In this way,Grant found a unique niche as a movie star.

Here are the most important of them, ranked.

The part earned him a nomination for the Best Actor Oscar.

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Robie finds himself under suspicion when a new wave of high-profile robberies occurs along the French Riviera.

Dunne matches him beat for beat, making their dynamic one of the best of the screwball era.

Narratively, director Howard Hawks unleashes his talents to the full, keeping the absurdity escalating with each scene.

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Hepburn and Grant makeCharadefeel effortlessly charming.

They’respellbinding with their banter and flirtation.

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However, directorStanley Donenuses their talents in clever, subversive ways.

3’Notorious' (1946)

“Dry your eyes, baby, its out of character.”

Grant leads this intricate Hitchcock thriller as T.R.

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The filmmaker keeps the tension building at a simmering slow burn, before letting it explode in the finale.

The movie features the director’s entire visual style in microcosm.

In the process,North by Northwestlaid a foundation that James Bond and other franchises would build on.

Cary Grant in To Catch a Thief

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Irene Dunne on the phone standing next to Cary Grant in The Awful Truth (1937)

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David Huxley standing next to Susan Vance looking confused in Bringing Up Baby.

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Macaulay Connor, C.K. Dexter Haven and Tracy Samantha Lord stand at the altar in ‘The Philadelphia Story’.

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Audrey Hepburn and Cary Grant in ‘Charade’ side by side looking ahead.

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Cary Grant looks shocked, sitting on stairs with three women around him in Arsenic and Old Lace.

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Cary Grant and Ingrid Bergman as T. R. Devlin and Alicia Huberman about to kiss in the film Notorious

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Cary Grant, Ralph Bellamy, and Rosalind Russell with their arms linked in His Girl Friday

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Cary Grant sitting down while on the phone in North By Northwest.

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