Cary Grant’s SuitBy: Todd McEwen A cinematic memoir and critical exploration of nine classics of old Hollywood by a contemporary comic novelist. North by Northwest isnt about what happens to Cary Grant, its about what happens to his suit. The suit has the adventures, a gorgeous New York suit threading its way through America. The suit, Cary inside it, strides with confidence into the Plaza Hotel. Nothing bad happens to it until one of the greasy henchmen grasps Cary