Product Details

• Actors: Joan Bennett, Cary Grant, George Bancroft, Conrad Nagel, Gene Lockhart
• Directors: Harlan Thompson, James Flood, Marion Gering, Raoul Walsh, Richard Wallace
• Writers: Bert Hanlon, Clarence Budington Kelland, Dale Van Every
• Format: Box set, Color, Dolby, DVD, Full Screen, Subtitled, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono)
• Subtitles: French
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 3
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Paramount Pictures
• DVD Release Date: May 22, 2007
• Run Time: 385 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000HA4WS4
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #59,453 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Cary Grant: Screen Legend Collection (Big Brown Eyes / Kiss and Make Up / Thirty Day Princess / Wedding Present / Wings in the Dark)" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Cary Grant remains one of the most popular and admired leading men of Hollywood's silver screen. Five rare classic films from his early career are captured forever in the Cary Grant: Screen Legend Collection. Featuring co-stars Myrna Loy, Sylvia Sidney, Joan Bennett and Walter Pidgeon, these films showcase the career of a talented, witty and debonair actor who will be remembered forever as a true screen legend. Thirty Day Princess In this rags-to-riches tale, a newspaper publisher (Cary Grant) finds himself falling for a foreign princess (Sylvia Sidney), only to suspect that there is some other power behind the throne. Kiss and Make Up Beauty really is only skin deep when a famed beautician (Cary Grant) marries a former client and discovers that her shallow behavior makes his faithful secretary much more attractive. Wings in the Dark When an inventor (Cary Grant) is tragically blinded, his courage inspires his aviatrix wife (Myrna Loy) to take on an increasingly dangerous mission in this tale of undying love and devotion. Big Brown Eyes A precocious newspaper reporter (Joan Bennett) and an unusually motivated detective (Cary Grant) take on a case of insurance fraud, hidden identities and murder! Wedding Present Two star reporters (Cary Grant and Joan Bennett) find their playful newsroom relationship running out of ink when she becomes engaged to a writer and he is promoted to editor.

Customer Reviews

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70 of 76 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars !!!! Five Cary Grant movies never before released on DVD or video? Thanks, Universal!!!, August 18, 2006

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jak "classic movie lover" (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cary Grant: Screen Legend Collection (Big Brown Eyes / Kiss and Make Up / Thirty Day Princess / Wedding Present / Wings in the Dark) (DVD)

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?

37 of 38 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Please, Not so hard on Universal, They do a great job for the price, February 14, 2007

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PGBrown "Media55" (UK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cary Grant: Screen Legend Collection (Big Brown Eyes / Kiss and Make Up / Thirty Day Princess / Wedding Present / Wings in the Dark) (DVD)

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.

27 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars not great movies but excellent dvd quality, January 10, 2007

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Manu (Italy) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cary Grant: Screen Legend Collection (Big Brown Eyes / Kiss and Make Up / Thirty Day Princess / Wedding Present / Wings in the Dark) (DVD)

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.