Directed by Garson Kanin • 1940 • United States
Starring Irene Dunne, Cary Grant, Randolph Scott
Cary Grant and Irene Dunne shine in this giddy screwball romp about a man with one spouse too many—and all the romantic complications that ensue. Seven years ago, Nick Arden (Grant) bid farewell to his wife, Ellen (Dunne), who left on a scientific expedition with Steve Burkett (Randolph Scott) never to be seen again—until today! The problem is that after spending years searching for Ellen, Nick has just married Bianca (Gail Patrick). When, on the first night of his honeymoon, Nick sees Ellen, he realizes he still truly loves her. But Bianca stands by her claim as Nick’s wife, and Nick wants to know exactly what Ellen was doing during those seven years shipwrecked on a tropical island with the handsome Steve.
Directed by George Stevens • 1942 • United States
Starring Cary Grant, Jean Arthur, Ronald Colman
Jean Arthur is caught between Cary Grant and Ronald Colman—a pretty good place to be—in this effervescent romantic comedy. She plays a schoolteacher who, when Grant’s firebrand liberal activist is a...
Directed by Frank Capra • 1944 • United States
Starring Cary Grant, Priscilla Lane, Raymond Massey
Cary Grant stars as the one sane member of a charmingly lunatic family in Frank Capra’s classic comedy. When Mortimer Brewster (Grant) brings his new bride to meet his two kindly aunts, he discover...
Directed by Irving Reis • 1947 • United States
Starring Cary Grant, Myrna Loy, Shirley Temple
A handsome artist, a lovestruck teenager, and her older sister—who happens to be a judge—form a hilarious love triangle in this romantic farce, winner of an Academy Award for its zippy screenplay. Playb...
