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Becoming Cary Grant

For the first time one of Hollywood's greatest stars tells his own story, in his own words. From a childhood of poverty to global fame, Cary Grant, the ultimate self-made star, explores his own screen image and what it took to cre...

Director

Mark Kidel

Year

Genre

documentary, biography

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N/A

Production

YUZU Productions,ARTE

Awards

2 nominations

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http://becomingcarygrant.com/

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You spend your time getting
to be a big Hollywood actor, - Becoming Cary Grant

You spend your time getting to be a big Hollywood actor,

I wanted to rid myself
of all my hypocrisies." - Becoming Cary Grant

I wanted to rid myself of all my hypocrisies."

"It was a time when people were
attempting to find something - Becoming Cary Grant

"It was a time when people were attempting to find some...

Nothing really seemed to
give me what I wanted - Becoming Cary Grant

Nothing really seemed to give me what I wanted

And the music would play,
whatever your music was, - Becoming Cary Grant

And the music would play, whatever your music was,

Apparently, the idea was that
you would fuse with the sort of - Becoming Cary Grant

Apparently, the idea was that you would fuse with the sort o...

I don't recall ever being
at the pool with him, - Becoming Cary Grant

I don't recall ever being at the pool with him,

Even I want to be Cary Grant." - Becoming Cary Grant

Even I want to be Cary Grant."

But, for me,
that's the crux of Cary. - Becoming Cary Grant

But, for me, that's the crux of Cary.

Cary invented himself. - Becoming Cary Grant

Cary invented himself.

But he got to that place at 52,
without looking back - Becoming Cary Grant

But he got to that place at 52, without looking back

And the fact that the LSD
allowed him to open that - Becoming Cary Grant

And the fact that the LSD allowed him to open that

And then there were some
after-effects of the chemicals - Becoming Cary Grant

And then there were some after-effects of the chemicals

So it was virtually a day
that you'd have to - Becoming Cary Grant

So it was virtually a day that you'd have to

"During therapy, I passed
through seas of horrifying and - Becoming Cary Grant

"During therapy, I passed through seas of horrifying an...

It took a long time for me to
even try to understand love. - Becoming Cary Grant

It took a long time for me to even try to understand love.

I learned manners
from my parents. - Becoming Cary Grant

I learned manners from my parents.

They taught me to be
neat and organized, - Becoming Cary Grant

They taught me to be neat and organized,

I was born in Bristol
in a suburban house, - Becoming Cary Grant

I was born in Bristol in a suburban house,

My mother was a delicate
black-haired beauty - Becoming Cary Grant

My mother was a delicate black-haired beauty

What isn't apparent in the
photograph is the extent - Becoming Cary Grant

What isn't apparent in the photograph is the extent

My parents had another boy,
born before I was. - Becoming Cary Grant

My parents had another boy, born before I was.

My mother accidentally closed
the door on his thumb. - Becoming Cary Grant

My mother accidentally closed the door on his thumb.

He developed gangrene and died, - Becoming Cary Grant

He developed gangrene and died,

I wasn't a happy child... - Becoming Cary Grant

I wasn't a happy child...

Because my mother tried
to smother me with care. - Becoming Cary Grant

Because my mother tried to smother me with care.

She kept me far too long in
baby dresses and curls, - Becoming Cary Grant

She kept me far too long in baby dresses and curls,

She made sure that
he had piano lessons, - Becoming Cary Grant

She made sure that he had piano lessons,

She punished him when he did
anything wrong at the table. - Becoming Cary Grant

She punished him when he did anything wrong at the table.

She was trying to make him
into the perfect gentleman - Becoming Cary Grant

She was trying to make him into the perfect gentleman

Oh, these socks ought
to go well with it. - Becoming Cary Grant

Oh, these socks ought to go well with it.

My father was an
incredibly smart dresser. - Becoming Cary Grant

My father was an incredibly smart dresser.

He apparently gave Cary --
I should say he gave Archie -- - Becoming Cary Grant

He apparently gave Cary -- I should say he gave Archie --

My father was a handsome tallish
man with a fancy mustache. - Becoming Cary Grant

My father was a handsome tallish man with a fancy mustache.

He earned his money pressing
suits for a clothing - Becoming Cary Grant

He earned his money pressing suits for a clothing

The relationship between
my mother and father - Becoming Cary Grant

The relationship between my mother and father

I came home from school one day,
and mother was gone. - Becoming Cary Grant

I came home from school one day, and mother was gone.

It seemed rather unusual, but
I accepted it as one of those - Becoming Cary Grant

It seemed rather unusual, but I accepted it as one of those

However, the weeks went by
and there was no further - Becoming Cary Grant

However, the weeks went by and there was no further

There was a void in my life, - Becoming Cary Grant

There was a void in my life,

I always felt my mother
rejected me. - Becoming Cary Grant

I always felt my mother rejected me.

In some of the very
early interviews, - Becoming Cary Grant

In some of the very early interviews,

This is the point at which
the father went to South Hampton - Becoming Cary Grant

This is the point at which the father went to South Hampton

He remembers being left to
fend for himself in an unheated - Becoming Cary Grant

He remembers being left to fend for himself in an unheated

You can imagine an 11-year-old
boy not knowing - Becoming Cary Grant

You can imagine an 11-year-old boy not knowing

And so he would have trust
issues with women - Becoming Cary Grant

And so he would have trust issues with women

I don't know whether
I like it or not. - Becoming Cary Grant

I don't know whether I like it or not.

I sat alone for hours watching
the ships come and go, - Becoming Cary Grant

I sat alone for hours watching the ships come and go,

Trying to release myself
from the emotional tensions - Becoming Cary Grant

Trying to release myself from the emotional tensions

Yet, coincidentally,
at such a dispirited time, - Becoming Cary Grant

Yet, coincidentally, at such a dispirited time,

They were classless,
cheerful, and carefree." - Becoming Cary Grant

They were classless, cheerful, and carefree."

In 1918, when he was
14 years old, - Becoming Cary Grant

In 1918, when he was 14 years old,

The boys became his brothers
and the Penders were like - Becoming Cary Grant

The boys became his brothers and the Penders were like

When Bob Pender got a job
in New York for the troupe, - Becoming Cary Grant

When Bob Pender got a job in New York for the troupe,

As long as he was Archie Leach,
he never came back to Bristol, - Becoming Cary Grant

As long as he was Archie Leach, he never came back to Bristo...

Off we scurried to present
ourselves at the Hippodrome - Becoming Cary Grant

Off we scurried to present ourselves at the Hippodrome

It contained a revolving stage
a city block wide, on which - Becoming Cary Grant

It contained a revolving stage a city block wide, on which

There's incredible ambition in
him. - Becoming Cary Grant

There's incredible ambition in him.

But there's also just
determination. - Becoming Cary Grant

But there's also just determination.

He was 18 years old and on
his own in a new country. - Becoming Cary Grant

He was 18 years old and on his own in a new country.

He made a test for
Paramount called "Singapore Sue" - Becoming Cary Grant

He made a test for Paramount called "Singapore Sue"...

Well, I sprechen sie
Chinese to you. - Becoming Cary Grant

Well, I sprechen sie Chinese to you.

You and me, we chop suey
through the park. - Becoming Cary Grant

You and me, we chop suey through the park.

So at this point he had
been on the stage for many years - Becoming Cary Grant

So at this point he had been on the stage for many years

I set out for California,
the land of clear sunshine - Becoming Cary Grant

I set out for California, the land of clear sunshine

And he had contacts there,
and he used those contacts - Becoming Cary Grant

And he had contacts there, and he used those contacts

It apparently went very well,
because he not only got - Becoming Cary Grant

It apparently went very well, because he not only got

I'd played a character called
Cary Lockwood on Broadway, - Becoming Cary Grant

I'd played a character called Cary Lockwood on Broadway...

The following day, the lawyers
began preparing the contract. - Becoming Cary Grant

The following day, the lawyers began preparing the contract.

From my younger man's
point of view, it promised - Becoming Cary Grant

From my younger man's point of view, it promised

I couldn't know then that
although I would gain the fame - Becoming Cary Grant

I couldn't know then that although I would gain the fam...

♪ No one could be
half as nice you ♪ - Becoming Cary Grant

♪ No one could be half as nice you ♪

He's a bit of jewelry for
their big leading ladies, - Becoming Cary Grant

He's a bit of jewelry for their big leading ladies,

Oh, yes, you have, but you
keep it hidden under a mask. - Becoming Cary Grant

Oh, yes, you have, but you keep it hidden under a mask.

Sure, lots of times. - Becoming Cary Grant

Sure, lots of times.

As time went on,
in addition to Malibu, - Becoming Cary Grant

As time went on, in addition to Malibu,

Most of the women with whom
I formed attachments - Becoming Cary Grant

Most of the women with whom I formed attachments

If I'd paid more attention
I might have found - Becoming Cary Grant

If I'd paid more attention I might have found

My first wife was Virginia
Cherrill, the beautiful girl - Becoming Cary Grant

My first wife was Virginia Cherrill, the beautiful girl

Cary Grant and Virginia
Cherrill went to Bristol - Becoming Cary Grant

Cary Grant and Virginia Cherrill went to Bristol

I don't think that he had
been back to Bristol, - Becoming Cary Grant

I don't think that he had been back to Bristol,

They were dressed to the nines,
and they drive up to - Becoming Cary Grant

They were dressed to the nines, and they drive up to

And clearly, he wanted to do
that, and needed to do that. - Becoming Cary Grant

And clearly, he wanted to do that, and needed to do that.

My possessiveness and fear
of losing her brought about - Becoming Cary Grant

My possessiveness and fear of losing her brought about

Why, to be in an orchard with
the singing and the laughing - Becoming Cary Grant

Why, to be in an orchard with the singing and the laughing

He got wise to his little game,
passed the information - Becoming Cary Grant

He got wise to his little game, passed the information

Oh, recognizing you
as a man of public spirit, - Becoming Cary Grant

Oh, recognizing you as a man of public spirit,

It's not the glamorous
Cary Grant, but, nevertheless, - Becoming Cary Grant

It's not the glamorous Cary Grant, but, nevertheless,

In a manner of speaking,
that was my breakthrough. - Becoming Cary Grant

In a manner of speaking, that was my breakthrough.

It permitted me to play
a character I know." - Becoming Cary Grant

It permitted me to play a character I know."

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For the first time one of Hollywood's greatest stars tells his own story, in his own words. From a childhood of poverty to global fame, Cary Grant, the ultimate self-made star, explores his own screen image and what it took to cre...

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Director: Mark Kidel

Writer: Mark Kidel, Nick Ware

Production: YUZU Productions,ARTE

Genre: documentary, biography

Year: 2017

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 6.6

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 30 Sep 2017

Awards: 2 nominations

Homepage: http://becomingcarygrant.com/