American Masters: Season 18, Episode 3Cary Grant: A Class Apart (7 Jan. 2004)Director:Robert TrachtenbergWriter:Robert Trachtenberg |
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American Masters: Season 18, Episode 3Cary Grant: A Class Apart (7 Jan. 2004)Director:Robert TrachtenbergWriter:Robert Trachtenberg |
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Barbara Harris | ... |
Herself - Grant's Wife, 1981-86
(as Barbara Grant)
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Jeanine Basinger | ... |
Herself - Film Historian
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Roderick Mann | ... |
Himself - Friend
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Nancy Nelson | ... |
Herself - Author 'Evenings with Cary Grant'
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| Betsy Drake | ... |
Herself - Grant's Wife, 1949-62
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| Elvis Mitchell | ... |
Himself - Film Critic, New York Times
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Virginia Cherrill | ... |
Herself
(archive footage)
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| George Cukor | ... |
Himself - Director, 1973 Interview
(archive footage)
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| Peter Bogdanovich | ... |
Himself - Director
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| Martin Landau | ... |
Himself - Actor
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James Harvey | ... |
Himself - Film Historian
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| Ralph Bellamy | ... |
Himself - Actor, 1988 Interview
(archive footage)
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Elsie Leach | ... |
Herself
(archive footage)
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Todd McCarthy | ... |
Himself - Author 'Howard Hawks: The Grey Fox of Hollywood'
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David Denby | ... |
Himself - Film Critic, The New Yorker
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I caught this documentary when it first aired on Turner Classic Movies, and it impressed me with its examination of both Cary Grant the person and Cary Grant the personality.
Most bios I've seen on Cary Grant all focus on the screen persona and laud this cultivated image of the perfect movie star, but 'A Class Apart' brought humanity to Cary Grant. I was also impressed by the documentary's willingness to deal with issues glossed over in most other treatments (his LSD usage, for instance). Great documentary, and if for nothing else, worth watching for Betsy Drake's quote about whether or not Cary Grant was homosexual. God bless TCM.