The Inimitable Voice of Cary Grant…On the Radio

“For all anyone knows, God could be Cary Grant.”  Carol Morin

This post surfaces not because I adore him, but because he was one of the greats and today would have been his birthday (January 18, 1904 – November 29, 1986).  Here’s the inimitable voice of Cary Grant in fantastically entertaining old-time radio shows. In his honor – and for many hours of (our) enjoyment. In fact, this may be the most comprehensive collection of memorable Cary Grant radio presentations anywhere. Enjoy.

 

On Suspense…

• “The Black Curtain” from December 2, 1942

 

• “The Black Path of Fear” from March 7, 1946:

 

• “On a Country Road” from November 16, 1950:

 

 

On Lux Radio Theatre…

 

• “Madame Butterfly” with Grace Moore from March 8, 1937:

 

• “Theodora Goes Wild” with Irene Dunne from June 13, 1938:

 

• “Only Angels Have Wings” with Jean Arthur from May 29, 1939:

 

• “The Awful Truth” with Claudette Colbert from September 11, 1939:

 

• “In Name Only” with Carole Lombard and Kay Francis from December 11, 1939:

 

• “I Love You Again” with Myrna Loy from June 30, 1941:

 

• “Here Comes Jordon” with Claude Rains, Evelyn Keyes, and James Gleason from January 26, 1942:

 

• “The Talk of the Town” from May 17, 1943 with Jean Arthur and Ronald Colman:

 

• “Mr. Lucky” from October 18, 1943 with Laraine Day:

 

• “Bedtime Story” with Greer Garson from February 26, 1945:

 

• “The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer” from June 13, 1949 with Shriley Temple:

 

• “Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House” with Irene Dunne from October 10, 1949:

 

• “People Will Talk” with Jeanne Crain from January 25, 1954:

 

• “Welcome Stranger” with Barry Fitzgerald from April 5, 1954:

 

• Airing on Cary’s birthday in 1955, here’s “The Awful Truth” with his greatest co-star, Irene Dunne:

 

Miscellaneous…

• The Screen Guild Theatre presentation of “His Girl Friday” opposite Rosalind Russell from March 30, 1941:

 

• The Screen Guild Theatre presentation of “Penny Serenade” from November 16, 1941 with Irene Dunne:

 

• The Academy Award Theatre presentation of “Suspicion” with Ann Todd:

 

• “I Confess” from September 21, 1953:

 

• “The Bishop’s Wife” with Phyllis Thaxter from March 1, 1955:

 

As guest star in comedy programs…

• The Circle Variety Show hosted by Ronald Colman with Carole Lombard, Cary Grant, and Groucho and Chico Marx from January 22, 1939:

 

• “The Bob Hope Show” from December 28, 1943 with guest Cary Grant:

 

• “The Abbott and Costello Show” from April 6, 1944 with guest Cary Grant:

 

♥

“It takes 500 small details to add up to one favorable impression.” – Cary Grant

Impress us favorably he still does. Here’s to you, the greatest of movie stars.

More from my love affair with Cary Grant…

Cary Grant’s Résumé

The A-B-Cs of CARY GRANT

Cary Grant: The Road to Suspicion

Cary Grant’s greatest co-star

Self-Plagiarism is Style: Hitchcock, Grant and NORTH by NORTHWEST (1959)

CHARADE (1963) – Grant, Hepburn and Paris Never Looked Better

Howard Hawks’ BRINGING UP BABY (1938)

Set a Thief…To Catch a Thief