- Actors: Cary Grant, Joan Bennett, Walter Pidgeon, Lloyd Nolan, Alan Baxter
- Directors: Harlan Thompson, James Flood, Marion Gering, Raoul Walsh, Richard Wallace
- Writers: Bert Hanlon, Clarence Budington Kelland, Dale Van Every
- Format: Box set, Colour, Dolby, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Subtitled, NTSC
- Language English
- Subtitles: French
- Region: Region 1 (US and Canada DVD formats.)
- Aspect Ratio: 4:3 - 1.33:1
- Number of discs: 3
- Classification: NR (Not Rated) (US MPAA rating. See details.)
- Studio: Universal Studios
- DVD Release Date: 14 Nov 2006
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- ASIN: B000HA4WS4
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 66,073 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)
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0 of 3 people found the following review helpful
It's great to see these early Cary titles available, and I was very impressed by both the sound and picture quality given the age and relative obscurity of the films. If you're interested in 1930s cinema or Cary Grant (or indeed some of the quite impressive list of co-stars on these titles) then do give them a shot. They are very much of their period, but that doesn't make them unwatchable!
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71 of 77 people found the following review helpful
!!!! Five Cary Grant movies never before released on DVD or video? Thanks, Universal!!!
18 Aug 2006
Cary Grant stars in these early films made before he becomes famous. Big Brown Eyes / Kiss and Make Up / Thirty Day Princess / Wedding Present / Wings in the Dark
Thirty Day Princess (1934) stars Grant as a newspaperman and Sylvia Sidney as the princess and the girl who impersonates her in this comedy.
Kiss and Make Up (1934) has Grant in an unusual role for him, as a egotistical plastic surgeon who falls for his patient (Genevieve Tobin). Co-stars Edward Everett Horton.
Wings in the Dark (1935) pairs Grant with Myrna Loy as two troubled lovers.
Big Brown Eyes (1936) features Cary Grant and Joan Bennett. Grant is on the trail of jewel thieves with the help of Bennett. Walter Pidgeon also co- stars.
Last, but not least, Wedding Present (1936) stars Cary Grant and Joan Bennett again as reporters in this screwball comedy.
All in all, great to have these lesser known films on video. There is also a Rock Hudson Screen Legend Collection, Bing Crosby Screen Legend Collection and of course the Glamour collections of Carole Lombard, Mae West and Marlene Dietrich are already out. Thanks Universal! Now how about some more Deanna Durbin?
Thirty Day Princess (1934) stars Grant as a newspaperman and Sylvia Sidney as the princess and the girl who impersonates her in this comedy.
Kiss and Make Up (1934) has Grant in an unusual role for him, as a egotistical plastic surgeon who falls for his patient (Genevieve Tobin). Co-stars Edward Everett Horton.
Wings in the Dark (1935) pairs Grant with Myrna Loy as two troubled lovers.
Big Brown Eyes (1936) features Cary Grant and Joan Bennett. Grant is on the trail of jewel thieves with the help of Bennett. Walter Pidgeon also co- stars.
Last, but not least, Wedding Present (1936) stars Cary Grant and Joan Bennett again as reporters in this screwball comedy.
All in all, great to have these lesser known films on video. There is also a Rock Hudson Screen Legend Collection, Bing Crosby Screen Legend Collection and of course the Glamour collections of Carole Lombard, Mae West and Marlene Dietrich are already out. Thanks Universal! Now how about some more Deanna Durbin?
38 of 39 people found the following review helpful
Please, Not so hard on Universal, They do a great job for the price
14 Feb 2007
In answer to Cesare Petrillo's comments when he says shame on universal for releasing these films, I look at it this way, I bless Universal for releasing any of the old movies on DVD, they may not always be great films, but these are personel to each person who watches them as we all have differant tates, many times have I loved a film that many so called critics hate. but I know one thing, I am glad to have the oportunity to at least see these films in good quality at a resonable price, instead of the alternative which is for these films to gather dust in vast vaults never to see the light of day, so please be kinder to Universal as I think they do a good job. and we all know have the chance to see if we like them or not, remember also, good or bad, these films are all part of our film history and give us the opportunity to see a great star like Cary Grant develope his screen pasona.
28 of 29 people found the following review helpful
not great movies but excellent dvd quality
10 Jan 2007
As a huge Cary Grant fan I bought this collection as soon as it came out and I am very happy about it. The 5 movies are not the best films Grant ever made but the dvd quality is very surprising. The movies are in great condition and you could never tell that you're watching films from the early 30's!
There is a very good one in the collection though: Wedding Present is a funny and clever comedy, which reminds me of the great masterpieces of the period. If you are a Cary Grant fan or if you love the period my advice is to buy this dvd collection, considering also the low price and the great quality of the dvd transfer.
There is a very good one in the collection though: Wedding Present is a funny and clever comedy, which reminds me of the great masterpieces of the period. If you are a Cary Grant fan or if you love the period my advice is to buy this dvd collection, considering also the low price and the great quality of the dvd transfer.
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