With a winning combination of comic style and leading-man charisma, Cary Grant was the essence of a star. But the suave exterior concealed a complex individual. Family photos, archival footage and film clips vividly convey Grant's journey from lonely working-class beginnings to the peak of Hollywood royalty. The episode includes his first starring role in She Done Him Wrong and his discovery by Mae West. Other film clips includes His Girl Friday, Notorious, An Affair To Remember, North by Northwest, To Catch a Thief and others. Interviewees include actors Leslie Caron, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Deborah Kerr, Eva Marie Saint and Ralph Bellamy; directors Stanley Donen and Richard Brooks; and producer/director Stanley Kramer. Narrated by Richard Kiley.
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Episode #501 / Length: 59 minutes
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