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High Society
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High Society is a 1956 American comedy of remarriage and musical film directed by Charles Walters and produced by Sol C. Siegel. The screenplay was written by John Patrick, based on the work of Philip Barry and the play The Philadelphia Story. The film stars Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly, Frank Sinatra, and Celeste Holm. Music was composed by Cole Porter, with cinematography by Paul Vogel and editing by Ralph E. Winters.
Produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Sol C. Siegel Productions, and Bing Crosby Productions, the movie was filmed in Los Angeles with a narrative set in Rhode Island. Production design was handled by Cedric Gibbons and costumes by Helen Rose. The film has a runtime of approximately 112 minutes and was released in the United States. It was distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Netflix, available via video on demand.
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6.8With socialite Tracy Lord about to remarry, her ex-husband - with the help of a sympathetic reporter - has 48 hours to convince her that she really still loves him.
Cast
- Bing Crosby as C. K. Dexter-Haven
- Grace Kelly as Tracy Lord
- Frank Sinatra as Mike Connor
- Celeste Holm as Liz Imbrie
- John Lund as George Kittredge
- Louis Calhern as Uncle Willie
Themes
- jazz singer or musician
- musical
- rhode island
- divorcee
- screwball comedy
- socialite
- ex-husband ex-wife relationship
- ex spouses
- society wedding
- comedy of remarriage
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Part of
- National Film Registry
- Genre
- musical film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- The Philadelphia Story
- Director
- Charles Walters
- Screenwriter
- John Patrick
- Cast member
- Richard Garrick
- Composer
- Cole Porter
- Producer
- Sol C. Siegel
- Production company
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Cinematographer
- Paul Vogel
- Narrative location
- Rhode Island
- Filming location
- Los Angeles
- Duration
- 111
- FilmAffinity ID
- 364898
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- Commons category
- High Society (1956 film)
- publication date
- 1956-01-01
- film editor
- Ralph E. Winters
- title
- High Society
- distributed by
- Netflix
- production designer
- Cedric Gibbons
- after a work by
- Philip Barry
- costume designer
- Helen Rose
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 83%
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