Holiday 1938 with cary grant and katharine hepburn. Johnny cary grant seems like a solid match for julia doris nolan, the socialite daughter of edward seton henry kolker. Jewelry for this film was designed and provided by paul flato, for years a. The cary grant box set by george cukor, george stevens. Browse memorable film quotes from holiday 1938 p1 at classic movie hub cmh. Cary grant began in show business as an acrobat, and you can see him show off some of that prowess in this movie. However, on imdb info for cary grant he was born in bristol which is in the county of avon not surrey. Rent holiday 1938 starring katharine hepburn and cary grant on dvd and bluray. List of all cary grant movies including most successful and top grossing as well as worst films. Cary grant and katharine hepburn in the movie holiday. He previously starred with her in sylvia scarlett in 1936, bringing up baby, earlier in 1938, and was to make philadelphia story in 1940 with her. So heres a completely subjective list of mustsee cary grant comedies, each one a delight. Aug 19, 20 a delightful comedy with all the sophistication that cukor could muster, the famous barry play is enhanced by the fine talents of hepburn and grant. Inspired designs on tshirts, posters, stickers, home decor, and more by independent artists and designers from around the world.
The carol burnett show official recommended for you. Holiday by george cukor george cukor, katharine hepburn. This is one of grants best performances and one of the best films cukor directed. January 18, 1904 november 29, 1986 was an englishborn american actor, known as one of classic hollywoods definitive leading men. Though this movie came out in 1938, during the great depression, it is based on a broadway play produced in 1928 the heyday of the roaring 20s and portrays how easy it was for a financially savvy wall streeter to make a killing, as cary grant s character does here. Grant johnny case plans a long holiday for them to enjoy while they are yet young, but his wife to be has different plans. Jan 09, 2020 cary grant and katharine hepburn made four romantic comedies together. I dont know who the lady is, but that is cary grant. Cary grant and katharine hepburn make for a perfect holiday. All orders are custom made and most ship worldwide within 24 hours. Assured that johnny is a worthy suitor, edward approves of the pairing.
For grant is the epitome of the urbane, sophisticated hollywood actor, one whose charisma, comic persona and output have survived the passing of time better than many comparable, moustachioed icons of the industrys golden age. But when johnny plans a holiday for the two, julia has other plans she. A short, sevenminute documentary discusses the formative years cary grant spent at columbia pictures, working as a gun for hire on the movies that make up the boxed set that holiday. If youve ever enjoyed katharine hepburn and cary grant together before, holiday sits comfortably amongst their other triumphs. A young man in love with a girl from a rich family finds his unorthodox plan to go on holiday for the early years of his life met with skepticism by everyone except for his fiancees eccentric sister and longsuffering brother. He made dozens of classics over a long career, most of them good, several great, and very few forgettable. Tags comedy, romance language english director george cukor cast katharine hepburn, cary grant, doris nolan. Jan 12, 2015 holidays poster asks, if you had a millionwhich sister would you pick to spend it with.
Cary grant, katharine hepburn holiday director george cukor, totally underrated, and less wellknown movie for both of them. Grant is at his charismatic best as the acrobatically inclined free spirit who, following a whirlwind. Two years before stars katharine hepburn and cary grant and director george. Dec 08, 2006 the holiday 1 5 stars 1 out of 5 stars. Much like bringing up baby, hepburn and grant s other costarring vehicle from the same year, holiday. A young man in love with a girl from a rich family finds his unorthodox plan to go on holiday for the early. The bravados classic western, full movie, gregory peck, english free full western films duration. In the holiday the conversation between iris and arthur iris tells arthur she is from surrey and arthur agrees because cary grant told him. Parents need to know that holiday is the classic 1938 grant hepburn movie about a young man on the verge of marrying into a wealthy family who, much to the chagrin of nearly everyone in the family, wants to escape the workaday grind and see what life and the world has to offer. As i watched this movie at this point in my life i realized that the character playing julias father was a truly generous and gracious benefactor to his family, and although the character julia was deliberately painted as a selfish conniving shrew, her position was totally right, and should have dumped cary grant as the character.
With katharine hepburn, cary grant, doris nolan, lew ayres. The film is a romantic comedy that tells of a man who has risen from humble beginnings only to be torn between his freethinking lifestyle and the tradition of his wealthy fiancees family. Cukor and his actors hepburn and grant show understanding of the. Official trailer cary grant, jimmy stewart movie hd. An old hollywood icon born in britain, cary grant is mostknown for playing confident, charming, stylish leading men throughout the 30s, 40s, and 50s. Holiday has two exceptionally appealing characters in johnnys friends the potters, played by jean dixon and edward everett horton. Because of its cast, there are other deviations from barrys play that help make the 1938 film more unique. Johnny cary grant, having discovered that his newly betrothed julia doris nolan, whom he just met on vacation, is one of the superrich setons, meets her sister linda katharine hepburn, her first scene, in george cukors holiday, 1938. Holiday tells the story of workingclass bachelor johnny case cary grant who begins a whirlwind romance with julia seton doris nolan before discovering that she comes from an extremely wealthy banking family.
Apart from cary grants collaboration with director alfred hitchcock, we like his screwball comedies and light romantic roles best. Its a great tagline, but thats not really the plot of this movie. Every movie getting early digital releases due to coronavirus. But how can anyone, ever after, not consider the attempt. Katharine hepburn managed to temporarily defray her box office poison onus when holiday proved to be a success. Here, in holiday, cary grant is dressed to please the most critical eye. Released 1938, holiday stars katharine hepburn, cary grant, doris nolan, lew ayres the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 33 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which put. But the movie made me reflect on whether i, too, have gotten stuck in the grind and routine of life, forgetting my purpose, and in need of a holiday of the kind grant desires but age 30 and age.
Holiday 1938 with cary grant and katharine hepburn by james c. George cukor directed two of philip barrys best plays, holiday in 1938, starring katharine hepburn and cary grant, and the philadelphia story, in 1940, also with hepburn and grant, along with jimmy stewart, who won his only oscar for this film. Holiday is a 1938 american romantic comedy film directed by george cukor, a remake of the. Dec 20, 2019 cary grant stars an angel that helps a bishop and his wife out during christmas in this 1947 movie. The thinking of the time was that holiday was a flop because the movies thrust flew in the face of reason during the great depression when so many were out of work, and they put out a movie about some dreamer wanting to stop working to take a big vacation to find himself. A conflicted cary grant tries to choose between katharine hepburn in one corner and doris nolan in the other. Holiday is cary grant s third movie with katharine hepburn. In holiday, grant looks effortlessly wonderful in a tuxedo every female character in the movie mentions his looks. Cary grant full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. Cary grant, jimmy stewart movie hd by movieclips classic trailers. Johnny case cary grant meets, and becomes engaged to, a woman. Hepburn was cukors favorite star, and he was instrumental in her success as an actress ever since her first leading role, in the directors 1932 film bill of divorcement. However, the message of the film certainly fits in with the holiday season.
Endgame mistakes 18 bits of trivia for toy story movies the two popes quotes hogans heroes mistakes django unchained ending ghosts questions aggretsuko trivia 10 things i hate. The holiday reference in the movie title is actually a reference to the holiday that cary grant s and doris nolans characters were on when they first met. His flips are a lot of fun to watch, but they also have a purpose. His prospective fatherinlaw is not too impressed with johnnys plan to take a holiday in the early years of his life. A single oneside disc featuring the original 1938 blackand white film. Jonathan johnny case cary grant, a selfmade man who has worked all his life, is about to marry julia seton doris nolan, whom he met while. The holiday 2006 movie mistakes, goofs and bloopers. Again he is in his role, full force, right from the very beginning and believe me i am glued to the screen all the way to the end. Holiday, while still a romantic comedy, was a more serious role that gave grant the chance to show off his dramatic range while also establishing the cary grant screen persona that would make him an old hollywood icon.
Holiday, a romantic comedy directed by george cukor, shows the impact of one young mans decisions on his relationships and career. I wish there was one, because i just saw this movie today on the big screen at the aero. Cary grant and katharine hepburn holiday is a 1938 american romantic comedy film directed by george cukor, a remake of the 1930 film of the same name. Cary grant stars an angel that helps a bishop and his wife out during christmas in this 1947 movie. Mar 21, 1997 theres almost no movie that makes me as wistful as holiday does, and i cant figure out exactly why. Cary grant and katharine hepburn made four romantic comedies together. So, dont mistake holiday for predictable holiday fluff, but dont worry about being bogged down in the social drama, either.
The interrogator from the carol burnett show full sketch duration. An exvaudevillian, cary grant was able to use his acrobatic skills several times in holiday. Also this is one of the three movies in which george cukor directed grant and hepburn, the abovementioned, sylvia scarlett and. When amandas driver brings her to the cottage for the first time, he tells her he cant drive her up there because he would not be able to turn around, but the same driver picks her up at the cottage when she is leaving and presumably has no issue turning around at all, and you can see its a flat field in front of the cottage. As was the hollywood trend during the depression, the rich are shown as miserable, while the working class are shown as noble. Cary grant is a free thinking financier who believes he has at last found his dream, julia seton doris nolan a spoiled daughter of a socially prominent millionaire and the two have agreed to marry. He was known for his transatlantic accent, debonair demeanor, lighthearted approach to acting, and sense of comic timing. National catholic register why is the philadelphia story so well known, while the equally unforgettable holiday, from the same director, writers, and leads, suffers comparative neglect.
For being made in 1938, this is an amazingly timeless film. Holiday george cukor, katharine hepburn, cary grant, doris. Grant became a naturalized united states citizen on june 26, 1942, at which time he also legally changed his name to cary grant. The film in question was holiday, a wondrous 1938 collaboration among those famous friends katharine hepburn, cary grant, and george cukor that nonetheless gets shockingly little attention and exposure. Johnny is nonplussed all he wants is to enjoy himself and find a direction while he is still able. Their kindness and wisdom contrasts with the superficial values of the seton family. Even after its over even after i know that disasters been averted, that cary grant didn. Made in 1938, and based on a play, holiday makes a social statement about the hot subject of the time, money. At the time of his naturalization, he listed his middle name as alexander rather than alec. One of the wealthiest stars in hollywood, grant owned houses in beverly hills, malibu, and palm springs.