Although he hadnt worked in a year, and was suffering from the effects of marital discord, grant was still able to stir up excitement on the set. With kevin kline, ashley judd, jonathan pryce, kevin mcnally. With cary grant giving a casual and thoroughly ingratiating performance as. Had i known this before watching, i mightve expected an. He became attracted to theater at a young age and began. Alexis smith plays linda, whose serendipitous meetings with cole lead to a meeting at the alter. Bowerss book unveils secrets involving vivien leigh, laurence olivier, errol flynn, cary grant, cole porter, rock hudson and bob hope for starters, followed by edward viii and wallis simpson. Vintage movies old movies great movies love movie movie stars movie tv cinema movies old hollywood movies classic hollywood. Almost total fabrication of cole porter s life, but you cant beat the music and even though cary grant is unusually stiff in the title role the rest of the cast is fun, especially jane wyman in. Born to a wealthy family in indiana, porter defied his grandfathers wishes and took up music as a profession. 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. Trailers to five films featureing music by cole porter. He was noted for his sophisticated sometimes ribald lyrics, clever rhymes, and complex forms. Cary grant full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films.
Cary grant in night and day 1946 immortal ephemera. The music score by ray heindorf and max steiner was nominated for an academy award. It was a problem when cole porter was too explicit in hollywood. To put it crudely, just like my friend, cole porter, george just wanted to suck dick. Written by cole porter sung a bit offscreen then performed by male chorus and cary grant. Read the night and day movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on. The film stars cary grant as cole porter and alexis smith as linda lee porter, his wife of 35 years. Night and day 1946 movie clip an old fashioned garden. My expectations were mild about night and day, the fictionalized cole porter biopic that rounds out our cary grant week. Many of his songs became standards noted for their witty, urbane lyrics, and many of his scores found success on broadway and in film. Covering the years 1912 to 1946, the story begins during porter s undergraduate days at yale, where he participated in amateur theatricals under the tutelage of waspish professor monty woolley playing himself.
High society is a 1956 american romantic musical comedy film directed by charles walters and starring bing crosby, grace kelly, and frank sinatra. Cary grant stars in the michael curtizdirected fictionalized biography of cole porter. Jun 20, 2004 in night and day, the sobaditsalmostgood 1946 biopic starring cary grant as cole porter, one of porters most poetic, haunting songs is sung early in the movie by a group of cherubic. Night and day is a look at cole porter s life and career. Cary grant signature collection dvd talk dvd movie news. Porter himself had chosen cary grant to portray him in this musical film. He becomes the sum of his most successful roles, and he has only to appear for our good will to be extended to him. Classically trained, he was drawn to musical theatre. Numerous odd jobs kept him going until he tried acting, and, after. Im in love again 1924 uncredited written by cole porter performed by jane wyman. Cary grant the man from dream city american masters pbs. The 1946 movie night and day, starring cary grant as porter, was a grand deception. In night and day, the sobaditsalmostgood 1946 biopic starring cary grant as cole porter, one of porter s most poetic, haunting songs is sung early in the movie by a group of cherubic.
As a fan a cole porter s music ive enjoyed exploring his musicals. In night and day the warner brothers, who are reminding one and all via this picture that they brought sound to the screen twenty years ago come aug. Its also far from the porter whom cary grant played in the 1946 movie night and day, as a. Cary grant portrays cole porter in this biographical film about the composers life. Cole porter fans would do better to watch delovely starring kevin kline. January 18, 1904 november 29, 1986 was an englishborn american actor, who was one of classic hollywoods definitive leading men. He slept with cary grant and spencer tracyand changed. Night and day 1946 stream and watch online moviefone. Cole porter could be observed there, as well as greta garbo on the rare occasions she ventured out with her nutritionist escort gaylord hauser.
Exyale men cole porter cary grant and monty woolley playing himself are casting their first broadway show historically accurate, see america first, 1915, when old friend gracie jane wyman arrives to try out for the lead, in the porter biopic night and day, 1946. Its also far from the porter whom cary grant played in the 1946 movie night and day, as a devoted lover and husband whose songs were more witty than. If anything, night and day has less of a story than past biopics, and is a. Cary grant was a wonderful comedian and actor, and these are a good selection of his films. Siegel for metrogoldwynmayer, and shot in vistavision and technicolor, with music and lyrics by cole porter the film is a musical remake of the 1940 film the philadelphia story starring cary grant, katharine. After listening to cole porter s delightful songs, easily some of the most sophisticated, witty, and melodious ever written for the american theater, many assume that his life was a champagnedrenched romp through high society. What is this thing called love cole porter youtube. Delovely is intended in part as a corrective to its sanitized predecessor, 1946s night and day, which starred cary grant and alexis smith as the porters andwillfully obscured porter s. Impossible at the 1996 box office and transformed movie marketing. Cole porter songs brilliantly sung by todays artists.
Night and day was a bio on the life and early career of cole porter. After seeing the film, porter pronounced with obvious satisfaction. The cole porter song i loved him, but he didnt love me is usually sung by a woman. Hollywood biopics, particularly during this time period, were wellknown for being almost complete fabrications and this is no different. He has worked in several successful movies like the awful truth 1937, bringing up baby 1938, only angels have wings 1939, his girl friday 1940, the philadelphia story 1940, arsenic and old lace 1944, notorious 1948, an affair to. His early years in indiana, experiences in the war, and later crippling accident are among the events loosely followed. In the still of the night 1937 uncredited written by cole porter sung by dorothy malone. Cary grant is a britishamerican actor who started his career with the movie this is the night 1932. I viewed night and day for the first time knowing only what ive written above plus a passing familiarity with the cole porter standards performed throughout the. It is 1914, and a young cole porter cary grant has just told his grandfather he doesnt intend to finish law school, but rather, plans to pursue a career writing songs. At the porter family home in indiana, christmas 1914, friend monty woolley as himself among the guests, cole cary grant explains to mother kate selena royle how hes disappointed grandfather henry stephenson with his decision not to return to yale, in.
Cary grant celebrity profile check out the latest cary grant photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. The film features several of the bestknown porter songs, including the title song, night and day, begin the beguine and my heart belongs to daddy. It was one place where gay and lesbian stars and other notables could drop in without running the risk of being raided. Cole porter was the most sophisticated name in 20thcentury songwriting. He was one of the greatest contributors to the great american songbook. Cole reportedly enjoyed the movie s wildly fictional account, and he had the privilege of seeing movie superstar cary grant play a wellhyped heroic and straight version of himself. This was, essentially, the view captured in night and day, the 1946 hollywood bioepic starring cary grant as porter. At the porter family home in indiana, christmas 1914, friend monty woolley as himself among the guests, cole cary grant explains to mother kate selena royle how hes disappointed grandfather henry stephenson with his decision not to return to yale, in the loosely biographical night and day, 1946. The song itself was first published in 1929 and was composed by cole porter. Feeling isolated and alone, grant finally decided to immerse himself in acting once again, and agreed to play cole porter in night and day after repeated encouragements from the actual composer. 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. Grant stars for the first time in color in this fanciful biopic. 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. Cole albert porter 18911964 was an american composer and songwriter from peru, indiana.
He was the focus of the movie night and day, starring cary grant made in 1946 which cole porter termed fiction. 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. Many of his songs became standards noted for their witty, urbane lyrics, and many of his scores found success on broadway and in film born to a wealthy family in indiana, porter defied his grandfathers wishes and took up music as a profession. May 25, 2005 a movie star like cary grant carries his movie past with him. After this point, he had one major production, kiss me kate, which was based on the shakespeare classic taming of the shrew.
Jun 30, 2004 after listening to cole porter s delightful songs, easily some of the most sophisticated, witty, and melodious ever written for the american theater, many assume that his life was a champagnedrenched romp through high society. Night and day 1946 stream and watch online 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. Stay in the know with the latest movie news and cast interviews at. With cary grant, alexis smith, monty woolley, ginny simms. Grants acting skills were barely flexed and his affable skills nearly wasted. Jul 12, 20 my expectations were mild about night and day, the fictionalized cole porter biopic that rounds out our cary grant week. He is known for his transatlantic accent, debonair demeanor, lighthearted approach to acting, and sense of comic timing grant was born in horfield, bristol. A musical sequence of the famous 1935 melody youre the top, composed by cole porter, as shown in the 1946 movie night and day. The painful life of cole porter pubmed central pmc. Winner of two tony awards for kiss me, kate, best composer and lyricist, and for music and lyrics as part of the best musical award. One day cary grant was in the gas station and rock hudson just happened to be there, so cary grant picked him up. Starring cary grant as cole porter, with alexis smith as his wife and monty woolley as himself, night and day comes under heavy criticism as a biopic which is too fictionalized, mainly for glossing over the fact that porter was gay.
And to play him on screen, hollywood chose debonair icon cary grant. The movie was directed by michael curtiz and produced by arthur schwartz, with jack l. This excerpt of what is this thing called love is taken from the 1946 warner brothers movie of night and day. The screenplay was written by charles hoffman, leo townsend and william bowers the music score by ray heindorf and max steiner was. Grant s acting skills were barely flexed and his affable skills nearly wasted.
His life was made into the film night and day, a very sanitized 1946 michael curtiz film starring cary grant and alexis smith. Grant relied on his charm and sophistication to carry the film and the character of cole porter. Cole albert porter june 9, 1891 october 15, 1964 was an american composer and songwriter. A fictionalized biopic of composer cole porter from his days at yale in the 1910s through the height of his success to the 1940s. This film appears to have been an attempt to cash in on the popularity of cary grant and cole porter, and from what ive read, with little of the expected success. Sep 04, 2014 cary grant plays the gay composer cole porter in this embarrassingly fictionalized and corny biography of the brilliant musician, directed by michael curtiz. Han on kasikirjoittanut lukuisia musikaaleja ja suuri osa hanen kuuluisimmista kappaleista on hanen musikaaleistaan. They would go on movie dates but buy tickets separately and sit apart. Night and day 1946 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.
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