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Stewart Granger (born James Lablache Stewart; 6 May 1913 – 16 August 1993) was a British film actor, mainly associated with heroic and romantic leading roles. He was a popular leading man from the 1940s to the early 1960s, rising to fame through his appearances in the Gainsborough melodramas .
Stewart Francis Granger (born October 27, 1961) is a Canadian former National Basketball Association (NBA) player and Canadian national team member. Though in his early years Granger grew up in Montreal , his high school years were spent attending and playing basketball at Nazareth Regional High School in Brooklyn , New York , USA.
Then Stewart Granger was assigned to star. The film was made towards the end of Granger's contract with MGM and he felt they assigned him to this low-budget film to punish him for not renewing with the studio. [5] He appeared opposite Steve Rowland, the son of the director. [6]
Meanwhile, Lot (Stewart Granger) leads his family and a Hebrew tribe through the desert, hoping that he can find a permanent home for his people along the fertile banks of the River Jordan. By contrast with the people of the twin cities, the Hebrews are presented as a pious and austere people with high moral standards.
Kine Weekly wrote: "Stewart Granger plays the tycoon-cum-playboy with easy assurance as Max, Donna Reed is a charming, unaffected Carol, Gianna Maria Canale scores in contrasts as the volatile, man-crazy Gina, and George Sanders is in his element as the vindictive, mentally unbalanced Carliss. Its supporting types too, register."
Captain Boycott is a 1947 British historical drama film directed by Frank Launder and starring Stewart Granger, Kathleen Ryan, Mervyn Johns, Alastair Sim and Cecil Parker. [2] Robert Donat makes a cameo appearance as the Irish nationalist leader Charles Stewart Parnell. [3] The film explains how the word boycott appeared in the English language.
The movie was shot almost entirely on the MGM backlot, augmented by a few shots of the California coast. During filming, James Dean visited the set; Stewart Granger said his manner was rude and dismissive. [13] Houseman said, "I got along fine with Fritz Lang, even though we screamed and yelled at each other.
The part went to Stewart Granger. [7] Yehudi Menuhin was hired to perform the violin solos heard in the film. [8] [9] He arrived in London in May 1945 to record the tracks. [10] In August it was announced Stewart Granger would play the lead role as part of his last two films for Gainsborough Pictures; the other project was Caravan. [11]