The movie was directed by michael curtiz and produced by arthur schwartz, with jack l. Cary grants final appearence on camera 1986 by jerseysurvivor. Why, by taking broad liberties with the composers life story and failing to live up to expectations. This is the night is a 1932 american precode comedy film directed by frank tuttle, and starring lili damita, charles ruggles, roland young, thelma todd, and cary grant in his film debut. Night and day is a fulsome entertainment, well larded with the flavor of the broadway show world and touches of sentiment, romantic and otherwise, which smack more of hollywood than porter. Numerous odd jobs kept him going until he tried acting, and, after. Thirty day princess 1934 porter madison iii alice in. Cary grant was about as far away in looks from the real porter as one can get. Grant relied on his charm and sophistication to carry the film and the character of cole porter. Rock a bye baby 1958 jerry lewis dean martin full length comedy.
Porter himself had chosen cary grant to portray him in this musical film. Night and day 1946 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Night and day appearing in his first technicolor motion picture, grant portrays cole porter, the legendary, sophisticated songwriter whose life was marked by triumph and tragedy. Turner classic movies presents the greatest motion pictures of all time from one of the largest film libraries in the world. With michael curtiz casablanca as director, cary grant in the lead, and walltowall songs by cole porter, how could night and day lose. Hes joined by a superb cast including alexis smith, jane wyman, eve arden and monty woolley as himself. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. This is the night is cary grant s feature film debut. Strangers in the night movie reference in ncis episode. The amazing adventure 1936 full classic movie, cary grant by manic movies. Yet, despite all the problems, night and day opened to long lines at the box office. Night and day, cary grant, alexis smith, full page vintage promotional ad. Charles hoffman, jack moffitt, leo townsend, robert clampett. Lucky stars cary grant, laraine day, charles bickford, gladys cooper the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 40 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which.
Porter is largely fictional, but the actress performs the part with a great deal of charm. Read the full synopsis of night and day, 1946, directed by michael curtiz, with cary grant, alexis smith, monty woolley, at turner classic movies. I was a male war bride 1950, ww2, full movie, romance, english free movies in full length duration. Night and day 1946 cast and crew when his first stage show fails, songwriter cole porter cary grant goes off to fight in world war i until, injured, he lands in a hospital. Rent night and day 1946 starring cary grant and alexis smith on dvd and bluray. Dream wife 1953 official trailer cary grant, deborah kerr movie hd duration. Jim blandings cary grant is an advertising executive living with his family in a small apartment in manhattan. The amazing adventure 1936 full classic movie, cary grant by manic. Night and day was a bio on the life and early career of cole porter. January 18, 1904 november 29, 1986 was an englishborn american actor, who was one of classic hollywoods definitive leading men. Cary grant signature collection dvd talk dvd movie news.
Night and day 1946 stream and watch online moviefone. The screenplay was written by charles hoffman, leo townsend and william bowers the music score by ray heindorf and max steiner was. With cary grant, alexis smith, monty woolley, ginny simms. Night and day dvd 1946 philadelphia story 2disc 1940. Rent night and day 1946 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Harris in cary grant, a touch of elegance, in a period when the average movie ticket cost fortyone cents, warner brothers earned four million dollars in rentals. Grant stars for the first time in color in this fanciful biopic. Cary grant full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. An affair is almost exposed when claires husband unexpectedly returns early from summer olympics. Night and day dvd 1946 philadelphia story 2disc 1940 cary grant 2dvd movie pack.
Lucky was adapted as a radio play on october 18, 1943, broadcast of lux radio theatre with cary grant and laraine day reprising their film roles. Cary grant, alexis smith, katherine hepburn, james stewart, monty woolley, ginny simms, jane wyman, eve arden. Night and day 1946 cole porter without reservations 1946 cary grant uncredited none but the lonely heart 1944 ernie mott arsenic and old lace 1944 mortimer brewster the road to victory short 1944 cary grant uncredited once upon a time 1944 jerry flynn the shining future. Blandings builds his dream house, destination tokyo, the bachelor and the bobbysoxer, my favorite wife, and night and day. Violent city 1970 charles bronson, jill ireland, telly savalas. And to play him on screen, hollywood chose debonair icon cary grant. Night and day is redeemed by the guest appearances of. Dec 21, 2017 a rich businessman and a young woman are attracted to each other, but he only wants an affair while she wants to save her virginity for marriage. That touch of mink 1962 cary grant, doris day, gig young.
Night and day is the original cole porter biopic released by warner brothers in 1946. Cary grant in night and day 1946 immortal ephemera. Night and day original trailer fanciful biography of songwriter cole porter cary grant, who rose from high society to find success on tin pan alley. A rich businessman and a young woman are attracted to each other, but he only wants an affair while she wants to save her virginity for marriage. With roland young, thelma todd, cary grant, lili damita. A decent movie, worth the time i gave to it, but an overwhelmingly average movie elevated some by a heap of cole porter tunes. Night and day, cary grant, alexis smith, full page vintage. Both films started a precedent, namely fictionalizing their protagonists lives, chiefly because so many of the reallife players depicted were still alive and active.
Dec 25, 2016 i was a male war bride 1950, ww2, full movie, romance, english free movies in full length duration. Apr 30, 2009 a decent movie, worth the time i gave to it, but an overwhelmingly average movie elevated some by a heap of cole porter tunes. Coming home to indiana from yale university, porter grant is bitten by the songwriting bug and writes his first musical, which plays for one day before the u. The life of cary grant is explored, using words from his unpublished autobiography and newlydiscovered personal footage. Its a colorful, tuneful film, and i enjoyed it despite its many flaws. He is known for his transatlantic accent, debonair demeanor, lighthearted approach to acting, and sense of comic timing grant was born in horfield, bristol. An affair to remember 1957 full movie online video. A fictionalized biopic of composer cole porter from his days at yale in the 1910s through the height of his success to the 1940s. You are right, cary grant never appeared in a movie by that name. He became attracted to theater at a young age and began. Eve arden and victor francen in night and day 1946 cary grant and monty. Details about night and day, cary grant, alexis smith, full page vintage promotional ad. He disliked his role, believing that a man accepting the unfaithfulness of his wife so calmly was unbelievable.
The documentary traces his long journey from childhood poverty to global. Britishborn actor cary grant born archibald leach escaped his humble bristol environs and unstable home life by joining an acrobatic troupe, where he became a stiltwalker. Cole porter was the most sophisticated name in 20thcentury songwriting. He is known for his transatlantic accent, debonair demeanor, lighthearted approach to acting, and sense of comic timing. Jim blandings cary grant is an advertising executive living with his family in a. Released 1946, night and day stars cary grant, alexis smith, monty woolley, ginny simms the movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 8 min, and received a score of 73 out of 100 on metacritic, which. The film received a mixed to positive reception from critics. As a result, in night and day 1946, ginny simms sings nearly all of the porter songs immortalized by ethel merman without any. For instance, truth and movie are different in regards to. Becoming cary grant 2017 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. If you can overlook such shortcomings, however, its lively entertainment that doesnt completely deserve the scorn it has elicited. Cary grant plays cole porter in warner brothers night and day 1946.
Porter is largely fictional, but the actress performs the part with a. The night and day film is a treat musically to the eyes and ears, and if you dont mind. By the time the porter biopic night and day was released, the. Odd though, because that scene does ring a bell with me and it sure seems like one they would have the ever so debonair grant do. Cary grant celebrity profile check out the latest cary grant photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Its often used as a textbook example of just how far off from reality a filmed biography can be, and i cant argue with that. As a result, in night and day 1946, ginny simms sings nearly all of the porter songs immortalized by ethel merman without any mention of merman herself. The night and day film is a treat musically to the eyes and ears, and if you dont mind mostly fictional biographies, youll definitely enjoy this one. Cary grant stars in the michael curtizdirected fictionalized biography of cole porter. By the time the porter biopic night and day was released, the threeperson scriptwriting team still hadnt come up with a compelling storyline, though the film had the decided advantages of star cary grant and all that great porter music. Night and day by michael curtiz cary grant, alexis smith, monty. Mar 22, 2015 an affair to remember full movie subtitled in portuguese an affair to remember filme completo com legendas em portugues an affair to remember in hd 1080p, watch an affair to remember in hd, watch an affair to remember online, an affair to remember full movie, watch an affair to remember full movie free online streaming.
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