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Becoming Cary Grant

Yet, coincidentally,at such a dispirited time, my science teacher's assistant,an...

Yet, coincidentally,
at such a dispirited time, my science teacher's assistant,
an electrician, invited me to
the Bristol Hippodrome, in which he had installed
the lighting system." ♪ ♪ 25 of the boys
feeling gay and happy ♪ ♪ Some of them married
and some of them not ♪ ♪ All of them merry parties ♪ ♪ Then without a warning to
their dame a heavy shot... ♪ "The matinee was in full swing
when I arrived backstage, and there I suddenly found
myself in a dazzling land of smiling, jostling people
wearing and not wearing all sorts of costumes,
and that's when I knew

Full Transcript

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Yet, coincidentally, at such a dispirited time,
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my science teacher's assistant, an electrician,
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invited me to the Bristol Hippodrome,
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in which he had installed the lighting system."
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♪
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♪ 25 of the boys feeling gay and happy ♪
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♪ Some of them married and some of them not ♪
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♪ All of them merry parties ♪
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♪ Then without a warning to their dame a heavy shot... ♪
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"The matinee was in full swing when I arrived backstage,
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and there I suddenly found myself in a dazzling land
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of smiling, jostling people wearing and not wearing
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all sorts of costumes, and that's when I knew.
Duration
49 seconds
Views
37
Timestamp in Movie
00:19:01
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...
They were classless, cheerful, and carefree." - Becoming Cary Grant 00:18
They were classless, cheerful, and carefree."
In 1918, when he was 14 years old, - Becoming Cary Grant 00:09
In 1918, when he was 14 years old,
The boys became his brothers and the Penders were like - Becoming Cary Grant 00:10
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 00:10
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 00:09
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 00:08
Off we scurried to present ourselves at the Hippodrome
It contained a revolving stage a city block wide, on which - Becoming Cary Grant 00:39
It contained a revolving stage a city block wide, on which
There's incredible ambition in him. - Becoming Cary Grant 00:06
There's incredible ambition in him.
But there's also just determination. - Becoming Cary Grant 00:07
But there's also just determination.
He was 18 years old and on his own in a new country. - Becoming Cary Grant 00:07
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 00:10
He made a test for Paramount called "Singapore Sue"...
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