Another great film with Cary Grant...
928333
Another great film with Mr. Grant, I was finally able to share this film with my spouse since she never seen this film before.  She loved it as much as I did.
Thanks.
2505662
This cheap DVD collection contains 5 Paramount films from the mid thirties before Cary Grant hit the really big time. Only hindsight tells us that he was more than the conventional good looking leading man but each film has some point of interest even if all are fairly routine Paramount programmers of the period.

- "30 Day Princess" is a Ruritanian romance with the charming Sylvia Sidney in a dual role as an out of work actress who is employed to imitate a princess. Grant plays a cynical reporter here and gives a very stiff and humourless performance. This film was a change of pace for Sidney who excelled as a tragedienne and she is delightful but the film is very light weight.
- "Kiss and Make-up" is a tenuous pre-code send up of the beauty industry with Grant as a scientist running a beauty clinic. The gossamer Genevieve Tobin plays his masterpiece creation and the film is an uneasy mixture of satire and music. Grant sings a charming song "Love divided in two" in his shaky tenor and even Edward Everett Horton sings too. To really take off, this film needed Lubitsch directing and a star like Maurice Chevalier but Grant is OK.
- "Wings in the Dark" is a neat drama with Grant playing a blind flier opposite stunt woman Myrna Loy. They make a pleasant team and Loy's customary underplaying works well here making convincing the unlikely romance and melodrama.
- "Big Brown Eyes" is a very amusing film with Grant cast as a detective and Joan Bennett as a manicurist then reporter who together solve a crime. The film is well directed by Raoul Walsh, moves quickly and has some provocative characters, including a shot of two young criminals on a bed together which could imply something the censorship would not allow.  Bennett is very entertaining here, chewing gum and tossing off her tart lines like Jean Harlow. She is also very pretty. Walter Pidgeon is suave and menacing as the heavy.
- "Wedding Present" is a poor screwball comedy with mannequin like  Bennett and Grant paired again as reckless reporters falling in and out of love. There is far too much talk and the screwball fails, mainly because Bennett is very wooden here, but Grant was by 1936 a much more relaxed comedian and he does his best to hold the film together.

The prints are generally good ("Wings in the Dark" is the worst) but there are no extras included. For Grant fans, the set is compulsory buying.
1120106
North By Northwest 5

*some spoilers*

I watched this on Turner Classic's television channel (TCM). All their movies aired yesterday (Sunday) was all Hitchcock. And then Robert Osborne would comment about each movie before and after it's shown on their show. Like the interesting fact that Hitchcock was working on films since the 1920's. I didn't know that. He's also helped changed suspense movies from all being a B-movie to a Must-See movie. That seems about right.

I've seen only snip-its of this movie before watching it straight through. Like the famous scenes of the crop-duster airplane trying to kill Grant, as well as the very popular scene on the Mount Rushmore Monument. Seeing this entirely, I found it to be a really good spy suspense movie. The acting was really well done. And there was a lot of plot twists. So I felt - like Thornhill (Cary Grant), that there wasn't that many people to trust. There was of course some scenes where I wanted to throttle Grant - like taking a knife out of a dead guy's back at the U.N. building with loads of witnesses to see him do that. I would definitely call him a murderer before learning of his innocence because that's just plain stupid to take the knife. There was some new scenes that I really liked. The scene where Grant drives drunk down Long Island (which I learned was actually by the Californian coast and in Griffith Park - according to Wikipedia). The camera lense being obscured just so to make two things: 1) a night time illusion, and 2) a perspective look at what Thornhill saw while driving intoxicated. And the ending! This suspense building and then bam! Grant and Eva are on the train. That was nice to see their happy ending, but I think it could've been a better transfer between the two scenes.

So after the movie was over on Turner Classic channel, Robert Osborne began telling some fun facts about the movie. The first fun fact was that Hitchcock was at first thinking of having Jimmy Stewart play Roger Thornhill. But then changed his mind and chose Cary Grant. Grant then tried to persuade Hitchcock to cast Sophia Loren as Eve Kendall. But Hitchcock chose Eva Marie Saint instead because he wanted a blond.
3750595
I really enjoyed this film!! I recommend this for viewing again and again.
499885
I am a lover of classic films and ran across this little gem on HBO Go that I was trialing. Why haven't I seen this stupendous film before???!!! Now I have loved Audrey Hepburn since my first classic film "A Shot in the Dark" from my film class, but I have only seen Peter O'toole in "Lawrence of Arabia" which I thoroughly enjoyed as well.

First and foremost I didn't know that Peter O'toole was so handsome, he really was never on my classic radar, now Cary Grant was instant love. O'toole has one me over though with his charming on screen wit, charm, and leading man ability.

Now enters the ever beautiful and glamorous Audrey Hepburn and you have a cocktail for perfection. These two together steal the show. I love the over the top plot of this film, yes it may be unrealistic even for the late 1960's but it doesn't matter, because the comedic timing, and cat/mouse romance is so engaging that is just makes me laugh and smile time and again! The supporting cast is just as engaging, and set in Paris (who doesn't love Paris)! Wonderful actors, Art, great location, Audrey Hepburn's wardrobe....It has it all. And the score is done by none other than THE John Williams! That alone was an unexpected discovery, I will have to hunt down the film score now.

I could go more into the story of the characters, but alas I don't like it when people give things away to me, so I won't rob you of the intimate details. Suffice to say......if you are a lover of Hepburn, O'tool, Classic films or just films in general then please do yourself a favor and see this movie. I have added it to my personal collection, as well as my digital collection(I love it so much I wanted to be able to watch it anywhere).

I would give this film more stars if I was able too, simply for the fact that I can watch it time and again, and it never gets old, and I still laugh & smile knowing the outcome. Classic film perfection!
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Just so we're clear, I'm reviewing the FILM and not the DVD...

Ok, so I've seen Wilder's 1974 film and liked it more than most, but it never really sat comfortably with me as `the film it could have been'.  The material is so ripe and yet the film had this filmy `un-eventfulness' that corroded what could have been absolute perfection.  Like I said, I liked it more than most and yet I still recognize that something was off, despite a killer cast and director.  Then I saw `His Girl Friday' (a film I was unaware was based off the same stage play) and it all clicked.

Hildy NEEDS to be a woman.

It is funny to think that a mere gender change can make all the difference, but the same dialog spouted between ex-lovers makes a much broader impact, and it doesn't hurt that the chemistry created contains a stiffer upper-cut.  Lemmon and Matthau make a great team, don't get me wrong, and they built on that chemistry for years, but there is something about the way that Russell and Grant spar off one another that is otherworldly.

The film centers on Hildy, a newspaper reporter who is reporting to her boss, her ex-husband Walter, with her resignation.  She is quitting the newspaper business and getting married.  Walter isn't going to take this lying down.  Not only is he still infatuated with his ex-wife, but she is his best reporter, and he isn't about to lose her.  So, he manipulates the situation to get her to stay for one last report, and once she's been bitten by the bug she has a very hard time walking away.  As the situation spins out of control thanks to circumstances beyond all control, these two are forced to reevaluate what it is that they want from each other and their lives; and their careers.

I find it baffling that this was ignored entirely by Oscar.  Not only is Rosalind Russell Oscar worthy here, but Grant is also at the top of his game, and the sensationally written dialog certainly deserved an Oscar nomination.  This is one of those great comedies of times past that deserves all the attention it can get.  One of the best!
1389422
Who doesn't love to watch Cary Grant?? This movie is an old fashioned love story with a great ending. Sometimes it's just nice to think back to the days of this era. Simple and good.
1601248
This I one of my favorite movies of all time. Cary Grant and Eva Marie Saint are a great couple. The supporting cast is very good.
4000627
Possibly the BEST movie on the medical profession ever made.  The title is a little misleading and anyone interested in the medical profession should see this movie.  It will open your eyes!  Cary Grant is outstanding in this movie and I think it is one of his BEST performances.
4775848
There is nothing better than vintage Hitchcock with Cary Grant.  His comic timing and delivery is absolutely the best.  Hitchcock's style is classic.  We love this movie
4098419
This Billy Wilder gem has something that today's movies are missing, and no, I'm not just talking about good acting, it does have that though, but I meant something eles, no, I don't mean an intersting story-line and characters we care about, and yet again no, I wasn't thinking about great directing and a wonderful script, what I was thinking about was it has charm. Based on a play by Samuel Taylor the screenplay by Wilder, Ernest Lehman, and Taylor himself, is filled with charm, wit, and style. Sabrina Fairchild (Audrey Hepburn) is a chauffeur's daughter, who is madly in love with David Larrabee (William Holden), only he doesn't notice her. She's been in love with him since she was a child. Her father thinks it might be best if Sabrina went to Paris, to sorta help her get her mind off David. There she takes cooking lessons. Now, while she's in Paris, back home Linus Larrabee (Humphrey Bogart) was trying to close a big deal for his company, and one way this can be done is if David marries the owner's daughter. Of course, Linus doesn't tell David his plan at first. After a few inbetween things happen, Sabrine comes back from Paris, to find that David now has a crush on her. And now, Linus must try and come between Sabrine and David, so David will spend more time with his wife to be. So, of course, as these romantic comedies go, Sabrina must fall in love with Linus and forget about the man she thought was perfect for her. "Sabrina" is a very amusing film. It had me laugh, and it was tender and romantic. I enjoyed the film a lot, but, my only problem with the movie is, even though the acting is great in this movie, no one seems to have a chemistry between them. We really don't believe that Bogart and Hepburn are in love with each other. Everyone seems to just be doing their job (act!). It doesn't seem to be real. No one plays well off each other. That's the only reason I took one star off. The movie was nominated for 6 Oscar's (Including Best Actress, Director, and Screenplay) and it won one award for "Best Costume Design". Here's some old Hollywood gossip for those of you who love this stuff. Humphrey Bogart was not the original choice for this movie, he was a last second replacement for Cary Grant! Bogart also hated working with Holden and Hepburn. Infact, he didn't even want Hepburn in the movie at all! He wanted his wife Lauren Bacall instead. Maybe, this is why the acting seems sorta stiff between everyone. But don't let that stop you from seeing this wonderful movie. It's for the hopeless romantic in everyone.
2884560
Cary Grant and movie dialogue at its best. Even if you aren't an "old" movie fan, you should try this one!
691613
This is a great film and all due to the wonderful Mr. Knotts.  Where was I in the sixties and seventies during his film career?  Anyway, I'm enjoying him now, ever since I caught him on "Biography".  He is definitely in the same league as Charlie Chaplin, in fact, he's better !!!!
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The Cd collection contains 5 lesser known films of the wonderful Gary Grant.  "Wedding Present" will not disappoint fans of "His Girl Friday."

Definately worth the price and the quality is near excellent.  Hopefully someone will release all of his other films not available soon. We are waiting patiently.
4007327
I enjoyed this old movie.  A change of pace from reality tv.  Love Cary grant movies,. Recommend for family as well.
1628933
My most beloved of all Cary Grant 72 movies. Cary Grant is so brilliant in this movie! His facial expression, his body language, his twists, turns are what makes this magnificent thespian a must to watch. He was only 35 years old when this movie was made. Yet the artistry of Cary Grant portrayal of Alec Walker is stunning. Cary Grant  movies, literally, keep my brain in a good shape. When I think about his generosity in giving and sharing of his wealth of brilliant mind with the world it makes me a better person. Learning process through Cary Grant movies has no end. He is THE LEGEND of all  Legends.
4587002
Very, very enjoyable film. Great story very well told. Great direction. Beautiful photography. Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr are superb.