Cary Grant on Blu-ray - Blu-ray Forum

Crimson King · 02-18-2011, 02:51 PM

Cary Grant was one of the great classic actors

There are 3 Cary Grant films on blu right?

I've got the following:

North By Northwest (Warner Bros. digibook)
Charade (Criterion)
An Affair To Remember (Fox digibook)

are there any other?

Some others that would be also great on blu:

The Philadelphia Story
Notorious
His Girl Friday (public domain)
Gunga Din
Arsenic and Old Lace
To Catch A Thief
Topper
Bringing Up Baby
Operation Petticoat
Father Goose
Penny Serenade (public domain)
Suspicion

Arkadin · 02-18-2011, 03:08 PM

that's right--3 so far.
I definitely thought Warner would have released "The Philadelphia Story" on bd already.
my biggest disappointment with Warner--although they have overall been great--has been the overall lack of 30's classics.
I mean they have all the Astaire/Rogers stuff and all the Cary Grant films that you mentioned.
plus all the early Cagney gangster stuff.
I am shocked they have not released any Cagney yet.
I really hope we see this stuff sooner rather than later.
To Catch A Thief is Paramount, so looks bleak at present.
His Girl Friday is Columbia (Sony Capra boxset on dvd)
Operation Petticoat and Father Goose are also not controlled by Warner, and would need new transfers because they are wretched on US dvd.
Notorious is Fox/MGM/Disney (?) (someone said Disney controls these Hitchcock films)
imo the best bets for more Cary in the near future are probably either "Bringing Up Baby" or "Philadelphia Story". maybe "Gunga Din". maybe "Suspicion"--Warner Hitchcock.
other than these, I just can't see any others coming anytime soon.
UNLESS Sony does a complete 180 concerning Columbia, and at present it doesn't look good.

Beta Man · 02-18-2011, 03:13 PM

I have those three as well..... and that's all there is currently, but you're correct, he has a nice resume to bring to Blu-ray.

Variable_Star · 02-18-2011, 03:15 PM

Totally agree, I have a wealth of classic films on DVD I'd love to upgrade to Blu. Regarding Cary Grant, I'd also add Hitchcock's Suspicion to your list. I'm glad to see a good deal of Humphrey Bogart classics on Blu already, but I'm still waiting on some great James Cagney films (The Public Enemy, White Heat, The Roaring Twenties, Yankee Doodle Dandy, etc.) I'll take some Edward G. Robinson while I'm at it (Smart Money, Little Caesar, Bullets or Ballots, etc.) I'd also love to see some classic film noirs debut on Blu, like The Asphalt Jungle, Heroes for Sale, Hot Saturday (another with Cary Grant), The Big Sleep, High Sierra, Murder My Sweet...

...you get the idea.

Crimson King · 02-18-2011, 03:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Variable_Star

Totally agree, I have a wealth of classic films on DVD I'd love to upgrade to Blu. Regarding Cary Grant, I'd also add Hitchcock's Suspicion to your list. I'm glad to see a good deal of Humphrey Bogart classics on Blu already, but I'm still waiting on some great James Cagney films (The Public Enemy, White Heat, The Roaring Twenties, Yankee Doodle Dandy, etc.) I'll take some Edward G. Robinson while I'm at it (Smart Money, Little Caesar, Bullets or Ballots, etc.) I'd also love to see some classic film noirs debut on Blu, like The Asphalt Jungle, Heroes for Sale, Hot Saturday (another with Cary Grant), The Big Sleep, High Sierra, Murder My Sweet...

...you get the idea.

forgot about Suspicion, added to the list.

repete66211 · 02-18-2011, 05:43 PM

I watched Penny Serenade earlier this week via Netflix streaming through my PS3. Holy christ did it look awful. But I stuck with it because, as much as I like Cary Grant I have a thing for Irene Dunne. Speaking of crushes from the 30s, it'd be nice to see some Myrna Loy or Louise Brooks on Blu-ray.

Arkadin · 02-18-2011, 05:57 PM

you want to see the best version of Penny Serenade?
this one is the best I have come across.--
http://www.amazon.com/His-Girl-Frida...055403&sr=1-48
for a PD 3-strip it is very impressive.
strangely enough, I have been watching Love Affair over the past few days from the Alpha version.
the PQ is pretty poor, but the sound is fantastic!
I've been wanting to see that film for so long; don't know how many copies you have tried, but man that is one hard film to find a decent version of.
I don't think there is even an official vhs copy of it.
(at least I can't find one so far)
I had ordered a copy from Marengo--they are usually very good as far as PD goes--but with Love Affair the sound was unlistenable.
I'm so happy I can finally understand all the dialogue on the Alpha copy.

Crimson King · 02-18-2011, 06:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Arkadin

you want to see the best version of Penny Serenade?
this one is the best I have come across.--
http://www.amazon.com/His-Girl-Frida...055403&sr=1-48
strangely enough, I have been watching Love Affair over the past few days from the Alpha version.
the PQ is pretty poor, but the sound is fantastic!
I've been wanting to see that film for so long; don't know how many copies you have tried, but man that is one hard film to find a decent version of.
I don't think there is even an official vhs copy of it.
(at least I can't find one so far)
I had ordered a copy from Marengo--they are usually very good as far as PD goes--but with Love Affair the sound was unlistenable.
I'm so happy I can finally understand all the dialogue on the Alpha copy.

I've heard some public domain copies of Love Affair replaced the old soundtrack w/ a new one. Never seen the film so I can't comment.

Arkadin · 02-18-2011, 06:15 PM

hmmmm......I don't know enough about it, but I'm just referring to the spoken dialogue. there could be different music and I wouldn't even know.
I just know that this Alpha copy has very clear dialogue, whereupon I can now here Boyer's voice much more clearly.
His accent can make him difficult to understand with good audio, so you can imagine what it is like with poor audio.
I was astounded at how poor the Marengo dvd sounded because the PQ is actually better than the Alpha.
If I could merge the two versions, it would result in a pretty dang good copy of the film imo.

I've been buying a number of inexpensive PD titles lately looking for decent versions of some classic films that I have wanted to see forever.
I've had good luck for the most part, and have gotten quite watchable dvds of about 6 films I had never seen before.
none of them have official dvds.

BasicGreatGuy · 02-19-2011, 12:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BillyJack

Cary Grant was one of the great classic actors

There are 3 Cary Grant films on blu right?

I've got the following:

North By Northwest (Warner Bros. digibook)
Charade (Criterion)
An Affair To Remember (Fox digibook)

are there any other?

Some others that would be also great on blu:

The Philadelphia Story
Notorious
His Girl Friday (public domain)
Gunga Din
Arsenic and Old Lace
To Catch A Thief
Topper
Bringing Up Baby
Operation Petticoat
Father Goose
Penny Serenade (public domain)
Suspicion

If I am not mistaken, "Bringing up Baby" will be out on Blu-ray this year. I read the information of Digitalbits.

starryeyes · 02-19-2011, 12:59 AM

Thinking of Myrna Loy I'd also love to see some Thin Man movies. She was great with William Powell. Also Libeled Lady with both of them. That fly-fishing scene is worth it alone. As well as all the one's mentioned I'd love to see Dinner at Eight but I imagine it wouldn't be in great shape.

jackpoe · 04-11-2012, 06:43 PM

I am a HUGE Cary Grant fan. To me, no movie star ever could or would light up the screen like Cary. I have Blu-Ray, DVD, or DIVX copies of every Cary Grant film. Around 40 of them on DVD alone....there are a few I would kill to get on Blu-Ray....

Walk Don't Run (1966) - His last performance was incredible. He made it look so easy and I still crack up every time I watch him making coffee with the percolator!
Father Goose (1964) - Easily one of my favorite Grant films!
I Was a Male War Bride (1949) - "You can't sleep here!"
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948) - I went through a phase in college where I checked out tons of movies in a similar genre from the library. This was the first of Cary's films I watched after seeing North By Northwest, which is still my all time favorite movie ever. Mr. Blandings, however, instantly sold me on Cary Grant's star power.
None But The Lonely Heart (1944) - I already pounced on this one when Warner Archives released the remastered DVD....I will pounce again if it ever hits BD.
Suspicion (1941) - I feel this is a very underrated performance. Plus it's Hitchcock, so.....
My Favorite Wife (1940) - I just want to see Irene Dunne in high def!
Gunga Din (1939) - This one would be lush black and white goodness on BD
The Last Outpost (1935) - This one is so fun. Poor Claude Rains always loses the girl to Cary!

wormraper · 04-11-2012, 06:51 PM

dude, I would KILL for "Father goose". Great comedy

"How do you know that it's a female fish?"

"Because it's mouth is open"

JoeDeM · 04-11-2012, 07:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wormraper

dude, I would KILL for "Father goose". Great comedy

"How do you know that it's a female fish?"

"Because it's mouth is open"

Me too, it's one of my all time favorites.

ShellOilJunior · 04-11-2012, 07:20 PM

As of now on Blu---I hope I'm not missing any:

North By Northwest (Warner Bros. digibook)
Charade (Criterion)
An Affair To Remember (Fox digibook)
To Catch a Thief (Paramount)
Notorious (MGM via Fox)

Banned User · 04-11-2012, 07:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ShellOilJunior

As of now on Blu---I hope I'm not missing any:

North By Northwest (Warner Bros. digibook)
Charade (Criterion)
An Affair To Remember (Fox digibook)
To Catch a Thief (Paramount)
Notorious (MGM via Fox)

That sounds about right.

Would love to see Arsenic and Old Lace, Philadelphia Story, His Girl Friday, Bringing up Baby & The Awful Truth get releases.

Akijama · 04-11-2012, 07:53 PM

Father Goose will likely be released this year on Blu,through Olive Films.Most of other great Grant's titles are owned by WB.That's gonna be a looong wait

toddly6666 · 04-11-2012, 08:05 PM

Lust, Caution (South Korean, HK, or Japanese Blu-rays)

Hawkguy · 04-11-2012, 09:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jackpoe

[*]Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948) - I went through a phase in college where I checked out tons of movies in a similar genre from the library. This was the first of Cary's films I watched after seeing North By Northwest, which is still my all time favorite movie ever. Mr. Blandings, however, instantly sold me on Cary Grant's star power.

I think this is actually my most wanted of his on Blu....but it's not likely to happen soon.

octagon · 04-11-2012, 09:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Banned User

That sounds about right.

Would love to see Arsenic and Old Lace, Philadelphia Story, His Girl Friday, Bringing up Baby & The Awful Truth get releases.

Those would be my top two by far.

02-18-2011, 02:51 PM	#1
Crimson King Blu-ray Prince Member since:Oct 2009 Blu-ray reviews: 19 Trading Score:683	Cary Grant on Blu-ray Cary Grant was one of the great classic actors There are 3 Cary Grant films on blu right? I've got the following: North By Northwest (Warner Bros. digibook) Charade (Criterion) An Affair To Remember (Fox digibook) are there any other? Some others that would be also great on blu: The Philadelphia Story Notorious His Girl Friday (public domain) Gunga Din Arsenic and Old Lace To Catch A Thief Topper Bringing Up Baby Operation Petticoat Father Goose Penny Serenade (public domain) Suspicion Last edited by Scottie; 08-22-2017 at 04:19 AM.

02-18-2011, 03:08 PM	#2
Arkadin Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Mar 2007 Location:...somewhere in Sweden Blu-ray collection:- Blu-ray reviews: 1 Trading Score:9	that's right--3 so far. I definitely thought Warner would have released "The Philadelphia Story" on bd already. my biggest disappointment with Warner--although they have overall been great--has been the overall lack of 30's classics. I mean they have all the Astaire/Rogers stuff and all the Cary Grant films that you mentioned. plus all the early Cagney gangster stuff. I am shocked they have not released any Cagney yet. I really hope we see this stuff sooner rather than later. To Catch A Thief is Paramount, so looks bleak at present. His Girl Friday is Columbia (Sony Capra boxset on dvd) Operation Petticoat and Father Goose are also not controlled by Warner, and would need new transfers because they are wretched on US dvd. Notorious is Fox/MGM/Disney (?) (someone said Disney controls these Hitchcock films) imo the best bets for more Cary in the near future are probably either "Bringing Up Baby" or "Philadelphia Story". maybe "Gunga Din". maybe "Suspicion"--Warner Hitchcock. other than these, I just can't see any others coming anytime soon. UNLESS Sony does a complete 180 concerning Columbia, and at present it doesn't look good. Last edited by Arkadin; 02-18-2011 at 03:18 PM.

02-18-2011, 05:43 PM	#6
repete66211 Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Jan 2009 Location:Kansas City area Home Theater Gallery:10 Blu-ray collection:196 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:3	I watched Penny Serenade earlier this week via Netflix streaming through my PS3. Holy christ did it look awful. But I stuck with it because, as much as I like Cary Grant I have a thing for Irene Dunne. Speaking of crushes from the 30s, it'd be nice to see some Myrna Loy or Louise Brooks on Blu-ray. Last edited by repete66211; 02-18-2011 at 06:08 PM.

02-18-2011, 05:57 PM	#7
Arkadin Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Mar 2007 Location:...somewhere in Sweden Blu-ray collection:- Blu-ray reviews: 1 Trading Score:9	you want to see the best version of Penny Serenade? this one is the best I have come across.-- http://www.amazon.com/His-Girl-Frida...055403&sr=1-48 for a PD 3-strip it is very impressive. strangely enough, I have been watching Love Affair over the past few days from the Alpha version. the PQ is pretty poor, but the sound is fantastic! I've been wanting to see that film for so long; don't know how many copies you have tried, but man that is one hard film to find a decent version of. I don't think there is even an official vhs copy of it. (at least I can't find one so far) I had ordered a copy from Marengo--they are usually very good as far as PD goes--but with Love Affair the sound was unlistenable. I'm so happy I can finally understand all the dialogue on the Alpha copy. Last edited by Arkadin; 02-18-2011 at 06:02 PM.

02-18-2011, 06:15 PM	#9
Arkadin Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Mar 2007 Location:...somewhere in Sweden Blu-ray collection:- Blu-ray reviews: 1 Trading Score:9	hmmmm......I don't know enough about it, but I'm just referring to the spoken dialogue. there could be different music and I wouldn't even know. I just know that this Alpha copy has very clear dialogue, whereupon I can now here Boyer's voice much more clearly. His accent can make him difficult to understand with good audio, so you can imagine what it is like with poor audio. I was astounded at how poor the Marengo dvd sounded because the PQ is actually better than the Alpha. If I could merge the two versions, it would result in a pretty dang good copy of the film imo. I've been buying a number of inexpensive PD titles lately looking for decent versions of some classic films that I have wanted to see forever. I've had good luck for the most part, and have gotten quite watchable dvds of about 6 films I had never seen before. none of them have official dvds. Last edited by Arkadin; 02-18-2011 at 06:18 PM.

02-18-2011, 03:13 PM	#3
Beta Man Moderator Top contributor Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Juuuuuuuust A Bit Outside.... Home Theater Gallery:4 Blu-ray collection:268 Blu-ray reviews: 18 Trading Score:25	I have those three as well..... and that's all there is currently, but you're correct, he has a nice resume to bring to Blu-ray.

02-18-2011, 03:15 PM	#4
Variable_Star Expert Member Top contributor Member since:Jun 2010 Location:Madison, WI 4K collection:438 Blu-ray collection:2875 DVD collection:1337	Totally agree, I have a wealth of classic films on DVD I'd love to upgrade to Blu. Regarding Cary Grant, I'd also add Hitchcock's Suspicion to your list. I'm glad to see a good deal of Humphrey Bogart classics on Blu already, but I'm still waiting on some great James Cagney films (The Public Enemy, White Heat, The Roaring Twenties, Yankee Doodle Dandy, etc.) I'll take some Edward G. Robinson while I'm at it (Smart Money, Little Caesar, Bullets or Ballots, etc.) I'd also love to see some classic film noirs debut on Blu, like The Asphalt Jungle, Heroes for Sale, Hot Saturday (another with Cary Grant), The Big Sleep, High Sierra, Murder My Sweet... ...you get the idea.

02-19-2011, 12:59 AM	#11
starryeyes Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Oct 2008 Location:Sarnia, On 4K collection:13 Blu-ray collection:1188 DVD collection:259 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:6	Thinking of Myrna Loy I'd also love to see some Thin Man movies. She was great with William Powell. Also Libeled Lady with both of them. That fly-fishing scene is worth it alone. As well as all the one's mentioned I'd love to see Dinner at Eight but I imagine it wouldn't be in great shape.

04-11-2012, 06:43 PM	#12
jackpoe Member Member since:May 2009 Location:Dayton Ohio Blu-ray collection:386	I am a HUGE Cary Grant fan. To me, no movie star ever could or would light up the screen like Cary. I have Blu-Ray, DVD, or DIVX copies of every Cary Grant film. Around 40 of them on DVD alone....there are a few I would kill to get on Blu-Ray.... Walk Don't Run (1966) - His last performance was incredible. He made it look so easy and I still crack up every time I watch him making coffee with the percolator! Father Goose (1964) - Easily one of my favorite Grant films! I Was a Male War Bride (1949) - "You can't sleep here!" Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948) - I went through a phase in college where I checked out tons of movies in a similar genre from the library. This was the first of Cary's films I watched after seeing North By Northwest, which is still my all time favorite movie ever. Mr. Blandings, however, instantly sold me on Cary Grant's star power. None But The Lonely Heart (1944) - I already pounced on this one when Warner Archives released the remastered DVD....I will pounce again if it ever hits BD. Suspicion (1941) - I feel this is a very underrated performance. Plus it's Hitchcock, so..... My Favorite Wife (1940) - I just want to see Irene Dunne in high def! Gunga Din (1939) - This one would be lush black and white goodness on BD The Last Outpost (1935) - This one is so fun. Poor Claude Rains always loses the girl to Cary!

04-11-2012, 06:51 PM	#13
wormraper Blu-ray Archduke Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Tucson Arizona 4K collection:960 Blu-ray collection:5288 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:571	dude, I would KILL for "Father goose". Great comedy "How do you know that it's a female fish?" "Because it's mouth is open"

04-11-2012, 07:20 PM	#15
ShellOilJunior Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Mar 2009 Location:USA Blu-ray reviews:3 Trading Score:10	As of now on Blu---I hope I'm not missing any: North By Northwest (Warner Bros. digibook) Charade (Criterion) An Affair To Remember (Fox digibook) To Catch a Thief (Paramount) Notorious (MGM via Fox)

04-11-2012, 07:53 PM	#17
Akijama Banned Top contributor Member since:Oct 2011	Father Goose will likely be released this year on Blu,through Olive Films.Most of other great Grant's titles are owned by WB.That's gonna be a looong wait

04-11-2012, 08:05 PM	#18
toddly6666 Blu-ray Baron Top contributor Member since:Nov 2009 Location:Hong Kong Home Theater Gallery:20 4K collection:1 Blu-ray collection:1441 DVD collection:31 Blu-ray reviews: 290 Trading Score:61	Lust, Caution (South Korean, HK, or Japanese Blu-rays)

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