Cary Grant

Post by **FormerBondFan** » Fri Sep 19, 2008 4:45 am

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvTeq2jUyDs[/video]

John Drake · Post by **John Drake** » Sat Sep 20, 2008 8:27 pm

Sadly, he was too old by the time Bond came along. On the OHMSS DVD someone says that the perfect Bond would have the charm of Cary Grant and the ruthlessness of Jack Palance.

Post by **FormerBondFan** » Sat Sep 20, 2008 11:58 pm

He would have done 1 and bow out.

Post by **007** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 2:40 pm

They did talk to him about Dr No apparently. He retired from acting in 1962 or something anyway.

stockslivevan · Post by **stockslivevan** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 10:27 pm

007 wrote:They did talk to him about Dr No apparently. He retired from acting in 1962 or something anyway.

I believe Cubby already knew Grant by that point and had given the thought of casting him as Bond but knew that Grant would only do one picture since he wasn't really interested in doing sequels.

Post by **Dr. No** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 3:28 am

That what i heard too, grant would only do one film and they wanted to do a series.

Didn't Fleming recommended him for an example of Bond or something?

Post by **FormerBondFan** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 3:37 am

Bond was modeled after Grant.

Post by **Dr. No** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 3:44 am

Was he English or American?
I don't know about Bond with an American accent. Although I do like Grant, i haven't seen one of his movies in year.

Post by **FormerBondFan** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 3:52 am

Dr. No wrote:Was he English or American?
I don't know about Bond with an American accent. Although I do like Grant, i haven't seen one of his movies in year.

He was born in the UK, but he has a distinctive Mid-Atlantic accent.

Post by **Kristatos** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 12:54 pm

Dr. No wrote:Was he English or American?

English - Bristolian to be specific. My granddad went to school with him, and there is a statue of him in Bristol.

Terry · Post by **Terry** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 9:19 pm

FormerBondFan wrote:
Dr. No wrote:Was he English or American?
I don't know about Bond with an American accent. Although I do like Grant, i haven't seen one of his movies in year.
He was born in the UK, but he has a distinctive Mid-Atlantic accent.

Affectionately mocked by Tony Curtis in Some Like It Hot. "Nobody talks like that!"

Gary Seven · Post by **Gary Seven** » Sat Oct 04, 2008 3:22 pm

Kristatos wrote:
Dr. No wrote:Was he English or American?
English - Bristolian to be specific. My granddad went to school with him, and there is a statue of him in Bristol.

That's a wonderful claim to fame!

Roger Thornhill would have been a great Bond.

Post by **Kristatos** » Sat Oct 04, 2008 5:18 pm

Gary Seven wrote:
Kristatos wrote:
Dr. No wrote:Was he English or American?
English - Bristolian to be specific. My granddad went to school with him, and there is a statue of him in Bristol.
That's a wonderful claim to fame!

Well, I missed out on being at school with Jason Connery by one year.

Eye Of The Tiger · Post by **Eye Of The Tiger** » Thu Jan 29, 2009 5:39 am

Gary Seven wrote:
Kristatos wrote:
Dr. No wrote:Was he English or American?
English - Bristolian to be specific. My granddad went to school with him, and there is a statue of him in Bristol.
That's a wonderful claim to fame!

Roger Thornhill would have been a great Bond.

North By Northwest was a "Bond film" before Bond films existed, so-to-speak. Grant would have made a great Bond.

mcbride007 · Post by **mcbride007** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 9:44 am

A black and white Bond with Cary Grant would have been great.

Post by **Omega** » Fri Jul 31, 2009 4:36 am

I am not sure about B&W, Ted Turner would have colorized, Grant would have been welcome though.

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