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High Society
1956
Porter adds the tunes and Sinatra adds the ring-a-ding to this swinging musical remake of The Philadelphia Story. A prim socialite (Kelly in her last role before becoming Her Serene Highness) finds herself in a the middle of a comic mess when her ex-husband (Crosby) and an amorous reporter (Sinatra) come to cover the .. Read more
| Starring | Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly, Celeste Holm, Frank Sinatra |
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| Director | Charles Walters |
| Genres | Music/Musical |
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High Society
Porter adds the tunes and Sinatra adds the ring-a-ding to this swinging musical remake of The Philadelphia Story. A prim socialite (Kelly in her last role before becoming Her Serene Highness) finds herself in a the middle of a comic mess when her ex-husband (Crosby) and an amorous reporter (Sinatra) come to cover the preparations for her upcoming wedding. Adding to the tension is her skirt-chasing father, who's also returned home for the ceremony. The resulting confusion--and several potent drinks--melt the ice princess's frosty exterior. It isn't long before she sees through her society-climbing fiancee, and warms up again to her crooning jazz musician ex-husband. Rare chance to see rivals Crosby and Sinatra together. Includes such hit numbers as 'True Love', 'You're Sensational', and 'Did You Evah'. The film garnered three Academy Award Nominations including Best Motion Picture Story.
| Starring | Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly, Celeste Holm, Frank Sinatra, John Lund, Louis Calhern, Louis Armstrong, Sidney Blackmer, Margalo Gillmore |
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| Director | Charles Walters |
| Studio | WARNER HOME VIDEO |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 43 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Music/Musical |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 1956 To Rent: DVD: 26 May 2003 |
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Cold, flat, dull musical reworking of The Philadelphia Story (qv), with ill-cast performers and just a few bright moments.
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- Halliwell's Film Guide
- 02 Mar 2006 at 15:42
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Flat musical version of The Philadelphia Story with second rate Cole Porter songs.
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- 07 Mar 2009 at 16:25
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Classic cinema
A classic film that is timeless in it's entertainment qualities. Lovely colours in the film, and some nice clothing etc, good to watch a slice of social ... read more »
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Stick with the Philadelphia Story
High Society is a remake of the Philadelphia story made in 1940. It not a patch on the original, which had real energy and fun with terrific performances from ... read more »
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Memory lane
I grew up to this movie - and indeed is a great feel good movie. Was nice to pick up on the subtleties that I would have missed when I was younger. Rented ... read more »
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- 15 Nov 2010 at 22:32
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Porter adds the tunes and Sinatra adds the ring-a-ding to this swinging musical remake of The Philadelphia Story. A prim socialite (Kelly in her last role before becoming Her Serene Highness) finds herself in a the middle of a comic mess when her ex-husband (Crosby) and an amorous reporter (Sinatra)...
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