1. – Cary Grant, Operation Petticoat, 1959. It was Tony Curtis’ show and he wanted Cary as his submarine commander. Universal wanted anyone else – to avoid losing profits to Grant’s 10%. (The studio lost a bundle as this proved to be Cary’s all-time #1 box-office winner). Among Hollywood’s younger smoothies, Vivyan was TV gambler Mr Lucky, 1959-60, unofficially based upon Grant’s 1943 movie hero.
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