“Randolph Scott and Cary Grant carry this buddy business a long way,” a Photoplay gossip blurb commented in April of 1933. ... and Grant sculpted it to suit his presence and his personality. ...

I n 1950, Randolph Scott starred in the classic Western Colt .45, which followed gun salesman Steve Farrell as he gets into a heap of trouble after a gunfighter escapes from prison.

[and] Randolph Scott was no more gay than Cary was.” When they appeared together in 1940’s My Favorite Wife , Cary had top billing. Though his star eclipsed Randy, they would remain friends.