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Becoming Cary Grant

He made a test forParamount called "Singapore Sue" in 1931, in which he playsan American...

He made a test for
Paramount called "Singapore Sue" in 1931, in which he plays
an American sailor

Full Transcript

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He made a test for Paramount called "Singapore Sue"
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in 1931, in which he plays an American sailor.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
39
Timestamp in Movie
00:24:00
Uploaded
Oct 30, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography
Production
YUZU Productions,ARTE

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Movie Summary

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...
Well, I sprechen sie Chinese to you. - Becoming Cary Grant 00:06
Well, I sprechen sie Chinese to you.
You and me, we chop suey through the park. - Becoming Cary Grant 00:05
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 00:17
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 00:28
I set out for California, the land of clear sunshine
And he had contacts there, and he used those contacts - Becoming Cary Grant 00:08
And he had contacts there, and he used those contacts
It apparently went very well, because he not only got - Becoming Cary Grant 00:13
It apparently went very well, because he not only got
I'd played a character called Cary Lockwood on Broadway, - Becoming Cary Grant 00:14
I'd played a character called Cary Lockwood on Broadway...
The following day, the lawyers began preparing the contract. - Becoming Cary Grant 00:06
The following day, the lawyers began preparing the contract.
From my younger man's point of view, it promised - Becoming Cary Grant 00:10
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 00:19
I couldn't know then that although I would gain the fam...
♪ No one could be half as nice you ♪ - Becoming Cary Grant 00:16
♪ No one could be half as nice you ♪
He's a bit of jewelry for their big leading ladies, - Becoming Cary Grant 00:11
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 00:06
Oh, yes, you have, but you keep it hidden under a mask.
Sure, lots of times. - Becoming Cary Grant 00:06
Sure, lots of times.
As time went on, in addition to Malibu, - Becoming Cary Grant 00:09
As time went on, in addition to Malibu,
Most of the women with whom I formed attachments - Becoming Cary Grant 00:13
Most of the women with whom I formed attachments
If I'd paid more attention I might have found - Becoming Cary Grant 00:09
If I'd paid more attention I might have found
My first wife was Virginia Cherrill, the beautiful girl - Becoming Cary Grant 00:15
My first wife was Virginia Cherrill, the beautiful girl
Cary Grant and Virginia Cherrill went to Bristol - Becoming Cary Grant 00:10
Cary Grant and Virginia Cherrill went to Bristol
I don't think that he had been back to Bristol, - Becoming Cary Grant 00:11
I don't think that he had been back to Bristol,