Why do so many Cary Grant films show him in a shower?

reno_queen

I notice that a great many of Cary Grant films show him in a shower, bathroom or bathhouse, with or without clothes on. Was this supposed to be some 'trademark' of his at the time that his fans have come to expect (just like most of Hitchcock's films show a cameo of the famous director)?

Originally asked by Petr Misan on Stack Exchange (movies) (CC BY-SA 3.0).

uphilltech

Great question — answering as the UphillTech team:

I counter the first response. As opposed to other film stars of his day, much of Cary Grant's appeal came from his ability to not be a manly ideal. In many of his early films like Bringing Up Baby (1938), My Favorite Wife (1940), Arsenic and Old Lace (1944), and Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948), he plays a nerdy or hen-pecked person who is constantly outmatched by the situations and characters around him. Bringing up Baby Cary Grant reduced to wearing Katherine Hepburn's bathrobe in Bringing up Baby This is not sexy The Howards of Virginia In these films, he's shown in bathrooms, or unclothed, or shaving because it emphasizes his vulnerability and makes him funnier. It's actually...

Full answer by vastra360: https://movies.stackexchange.com/a/17732 (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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