Cary Grant & Friends Salute Alfred Hitchcock

[@amalHope3]

Cary Grant was 75 years old at this event and he was still very handsome, charming, and classy

[@toivonencresto]

Cary’s smile at Ingrid’s smile is the demonstration that class, elegance, and grace are things you can only born with

[@helenevans9250]

No wonder Hitch loved Cary Grant so much. He was the greatest star of them all !

[@marygrant882]

@helen evans l will always miss Cary. Tears still in my eyes, a lump in my throat.

[@jingren]

The stars who assembled in that room that night……never to be repeated, ever.

[@davidfos84]

It's hard to believe Cary Grant only lived another seven years. His demeanour and appearance are both so youthful, he looked like a person who'd make the century for sure.

[@nims909]

Cary Grant looks like the world's greatest grandad

[@claudianorman258]

why is this so funny and accurate at the same time

[@baboom007]

He looks better then any 30 old today

[@A-yl1ll]

Everybody loves Cary Grant!

[@flashdance5574]

@@baboom007 iso agree with you, he was so good looking

[@marilynntobash6420]

The older Cary got, the more gorgeous he got. In spite of all the indignities he was subjected to in his hilarious comedies he never lost his dignity and in the dramas he never lost his sense of humor. I love him, He's my all time favorite actor and nobody in the last fifty some years since he retired from acting has been able to match him for looks, charm, versatility, comic timing, talent and the ability to make people love him.

[@jeffreysalter3650]

The greatest assemblage of grace, class and talent you could ever put together.

[@OrchestrationOnline]

The man is almost 80 years old, very tired, and in constant pain. They all know that he loves and appreciates every one of them, and he doesn't need to smile and wave to prove that. Did you see the clip where he accepts the award? He can barely stand up, and Cary Grant has to help him. Hitch is being anything but a jerk here - he's having the time of his life, which he knows very well is almost over.

[@AaronSarg]

You are totally right. I did not look at the other comments.

[@jenniferwhitewolf3784]

So correct...

[@nohandle62]

Which is why Grant's speech was brief.

[@7coco3]

All those stars and to see Hitch looking so old and what brings me to tears? to see that Mr. Cary Grant is sitting next to him...What an honour. It looks to me that they were good friends and had a lot of respect to each other. I don't know how to describe it. But it is just... great!

[@judithmoore8692]

Grant was his favorite actor!

[@jamesbondfanful]

ingrid bergman and cary grant were pure class. great to see other actors respecting cary grant. the moment when cary smiled at ingrid 4:39 was so eternally beautiful

[@allegory6393]

'Notorious' is a masterpiece and they are the best, most erotic couple ever on screen, in my view. I'm surprised more people don't mention them as their favourite screen couple or favourite love story. Both great, amazing actors, both individually and together.

[@PatriciaM64]

@@allegory6393 Ingrid Bergman was a bigger tramp and slept around more than most people in Hollywood.

[@gemmab8626]

What a treat to watch this epic mic toss! And to end with the inimitable Cary Grant, just after the incredible Judith Anderson… 🤩

[@deckofcards87]

This world didn't deserve stars like Cary Grant, or Ingrid Bergam. Magical screen performers and amazingly kind people.

[@sprinter846]

Ingrid Bergman, on being asked to participate in this tribute, said, "Why do they always wait until it's too late."

[@tavtest-w2g]

Cary Grant. The most handsome man to ever grace the screen.

[@stevejailbirdmatt]

Currently reading Hitch's biography. He hated attention and this clip displays it so well. Nice to see Cary sitting next to the great man. Quite right!

[@jeremypearson6852]

Hitchcock basically changed the way suspense movies were made. He didn’t need blood and guts to make an impact, just great actors with great dialogue. He did all the rest. Even the best directors today recognize his genius.

[@MrImiller07]

Cary Grant, who was 75 when this AFI tribute was filmed, looks as though he could have walked onto a sound stage at Paramount or Warner Bros. and started filming a new Hitchcock movie. Shortly after this show, Grant began to tour with his one man show, "A Conversation With Cary Grant" in various cities for the rest of his life.

[@fayefirestonejune9632]

@Trevor Rogert TY

[@toivonencresto]

You know Cary is a Legend when you see a video that is supposed to be a tribute to a... Legend, and Cary shines (among a series of... Legends) in a Class on his own.

[@jagjitsinghmanku2283]

I thought 007 was looking pretty good lol

[@judithmoore8692]

he"s breath -taking.

[@laurieheartsdcx]

LOL at 4:38 when Cary Grant looks up at the stage, sees (his very good longtime friend) Ingrid Bergman, and says, "Well, hello." Very cute. Lots of class in that room. Thanks for sharing these!

[@agatonspik]

Never been so happy to see so many old people together that all are legends gathered together

[@dorianphilotheates3769]

So much class and talent gathered in one room! - it takes your breath away...

[@guileniam]

Cary Grant- class act. He just looks awesome even as an old man

[@miraclebigevent142]

I've been lucky enough to meet a few celebrities in my life, based on dumb luck and being a journalist (now mostly retired). I got the opportunity to meet a few actors, athletes and a couple of U.S. Presidents. The most memorable is probably Cary Grant around the early 1980s. I called out to him at a trade show. He turned around to answer me and waved. I couldn't speak. He strolled over. I took out my notebook and, with pen in hand, pointed to it. He thought I wanted an interview. He said, "Not now, maybe later!" He shook my hand, gave me that Cary Grant grin and strolled away. I wanted an autograph for my wife! Cary Grant is still her favorite actor. I'm still in trouble. (LOL!)

[@SandySaunders9142]

@@miraclebigevent142 Holy smokes! Terrific story! Cary literally had friends from all walks of life. He was quite a guy.

[@shantinaturechild6385]

@@miraclebigevent142 lol! Well, she's married to you and he loved men anyway!

[@beachboys3326]

​@@shantinaturechild6385 Bullshit Stop fibbing Pinocchio 🤥

[@cks57youto53]

So many actors an actresses that came into our home or local theatre an now so many have passed . Cary Grant , was a favorite of mine . The movies I grew up with are no more , it was a era that so MANY will never see again . We miss those days yet we have modern tv An you tube , to bring those times back with us all . Rip Cary Grant and All of that era ,

[@lk2263]

Can’t agree anymore I still love them although I know they passed away many years ago

[@lk2263]

Especially Cary Grant who I love the most😭

[@JohanR888]

i loved that too and when ingrid smiled back too. wonderful.

[@poetcomic1]

Working with Cary Grant and Hitchcock on a film an actress commented that they both had a gentlemanly style and class about their work that made them very much alike in many ways.

[@judithmoore8692]

both from working class lLondon.

[@adamzanzie]

3:36 Hitchcock: “Who’s that???” Connery: “‘Who’s that,’ he says! IT’S ME, HITCH!” Haha! 🤣

[@MrCristoforoantonio]

I love how they took turns introducing each other. They should always do that.

[@Kendell062]

I wonder why they don't do it today,I think people would really love it.

[@TheTerryE]

You can hear a hush come over the room when Sean Connery introduces Dame Judith Anderson -- one of the greatest actresses of all time.

[@allegory6393]

Thank you for saying that, a truly great actress.

[@Garsons-oq4lh]

That gasp at 3:52. It's totally understandable after all she was fantastic as Danvers.

[@NiVi192]

Sir Sean Connery and Cary Grant pretty much stole the show with their few words. 😄

[@CYP0]

Considering how unpleasant he reputedly was, this tribute is incredible. So full of love and warmth and, of course, admiration. True mark of a master whose genius outshone his social inadequacies.

[@chrisallen7911]

What a Treasure to see all these old film Greats! Amazing to see that in 1979 people still had Class and dressed appropriately. Most of the speakers were well in their 80s and 90s. Amazing to see how attractive they still were.

[@dobazajr]

I really like how they speak. Their accents and their dictions. Unlike today.

[@lynnturman8157]

When giants walked among us...

[@baboom007]

Now you have a giant Orange

[@NovaJake360]

"It's me H!!!" Sean Connery is such a boss.

[@skannadimeana]

Great Connery! RIP (today).

[@shantinaturechild6385]

@@skannadimeana and with all the fear mongering propaganda it was completely overlooked!

[@lorrie1397]

Hitchcock movies are the greatest. Incomparable.

[@MisterRightAway]

Wow, what a collection of stars from Hollywoods Golden Era gathered under one roof later in life.

[@xxcharmed1xx]

Hitchcock has been quoted saying cary grant was the only actor he truly loved.

[@caravanstuff2827]

Cary Grant is one of few men who got better looking as he aged gracefully.....he was all class,thay don't make them like him any more!!😎

[@flashdance5574]

I agree, he was like a fine wine, he was so handsome

[@irish66]

God ,Even Tippi Hedren was gracious enough to appear.

[@brgvt97]

"Who's that, he says -- it's me Hitch!" LOL. Classic.

[@MrImiller07]

Can you imagine a Hitchcock film with a screenplay by Ernest Lehman, starring Cary Grant and Sean Connery as gentlemen jewel thieves, with Audrey Hepburn as a co-star and a score by Bernard Hermann. What a picture!

[@shaneslikker9013]

That would have been a great movie!

[@draganpajvancek]

Sooo many great names in one place...There is no need for word...The respect is in the air...

[@Finland1965]

in the end..the star was Cary Grant...and i like it

[@AaronSarg]

I just watched North By Northwest again and found this. A classic!

[@AaronSarg]

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[@judithmoore8692]

yes! he deserved the applause and then some.. best actor of all time.

[@SukieTawdry1000]

How is it that AFI missed Cary Grant when it was handing out life achievement awards in those first years??

[@Leafawn]

He was offered, but declined, it. He was really uncomfortable making speeches in public. Gregory Peck (then head of the American Academy) had to encourage him for weeks apparently before he accepted the Lifetime Oscar. Shame - he really deserved it.

[@crisguia]

I've heard that even if some awardees refuse to have a televised banquet, they still get awarded by the AFI.

[@TheTerryE]

Cris Guia No, one of the requirements of the AFI award is that you have to be present. That's why Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn ever received it. They refused to attend.

[@crisguia]

TheTerryE You're probably right, that's why their names aren't on the list of past awardees. That's too bad. These banquets happen to be fundraising efforts, too, to raise money for film preservation and maintaining film archives.

[@vivaindian]

WoW! What a way to show and share respect. Lovely.

[@Leafawn]

Cary Grant was actually offered the AFI Lifetime Award, but was very shy about making acceptance speeches etc in public and so declined it. Shame, but true to himself! A genius all the same!

[@MrImiller07]

Hitchcock was obviously not in good health at the time of his AFI Life Achievement award, and he passed away the following year. Sean Connery, the quintessential James Bond, had a favorable experience working with Hitch in Marnie in 1964; there was serious discussion regarding Connery starring in a new Hitchcock film, called The Short Night, at the time of the director's death. Cary Grant, who looked wonderful at age 75, was Hitchcock's favorite male actor, starring in four of the most iconic Hitchcock films, Suspicion, Notorious, To Catch A Thief, and North By Northwest.

[@mikebradshaw6484]

Jimmy Stewart didn't do too bad in Hitch's movies either.

[@Muirmaiden]

Great to see this magical evening preserved on film - and that so many greats were there to honor Mr. Hitchcock!

[@cygnebleu]

so many hollywood legends in just 5 minutes, amazing!

[@Njbear7453]

Watched N x NW last night for the first time ever and I loved every single second ; definitely my favorite Hitchcock film so far.

[@meshuggener667]

in one word, this video was CLASS

[@kevinconners2283]

Cary Grant has an amazing tan!

[@vordman]

Cary Grant was the epitome of the Hollywood leading man. Weird that he came from Bristol which is just down the road from me.

[@Home2323Dr]

Thank you, Dame Judith Anderson. She looked fabulous.

[@ginaloverofangels]

It was so wonderful seeing all those outstanding stars. Alfred didn't even crack a smile.

[@GALLACTO]

by this time in his life, he was in quite pain as he only lived another 11 months after this tribute!

[@mrlibancade]

All Those Great Actors and the Great Edith head wow was great to watch .THANK YOU FOR POST IT

[@akumar7366]

How I wish I looked like Cary Grant x

[@dinatassi]

che uomo meraviglioso! ed il sorriso che si scambiano con Ingrid Bergman è commovente...

[@TheKristobald]

Wow, Teresa Wright has the same voice than in Shadow of a Doubt. What a lovely lady !

[@stuartnishimoto8035]

Three of the most recognizable voices in motion picture history at the same table. Hitchcock, Cary Grant, and James Stewart.

[@cassandradennis5685]

That Cary Grant was one FINE looking man. 👌🏼 💞

[@tvalentino_]

4:39 La sonrisa de Ingrid y esa mirada llena de cariño para con Cary, que gigantes del cine, cuánto le brindaron a este, haber vivido en esa época y disfrutarlos debe haber sido muy lindo,me quedo con el honor de haberlos visto en sus películas muchísimos años después y estar seguro de que su obra y figura como actores trascendieron más allá del tiempo

[@olakarlsson7496]

This was shot on 7 March 1979, just a year before his death.

[@juanpablog527]

1:14 Norman Lloyd is still alive as of 2020. He's 104 years old!

[@wowok8375]

106 now

[@ninjesus4079]

Not anymore

[@wowok8375]

@@ninjesus4079 yes dead 4 days ago

[@Pancrasio-it9qd]

@@wowok8375 F

[@Iank14]

I love it at 3:37 when Sean Connery is introduced and Hitch turns to Cary Grant and asks, "Who's he?"

[@1rarefish]

Wow, what a sequence of stars...

[@pipeandslippersman]

love the way hitch looks totally unimpressed throughout this!

[@bjthapa571]

Of all his stars Hitch was the greatest star.

[@karinbridge]

Agree Cary Grant was the greatest, most entertaining star of the 20th century - bar none.

[@morgansifer]

In the end the biggest applause was for Cary Grant who had the honour of sitting next to Hitchcock. Only Vera Miles and Tippi Hedren still alive now i believe.

[@raymondcampbell8164]

I frequented the Alfred Hitchcock pub by Epping Forest in London several times during my illustrious drinking career!

[@London747]

Incredible all I can say

[@my7342068xv]

Marnie is, unregarded all his other beautiful movies, most probably Alfred and his wife's most subtle films that ever hit any screen around the world. Thanks to the Master and his - as I came to know - Muse or wife for this outstanding contribution.

[@couch.patati-patata]

Wow Ingrid Bergman.

[@staffordahoy679]

Edith Head had one line to say and still had to read it all off a piece of paper

[@Dina-md3ji]

Enjoying the show

[@frankie3041]

This ceremony was held on the 7th of March, 1979.

[@MrImiller07]

It's delightful that Cary Grant leaned over to advise Hitchcock that Sean Connery, who worked with the director at the height of his James Bond fame, was presenting a tribute to the honoree. Grant was originally considered for the Bond role but wouldn't commit to a series. Tippi Hedren, Connery's Marnie co-star, looks great.

[@mikebradshaw6484]

Grant considered himself too old for the part.

[@tunde818]

WOW. Mrs Danvers (REBECCA) got such a huge ovation. She almost stole that movie from Joan Fontaine

[@neelabhraroy4238]

tunde818 She is probably the greatest villain on screen

[@Der1Einzige]

tunde818 I was captured by her acting in Rebecca and of course her body-language !

[@billolsen4360]

She stole a lot of scenes in Laura as well as The Ten Commandments too

[@tunde818]

@@billolsen4360 yes Memet (ten commandments)

[@stuartkennedy4570]

Hitch looked so happy to be there

[@antinotis]

@Pippin76 I think it is because of the great casting and the small town flavor. Teresa Wright and Joseph Cotten are amazing in this movie and the supporting cast is wonderful.

[@chey6380]

NORMAN LLOYD OMG YES

[@mubasharqadeerSAP]

Once told by an interviewer, "Everybody would like to be Cary Grant," Grant is said to have replied, "So would I."

[@aninjaguardian]

Shame legends like Cary Grant or even Katharine Hepburn were never awarded AFI life achievement awards

[@philiphalpenny3783]

I think they declined it...few were more deserving...Paul Newman & Marlon Brando should have also been offered also...

[@emmadelaunay4059]

3:37 "Who is he?" Haha too good!

[@kulavoorjagadish1277]

He is Sean Connery, first James bond, born Scottish, another Scottish beautiful actress Caterina zeta Jones. Fr.incredible india.

[@adamzanzie]

Kulavoor Jagadish actually CZJ is a Welsh actress

[@karenkaren3189]

Classy people

[@blakethompson3152]

So many great film people

[@fanboy2015]

Who’s that? LOL Loved Connery’s reaction.

[@IngridBergmanRocked]

I agree laurieheartsdcx...there was a lot of class in that room. I truly miss Classic Hollywood.

[@lynnturman8157]

In a room full of beautiful people, the most beautiful was Vera Miles...

[@ZestySea]

Yes

[@pje268]

You are correct of course. I was referring to tribute evenings or events soley about him, not the oscar ceremonies...sorry for the confusion.

[@TheApacus]

Thanks!

[@whitefata104]

Damn the old voice, classical glory

[@bilkomax]

I cant believe Tippi Hedren turned up after all the trouble she had with Hitchcock . Not recognising Connery was hilarious , would not be surprised if that was intentional though LOL

[@SamuelGriffin-zt1ze]

Alfred Hitchcock movie North By Northwest featuring Cary Grant

[@MauricioCasteglione]

So many talents in the same room. Today, in a Oscar ceremony, we can see perhaps ten.

[@arlichar11]

notice that there was a much louder and more sustained applause for judith anderson, i think that says alot that those in attendance respect her role in a masterpiece of a movie...!

[@neelabhraroy4238]

arlichar11 She gave one of the most haunting performances in cinema history. Her eye movements scare the bejesus out of me

[@lynnturman8157]

I am so in love with Vera Miles! Great to see her at 2:48. I ADORED her in those John Ford westerns she made. Nothing against Kim Novak but if only Vera had been in VERTIGO as originally planned! And you jumped into the bay! I'll bet you're a wonderful swimmer! Did he teach you? Did he train you? You were a very apt pupil! I LOVED you so, Vera!

[@philiphalpenny3783]

Vera is still with us as of June 2022...

[@Charleybones]

@antinotis No, The reason why Hitch supposedly liked Shadow of a Doubt so much is because he thought that the story was so much more sinister and realistic than his other films. The reason: because in real life murderers are often those people who are in our midst, they are our neighbors, our sons, daughters, cousins or uncles. And the deepest fear and often reality is that person who committed such awful acts could be living under the same roof as you. Great story and one of his best.

[@nautika1]

Omg ......... Such a legend's rip sir Sean Connery

[@chriscanale9535]

love Hitch