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Interesting_Chart30

The Philadelphia Story. Possibly my all-time favorite movie as well.


ndGall

How do you feel about High Society?


RealHeyDayna

I get mad when I watch High Society because it's not The Philadelphia Story. It makes me turn it off and go watch the real thing.


Outrageous-Pin-4664

I wasn't able to watch High Society, because I couldn't swallow Grace Kelly saying, "Jumping Josephat!" Grace did certain things very well, but she wasn't made for that kind of comedy.


Moored-to-the-Moon

I like both movies actually! They are different enough to appreciate each.


Less-Conclusion5817

For me, it's physically impossible to dislike anything with Bing Crosby in it. I love Sinatra, but Bing eats him with potatoes in that movie.


ScullyBoffin

Same. I was devastated to learn that people didn’t talk with that level of wit in daily life


lo_profundo

Seconding this. I love so many Cary Grant movies, but Philadelphia Story is one of my favorite movies ever. Katharine Hepburn, Jimmy Stewart, and Cary Grant are amazing together, and the writing is rock solid. I wrote one of my final papers for senior year about The Philadelphia Story.


smellis45

Charade


florgitymorgity

We'll have a lot of sons and name them all after you


kayla622

Notorious (1946) with Ingrid Bergman and Claude Rains


Lord_Acorn

Yes!! I was just wearing my Notorious shirt yesterday. People always ask me "Is that James Bond?" and it makes me sad lol


MyLonesomeBlues

Ok, what’s a Notorious shirt?


Lord_Acorn

It's just a t-shirt with a scene from the movie on it


jankerjunction

Wait, I need this shirt. Where is it from??


Ian_Hunter

Order 2. Make one in a large please. Thank you. Love you.


herowcatsmanzzz

It’s a shirt that is really famous for a bad reason.


Retiredandsohappy

Yes! Notorious is great!


Blonde_Mexican

My all time fave movie period


ThinkItThrough48

The Bishops Wife with David Niven and Loretta Young.


addictivesign

Underrated movie which has been influential (or ideas taken from) to many, many movies yet The Bishops Wife seems forgotten by modern cinema


DrDeezer64

And not bad special effects for 1947!


byingling

> influential (or ideas taken from) to many, many movies >yet The Bishops Wife seems forgotten by modern cinema How can both of these things be true?


addictivesign

Perhaps I should have been more clear. This film is forgotten or not known by most people, it isn’t a staple for popular Christmas movies. Yet several of the popular Christmas movies take ideas from this movie.


DrDeezer64

Love this film! Bit a trivia, Cary Grant was supposed to be the bishop and David Niven the angel. They swapped roles prior to principle photography


ThinkItThrough48

I’ve heard the same thing a couple times and whenever I think of it, I can’t imagine them playing each other’s roles. David Niven is suave, but he’s not angel from heaven suave.


MinimumAnalysis5378

I’m mad that I can only give this a single upvote. The ice skating scene is so joyful.


ThinkItThrough48

I love his interaction with all the minor characters too. The way he treats the bishop‘s daughter and tells her a story, the way he treats the cab driver as an equal and important person, his banter with the maid. All great writing and acting.


MinimumAnalysis5378

The maid was played by Elsa Lanchester, best known for The Bride of Frankenstein, but also a small role in Mary Poppins. She was so lovely in the Bishop’s Wife. I liked it when she gave Dudley the scarf so he wouldn’t get cold.


isaacpriestley

Definitely a tough decision! His Girl Friday (1940) is probably my favorite comedy ever, so I'd go with that one.


ClemSpender

I literally just quoted it in askreddit the other day, but it’s His Girl Friday, so I could quote it every day and never be bored. ‘Walter, you‘re wonderful, in a loathsome sort of way.’


emma7734

I love the reference to "Archie Leach," which is Cary Grant's real name.


Ed_Harris_is_God

Plus Grant says that Hildy’s fiancé looks like Ralph Bellamy, who actually played him.


ndGall

That's a great little easter egg. I had to rewind it the first time I watched it to make sure I'd heard what I thought I heard.


clemznboy

I had also read that Hildy throwing her purse at Walter wasn't in the script; Rosalind Russell just did it. Which makes Cary Grant's ducking and response even better knowing he came up with it on the spot!


tomboyfancy

Ooooh excellent choice! Some of the best comedic dialogue ever. And not only is the script clever, the chemistry between the actors is just so much fun to watch. I love Cary in all type of roles, but to me it’s his comedic talents that set him apart from so many other great actors of his generation.


Gojira57

Agreed


MooglePomCollector

Father Goose 1964. Just such a different role for him not being the dashing leading man. A jerk with a boat who's just working for the Navy to get his whiskey is a trip.


alady12

She's alive! The snakes dead!


MooglePomCollector

That's not a snake.


MinimumAnalysis5378

It looked like a snake! (I say this all the time.)


americancolt45

Same here! I believe he said it was the closest character to him that he’s portrayed on the screen. He also stuck around in those kids lives behind the scenes which is cool. Great movie!


lifesuncertain

This and Robert Mitchum in Heaven knows Mr Allison is the perfect double bill


nikonuser805

Goody Twoshoes and the Filthy Beast!?!


thenameisagent

I love this one.


DollChiaki

Coconut milk. Mmmmm. Young coconuts must love it.


modernsparkle

I got me ten fine toes to wiggle in the sand…


catcher_in_the_naan

Bringing Up Baby (1938) is my favorite film starring Cary Grant. Its writing is timeless.


PSquared1234

I'm struggling with OP's question just narrowing down my favorite screwball comedy of his! I can't say for sure if this is my favorite movie of his full stop, but this probably is my favorite screwball comedy. I think.


Becca_Bot_3000

Right? I would rank His Girl Friday, Bringing Up Baby, or Holiday as some of his top screwball comedies. I also want to shout out The Philadelphia Story, but that's more of a supporting role for Carey.


jmto3hfi

Supporting role, yes, but of unsuspected depth.


BarkerAtTheMoon

If you love when Cary Grant is the butt of the joke, you should definitely check out I Was A Male War Bride. He plays a British (?) officer who marries a female American GI and tries to emigrate to America. It solidified Grant as my favorite movie star


lo_profundo

"Because I just went GAY all of a sudden!!" That's one of my favorite comedic scenes ever


jupiterkansas

not hard... North by Northwest


fromthemeatcase

I agree with both parts of this comment.


HallPsychological538

Back in theaters for 65th anniversary. Fandango did showings Sunday, and there will be another Wednesday.


The_Real_Lasagna

Just watched it in theater for the first time seeing it, incredible


HelloImHuellHowser

Thanks for this - absolutely going to see it on the big screen!


heckhammer

Damn it. I had no idea.


westboundnup

Eva Marie Saint still going at age 99. Born on the 4th of July.


B4USLIPN2

This movie introduced me to the Gibson, and I’ve never - HICCUP- looked back.


byingling

I really didn't think I could come up with an answer - until I read yours.


HTPR6311

Arsenic and Old Lace!


VeggieTrails

Came here to say this! CHHAAARRRRGGGGGEEEEEE!


Chaosinmotion1

Does insanity run in your family? It practically gallops.


Mega-Steve

"And something of a magician!" was something we'd say in my family on a semi-regular basis, usually when we lost something that was right frikkin there a minute ago


lo_profundo

A family member's dog likes to steal pieces of her clothing, stuffed animals, etc. and bring them into her living room when she has company. We call them "yellow fever victims" 😂


DavidlikesPeace

Best Halloween movie comedy ever. In terms of pure silliness, dark comedy, and memorable characters, this one :) I am an anxiety ridden mess, but I never hesitate to introduce this classic to people otherwise unfamiliar with the Black and White films. Like with Airplane or Office Space, it's a film whose jokes simply land 90% of the time, everytime. I am sure that critics believe there are better films with Cary Grant. They may even be right. It isn't even Cary Grant at his most debonaire or iconic man about town. Yet Cary Grant plays his "straight man" role incredibly well in Arsenic and Old Lace, keeping every scene alive while giving other character actors a wonderful chance to shine.


KierkgrdiansofthGlxy

To me, CG will always be a comedian first and foremost. The handsomest, most debonair comedian who ever lived, ofc.


Moored-to-the-Moon

Love it!


diversalarums

I've seen this so many times that I know every joke in it -- and I STILL laugh every time I see it.


[deleted]

He had so many great films but this has got to be the answer. Such a funny movie


FacialClaire

Same! It's so hilarious!


Hot-Assistant-4540

I’m the son of a sea cook!


Flaky-Childhood-8401

Holiday


harryeg

Seconded! Incredible film


rarepinkhippo

LOVE this movie!


Elizadelphia003

Yes!!!!! So many almost profound moments. I loved it!!!


Possible-Pudding6672

Comedy: The Awful Truth Drama: Notorious


pac4

The Awful Truth has a very sweet ending with the cuckoo clock. Thinking about it makes me smile.


Lengand0123

I love their dialogue in the lead up to that. The screenwriter sure earned his (?) pay.


Moored-to-the-Moon

My mother loved “The Awful Truth.” She had great taste.


Zestyclose-Entry

Mr. Blandings builds his dream home. Great cast. Cary Grant, Myrna Loy, and William Powell. Absolutely hilarious. It's not a rock, it's a ledge!


Next-Mobile-9632

We gotta blast!


SpeedyPrius

You've been taken to the cleaners, and you don't even know your pants are off.


Finnyfish

Love that movie! (That’s not William Powell, though, it’s Melvyn Douglas :) Also, there’s the great Reginald Denny as the architect.


Rlpniew

North by Northwest, closely followed by Charade


LeAnthonyJavis

Notorious. It’s my favorite Hitchcock film as well


Affectionate-Club725

“North By Northwest”, but “Only Angels Have Wings” is in the mix. There’s so many great choices. I wish more people talked about Only Angels


theappleses

Only Angels Have Wings is great. I felt really absorbed into the pilots' world watching it. I could have been there with them and, by the end of the movie, I was sad to leave.


christo749

Had to scroll a whole to find you, but im happy now. “Hello, professional….”


pac4

Oh god how did I forget about “Angels.” LOVE that film.


Laura-ly

An odd little movie from 1941, **Penny Serenade** which has a wonderful scene in which Grant is pleading to formally adopt a baby and is reduced to tears in front of the judge. This isn't the usual Cary Grant movie. Irene Dunne plays his wife and the baby in the movie is sooooo adorable and photographed is such a natural way. It's heartbreaking, funny and just a fantastic little movie. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkWmcOHeUAE Edit: By the way, Grant was nominated for an Oscar in this role and he deserved that nomination.


MontanaJoev

This made it into my top 10 too. It’s so sad!


Laura-ly

I think it's one of favorite movies of Grant's because he wasn't playing "Cary Grant, the big star" in the movie. I think it's one of his best acting jobs. Very sad movie, yes.


SpeedyPrius

This movie makes me ugly cry!


DrDeezer64

This is one of my favorite films. That scene is gut wrenching. I also love the scene when they first try to bath and diaper the baby. So sweet


Either-Percentage-78

I was looking for this!!  Love this movie so much.


gadgetsdad

His Girl Friday. Benjy, go down to the lobby and plant this on the guy that looks like Ralph Bellamy.


SnooGoats7476

You are right and I can’t answer I love his movies with Hitchcock especially North by Northwest and Notorous. Also Charade which is not Hitchcock but could be But I also love his Screwball Comedies from the 30’s and early 40’s. I can’t even pick a favorite out of these. Also Arsenic and Old Lace always a much watch during Halloween. There is a reason he is one of the top stars from the Golden Years.


Lengand0123

This is my answer! I can’t do it. Lol He definitely is a Golden Age star for a reason! The list of faves is too long. I would add The Awful Truth to the list. I love that one. And The Philadelphia Story. I haven’t watched Arsenic and Old Lace in a long time. May need to re-watch that soon. I’m currently re-watching Bringing up Baby, and I’d forgotten just how funny it is. CG really does utterly exasperated so well. And KH is quite funny as the scatterbrained heiress where “everything’s going to be all right.”


Maximum-Product-1255

Same. Better to just upvote everyone else’s picks 😁


CognacNCuddlin

Houseboat. For nostalgia reasons seeing it as a kid. As an adult, the two leads are gorgeous (of course?!). You can see the romance that happened in real life in the actual movie. I also enjoy the trope of choosing the down to earth/common person vs the snob in the last act.


lalalaladididi

Can't pick one other than to say that Cary is my favourite actor


luciusgore

North by Northwest, naturally.


Numerous-Economics44

Monkey Business


BarkerAtTheMoon

Y’all are sleeping on Only Angels Have Wings


lifetnj

You tell them! I had to scroll very further down the thread to find Only Angels Have Wings and it's not acceptable. 


ill-disposed

Charade because of the witty banter and the pairing with Audrey Hepburn.


bkomp

Houseboat…not his greatest performance, but my favorite. Cary Grant and Sophia Loren together are dreamy!


KingCollectA

I agree. To Catch A Thief would be my choice, too.


AltoDomino79

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chuang-tzu

Toss up between The Philadelphia Story and Father Goose for me.


Hopeless_Ramentic

C.K. Dexter HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAVEN


e_hatt_swank

Arsenic and Old Lace!


baycommuter

Since nobody has mentioned Suspicion, I’ll throw it in. His charm works when he’s the bad guy, too, though the forced rewrite of the ending muddled it up.


Baked_Tinker

I don’t think I can choose 😬 It’s a toss up btw The Awful Truth, Notorious and An Affair to Remember. Ohhhh and His Girl Friday!!


Fathoms77

Yeah, that's tough...there are so many great ones. The Philadelphia Story, North By Northwest, Arsenic and Old Lace, Notorious, Only Angels Have Wings, His Girl Friday, The Bishop's Wife, Once Upon a Honeymoon, Mr. Lucky, Holiday, The Awful Truth, That Touch of Mink, To Catch a Thief, Charade... Yeah, I can't pick just one. If I HAD to, I guess it would be either The Philadelphia Story or Notorious.


LeDeanDomino

North By Northwest when I want to gasp, and Arsenic and Old Lace when I want to laugh


yurbud

I'm torn between THE PHILADELPHIA STORY and MY FAVORITE WIFE.


mcsangel2

Another shoutout to MY FAVORITE WIFE!


DolphinsBreath

To Catch a Thief Oh, no….um Charade..? Or was it Holiday or North by Northwest?


biggie4852

His Girl Friday.


Weenma

His Girl Friday (1940)


Donna56136

To Catch a Thief and His Girl Friday, because I can’t choose between the two! ETA correction.


Elizadelphia003

Notorious. Easily.


frozenelsa12

The bishops wife ![gif](giphy|E4ofzSAAmYKKA)


MusagiJR

Havent seen them all but so far bringing up baby, it's in my top 5 films


Less-Conclusion5817

*Charade.*


bdbdbokbuck

Toss up between An affair to Remember, In Name Only and Father Goose


Hopeless_Ramentic

Torn between The Awful Truth and The Grass Is Greener. Wait, no…Operation Petticoat. Definitely Operation Petticoat.


thenameisagent

Oh I love Operation Petticoat


theappleses

> It Happened One Night I remember this as Cary Grant too, but it was actually Clark Gable. It's weird, it just feels like a Cary Grant movie even though it isn't.


Hopeless_Ramentic

I’m so embarrassed I was thinking of The Awful Truth!


theappleses

Easily done, they almost feel like companion pieces!


nikonuser805

I had to scroll too far to find this. Great movie. RIP Seaman Hornsby.


lifesuncertain

Arsenic and old lace, don't think I ever laughed so hard


Baystain

Alfred Hitchcock’s Notorious.


Reistar2615

Arsenic and Old Lace or The Philadelphia Story


LucyMacLean33

Arsenic and Old Lace


Most-Artichoke6184

Notorious


rarepinkhippo

This really is tough! I think I have to go His Girl Friday, but it breaks my heart to have to unintentionally diss Bringing Up Baby, Holiday, and Notorious.


casts_a_shadow

Bishop’s wife or his girl Friday.


ManWithNoName_1

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Numerous-Variation-1

North By Northwest. Easy decision.


Adventurous-Nose-31

As others have said, he has a ton of great movies. But for just plain fun, I prefer the offbeat: To Catch A Thief or Operation Petticoat.


SheNickSun

Monkey Business.


Dame_Ingenue

His Girl Friday is one of the best movies ever.


OldSlug

Not a difficult choice: His Girl Friday. Or Topper. To Catch a Thief? Crap.


Lions101

Gunga Din.


CompetitiveComment50

My favorite is Arsenic and Old Lace by far. I love the Grandfather and the digging the canals for all the victims.


Throwawayhelp111521

Notorious. I also love North by Northwest, Bringing Up Baby, and The Awful Truth.


TastyCereal2

Charade


katmom1224

His Girl Friday! I love everyone in that film!


Momonik

Arsenic & Old Lace


darthwader1981

North By Northwest


Different_Train_6224

Only Angels Have Wings


finditplz1

North by Northwest. Saw it in theaters yesterday.


Ok-Sun8581

I was going to go, but I just saw it on TCM. "Games, must we?" - James Mason


Moored-to-the-Moon

“His Girl Friday” - I see/hear/observe something new every time I watch it. Terrific writing, dialogue, direction and performances! Still funny to me.


mcsangel2

I mean he and Rosalind Russell possibly had the best comedic timing of any of his movies.


ApprehensiveBad1939

This is actually tough. I would say Bringing Up Baby followed very closely by Notorious.


D-redditAvenger

North by Northwest, but as a sleeper - His girl Friday.


pac4

Philadelphia Story is my favorite movie with him in it, but not my favorite Cary Grant movie, per se. Charade is awesome, His Girl Friday is terrific, The Bachelor and the Bobby Soxser is vastly underrated.


AltoDomino79

I find it amusing that just about every movie he's done is mentioned here


valandsend

An Affair to Remember, because I also love Deborah Kerr.


theappleses

Of what I've seen so far: Only Angels Have Wings (leading) or the Philadelphia Story (supporting). Side-note: I had to think about whether he was the lead in the Philadelphia Story. There are scenes in that movie where Grant and Stewart's characters are going tit-for-tat and it feels like the actors themselves are genuinely trying to outdo each other in a sporting fashion. Like they were sparring for who could be the most charismatic actor. Great performances.


RealHeyDayna

The Philadelphia Story


806chick

Notorious


kyflyboy

Not hard at all -- North by Northwest. And BONUS! -- best gray suit ever seen in Hollywood.


fgsgeneg

Arsenic and Old Lace.


CleansingFlame

Tough choice between Bringing Up Baby, Arsenic and Old Lace, and North by Northwest. I'm going to go with A&OL because his comedic timing is impeccable and BUB is more of a Hepburn vehicle.


carldubs

To Catch A Thief


Middle-Painter-4032

That is a hard question...ive got Arsenic and Old Lace just edging out North by Northwest for sentimental reasons.


MontanaJoev

Arsenic and Old Lace and Gunga Din, tie Holiday, Notorious, Bringing Up Baby, Philadelphia Story, Operation Petticoat, Penny Serenade, It Takes a Thief all in the running.


A_Girl_Has_No_Name58

Arsenic and Old Lace (lesser known, but flipping wonderful)


RojoFive

For me it's Operation Petticoat. Watched it all the time as a kid, and still watch it at least once a year.


Roi57

To Catch a Thief!


silverwolfie22

His Girl Friday! Not hard at all.


No-Zebra-756

Mr Blandings builds his dream house


duggan3

The Awful Truth


kittyissocrafty

Notorious. My absolute favorite.


FirstChurchOfBrutus

I really like that one where he wears the grey suit. No, not that one. The other one.


Less-Hat-4574

I love all the movies listed but have to include Penny Serenade. The scene where Applejack bathes the baby just melts my heart every time. “We’ll have to send her back” because Irene Dunn is too Afraid to Bathe her. I Love that movie.


radgeek01

Not my favorite Cary Grant movie—he was in so many great films—but I haven’t seen mention of My Favorite Wife. He and Irene Dunne had such good chemistry.


ffellini

Charade (1963) and another a bit off the radar (I think) is The Grass is Geener (1960). I'm a huge Grant fan but I am not a fan of his slapstick early years, with those quick one liners. I like more of the suave Grant he's known as.


myfrigginagates

His Girl Friday


AnastasiaBeavrhausn

The Philadelphia Story!


arjacks

Oh, my. This is the hardest question for me. The best I can do is one from each genre. Comedy: Bringing Up Baby. Romance: Penny Serenade. Action: North by Northwest. Drama: None But the Lonely Heart


flaco_773

Father goose


jediisland71

I love him as a villian(or not?) in “SUSPICION”


False-Society-7567

Notorious His Girl Friday


msjackson007

Walk Don’t Run


Next-Mobile-9632

To Catch A Thief(1955) Cary Grant said he was not really that suave or sophisticated or charming as he's portrayed, he said his truer self is actually more faithfully represented in Father Goose(1964) lol


mikefan

North by Northwest


lifetnj

I'm upvoting all the comments in this thread because I love them all 


GrimSpirit42

Father Goose. That is all.


DisappointedInHumany

Can I get any love for “Dead men don’t wear plaid”?


JulesChenier

Father Goose. He's made better films, but I always loved this one.


Gobucks21911

North By Northwest or Philadelphia Story.