There was always that edge of Cary having that sense of irony, that sense of humour that made him somehow “human” in any role he took. “The Awful Truth”, “Bringing Up Baby”, “The Philadelphia Story” are but three of his screwball comedies early on in his career. Yet, for Hitchcock, he did some pretty serious main characters but still there was always in the latter part of his career, a sense of self effacing humour that reinforced a worldly wise sense of his place in a world in which he was aging but still knew what was what. “Charade”, for example. He was 63 as a romantic foil for Audrey Hepburn who was in her thirties. And it worked. Trim, handsome, funnily ironic but intense enough to carry off the spy-like scenes. The man was amazing. “Notorious”, “North by Northwest”, and “To Catch a Thief”. Serious leading men and, possibly with the exception of “Notorious”, each with a soupçon of self-deprecating humour that lent his performance a relatable connection to his audience. His last film, “Walk, Don’t Run” said it all. The man was in his mid sixties and yet he is slim, trim and supposedly participating in an odd Olympic sport. Archie Leach. “His Girl Friday”. A lower class fellow who became the qunintessential tuxedo wearing classy man about town in the thirties to start off with. I would love to have met him. Just sayin’.
In Charade CG was 59 & still performed his own stunts. Jennifer was born when he was 62.
Don’t forget MR BLANDINGS BUILDS HIS DREAM HOUSE with Myrna Loy…..one of my Cary Grant favorites!
Sir Michael, we're looking at a period when actors were actors, they knew there craft and Cary was one of the best, no green screens sex scenes and special effects but talent. Keep in mind mate, you're not too shabby yourself and I always love watching and listening to you. Dont stop what you're doing.
I met Cary Grant many years ago while on holiday in the Bahamas. He was the same man in real life as the image we have of him on screen.
In Room for One More, Cary Grant became my favorite leading man and my role model when he stood up from the kitchen table, picked up his plate and utensils, placed them in the sink, tied on an apron, and washed dishes.
The scene where he picked up that orphan girl's suitcase and carried it upstairs to her room, then she runs up to him and starts hugging and kissing him. So sweet!
This is nice. There are nice, film clips of Cary Grant here that fit the narration by Michael Caine, whose voice is in whisper mode here. I'm loving everything about this. Thank you.
He is my favorite film star of the golden age of hollywood. So classy, funny and handsome. Love his movies 💙
Cary was the master of light hearted comedic cynicism in tough situations. Perfect for the thrillers made at the time.
Cary Grant is the man every man aspires to be... even Archie Leach!
Oh my heart!! And I love that Michael Caine is narrating it so generously to him.
How incredibly handsome, suave, and talented he was.
Thank you, Michael, for doing this!
What a marvelous story of someone allowing Cary Grant a moment of amused humility.
He was one of the greats and will never be forgotten ,
Thanks so much, Michael Caine. My favorite performance of yours was Sleuth, but you are a class act in anything. For Cary Grant, most people cannot get beyond his stunning good looks and unmatched charm to see a real actor with dramatic skill underneath. Cary Grant's comic timing was legendary, but looking beyond: In the movie Suspicion, he acted with a sinister edge where you believed his character capable of homicide. In his often overlooked.perfornance in Destination Tokyo as a submarine commander, he was terrific in a non-comic role. In Notorious, a movie some think Hitchcock's best, his character wasn't just non-comic: It portrayed intense passion behind a deliberate public mask. PS: If you are talking comedy, who, really, did it better? From a Mastery of witty banter ( sometimes extremely fast: His Girl Friday) to hilarious slapstick actor Grant himself wasn't a good judge of: he disliked his performance in Arsenic and Old Lace. Maybe Cary Grant's real childhood from hell- straight out.of a Charles Dickens novel- explains his genius in front of a camera. AFI named him the greatest star of Hollywood's Golden Age- second only to Humphrey Bogart. Unfortunately, the term "Star" is woefully inadequate to describe his range in front of a camera. RIP, Cary Grant.
And a submarine commander in the wonderful Blake Edwards comedy 'Operation Petticoat'. With Tony Curtis.
I never rated Michael Caine as an actor until I watched his master classes on acting. It was like the sun coming out from behind a cloud, I suddenly saw him in a new light. He and Grant have performed superlatively over the years. The secret of great acting is that you can’t see them acting. Something that is becoming increasingly rare lately.
I envy your opportunity to see Caine in person, or anyone who saw the unsurpassable Cary Grant in person! But I have to praise RUclips for giving me the opportunity to see a much younger Ian McKellan breaking down one of Shakespeare’s soliloquies (I think it was from The Scottish Play) as giving me a chance to see one of our current generation’s great actors completely astound & mesmerize with the depth of his analysis!
Wow, what a smoothly done short.....!
THANKS, Michael Caine
My favourite Cary Grant and Alfred Hitchcock film "North By Northwest",also had an actor with an excellent voice the great James Mason
He is the absolute number one !!!
There is or has never been a greater Hollywood actor than him!
He is the greatest Hollywood actor of the 20th century.
No Clark Gable , no Gary Cooper, no Humphrey Bogart, no Harrison Ford, no Richard Gere, no George Clooney ... NOBODY - The one and only Cary Grant !!!!
You are probably right.
I was actually introduced to him many years ago when I was a journalist and was invited to a Faberge reception at the Royal Lancaster hotel (he was a director of Faberge). Charisma barely constrained by a supernatural tan, white teeth. silver hair and jaw line like the North Face of the Eiger.Wearing a gleaming white shirt, black tie and black suit that must have been a Brioni or something else that cost as much as a small Toyota. Oh. and Cary looked cool as well :-)
Thankyou Sir Michael . A lovely snippet of the great Bristolian Cary Grant .
Great words. All aspiring handsome actors should listen and learn from this.
In the American Bar in the Louis XV Hotel in Monaco, there used to be a selection of photos of famous stars who had stayed there, the picture of Cary Grant strolling in the sun wearing a light summer suit was the ultimate image of a sophisticated, outrageously handsome man. Sadly, after the latest refurbishment, these classic photos have disappeared!
Steve Reeves. Both were sought after as 1st James Bond.
Great tribute to a great movie actor from another great movie actor! Thank you, both! Salute from across the Pond!
I am sure that Mr. Grant would love or does love the beautiful poetic epitaph that Mr. Caine has written for him.
Michael Cain is just a great and respectful guy and stunning actor making this homage to an all time great Cary Grant.
Mom,a good and proper woman,after one of his films,quipped,"he could park his shoes at my bed anytime"
A charming, witty man. Thank you for your wonderfully done observation of Cary Grant
Thank you, Mr. Caine, for sharing your thoughts and memories of Mr. Grant. On a side note, Cary Grant recorded the Christmas song "A Christmas Lullaby" when his only daughter was little. It was written by Peggy Lee. If you need a good cry, you can find the song on RUclips. First time I heard it on the radio, I cried my eyes out as it reminded me of my late daughter when she was little.
Thank you, Mr. Grant, for your talents and for living on through films and music.
I loved him just fantastic actor .he was old enough to be my great great grandfather. I wished I had met him in my lifetime he was a true star .
He surpasses all of them. He's gone and we still adore Carey Grant.
One of my all time favorites. So is Michael Caine.
Pure class! He had the look to play Bond but his persona was not in line with a Bond like player. He, and others like Gregory Peck, were pure class.
Spot on.
I always like Cary Grant's take on being Cary Grant: "I wouldn't mind being him!" (Rough paraphrase!)
Yes. I think the image of him was something of a burden, hence all the marriages. He did say that people expected to get Cary Grant and they got Archie Leach instead.
Many many actors have problems with their self image, like Alec Guinness or Jim Carrey they carry the notion they don't exist until they walk past a mirror and starts doing funny faces. And I think Cary Grant sort of "got lost" playing the charming gentleman even in private until there was no room for himself anymore and his public persona almost took over completely.
Cary was the most charming man ever.
Perfect on screen ;)
Really ?
Marcello Mastroianni "Hold my vino!"
He was in so many great films. North by Northwest is my favorite but The Bachelor and the Bobbysoxer was truly hilarious where Grant acts like a teenager.
Mr Blanding Builds His Dream House. 👍
Two great movies......
Arsenic and Old Lace is terrific too.
You remind me of the man.
What man?
The man with the power.
What power?
The power of hoodo.
Who do?
You do.
You do what?
Remind me of the man.
What man?.........
😂❤
@@Caledoniarose Yes! I remember that scene with Cary and the old man. So funny!
Very cool words, Michael. Very cool
Saw him in London in the 60s, he was the most handsome man I have ever seen
My father's parents knew Leach's parents. They are all now permanent residents of Canford Lane cemetery, Westbury-on-Trym, near Bristol.
I would like to visit the Leach Family Plot in England and place a bouquet, then go on to Paris where my childhood friend Jean Seberg is buried.
@@roberte.andrews4621 Robert, I went to Canford Lane several times. The staff there will help you locate the gravesite. One of them helped me find the one for my aunt and grandparents in 1977. The man who did that told me that Archie had been there recently (June '77) to see to his mother. The Find A Grave website is helpful. Cheers!
Last year I discovered a great movie I don't hear mentioned that often. It's called "People Will Talk". CG plays a doctor with unconventional methods to heal his patients. I don't want to say more, except seek it out. It's one his best roles in one his most enjoyable movies.
Yes, I have seen it it is great.
Very underrated
That was truly lovely of him saying what he said to the lady that didn’t know who she was talking to. Both these men are truly amazing and gentlemen too. Cary Grant and Sir Michael Caine. Both amazing actors and I’ve never been disappointed in any of their movies 👍👍👍👍
The first movie I saw Cary Grant in was Gunga Din. Such amazing movie plus casts too. The first movie I saw Sir Michael Caine in and it was his film debut was Zulu again such amazing movie and casts also 👍👍👍👍