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High Society

Year:
Duration:
111 min
Genres:
Comedy | Musical | Romance
IMDB rate:
7
Director:
Charles Walters
Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 1 nomination
Details
Country: USA
Release Date: 1956-07-17
Filming Locations: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA
Earnings
Budget: $2,700,000
Gross: $13,000,000 (USA) Rentals $5,878,000 (USA)
Cast
Actor
Character
Lydia Reed
Lydia Reed
High Society
Bing Crosby
C. K. Dexter-Haven
Grace Kelly
Tracy Lord
Frank Sinatra
Mike Connor
Celeste Holm
Liz Imbrie
John Lund
George Kittredge
Louis Calhern
Uncle Willie
Sidney Blackmer
Seth Lord
Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong
Margalo Gillmore
Mrs. Seth Lord
Gordon Richards
Dexter-Haven's Butler
Richard Garrick
Lords' Butler
Louis Armstrong and His Band
Themselves
Hugh Boswell
The Parson
Barrett Deems
Louis' Drummer (uncredited)
Edmond Hall
Louis' Clarinetist (uncredited)
Paul Keast
Editor (uncredited)
Richard Keene
Mac (uncredited)
Billy Kyle
Louis' Pianist (uncredited)
Ruth Lee
Ruth - Jazz Festival Organizer (uncredited)
Arvell Shaw
Louis' Bassist (uncredited)
Reginald Simpson
Lawrence - Uncle Willie's Butler (uncredited)
Helen Spring
Helen - Jazz Festival Organizer (uncredited)
Florence Wix
Party Guest (uncredited)
James Young
Louis' Trombonist (uncredited)
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Trivia
Cole Porter's, "Well, Did You Evah", sung here by Frank Sinatra and Bing Crosby, was originally performed by (film's director) Charles Walters and Betty Grable in the 1939 Broadway musical "DuBarry Was A Lady".
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The house used for the exterior of Dexter's mansion was later bought by "Sunny" von Bülow and her husband Klaus. It was here she fell into the coma from which she has never recovered.
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Louis Calhern died in Japan just after making this film. He was on the set of The Teahouse of the August Moon (1956) but died early in the filming. His role was recast, making High Society (1956) his last screen appearance.
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Goofs
Boom barely drops into the top of the frame for a split second, but the shadow clearly travels across the wall when George takes Tracy into the conservatory to lie down after she drunkenly sings that she's "Sensational".
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When her mother breaks the news about Spy magazine coming to her wedding, Tracy is telling her mother she really thinks her mother is sorry she ever let her father go. She drops her arms to her side and turns her back completely on her mother, her arms swinging. In the reverse angle, she is only half turned and her hands are coming up to her hips.
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When he says to Tracy his father was a teacher in South Bend, Mike puts both his hands between his legs. In the next shot he has his hands leaning on the couch by his sides.
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Quotes
Caroline Lord: Dexter, are you ever going to get married again?
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Mike: [drunkenly] If you had really know her, you would've
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Dexter: They met in a hole in the ground.
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Faq
Q
Is this movie based on a book?
A
No. It is based on the play "The Philadelphia Story" by Phillip Barry, and is a remake of the 1940 MGM picture of the same name starring Carry Grant, Katherine Hepburn, and James Stewart.
Q
Chapter Headings, an unofficial version:
A
One of many possible sets of chapter headings, mostly based on the dvd times: * 01 = 00:00:00 - "Overture" - - * 02 = 00:04:36 - front credits - * 03 = 00:06:12 - "High Society Calypso" - - * 04 = 00:08:21 - the rehearsal room - * 05 = 00:10:23 - wedding presents that stink - * 06 = 00:12:43 - "Tracy's Song" - - * 07 = 00:15:16 - he who sniffs the air like he is looking for breakfast - * 08 = 00:17:20 - "Little One" - - * 09 = 00:19:51 - a phone call from the office of Spy Rhymes With Lie - * 10 = 00:23:37 - two on assignment from Doom - * 11 = 00:26:17 - disinfecting the wound - * 12 = 00:31:49 - milk and arsenic - * 13 = 00:34:24 - papa is looking terribly clever today - * 14 = 00:36:49 - "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?" - - * 15 = 00:39:38 - a fishing hook that can tell a story - * 16 = 00:42:40 - "True Love" - - * 17 = 00:46:11 - love versus worship - * 18 = 00:48:17 - an understanding heart or a bronze heart - * 19 = 00:50:35 - the idle rich drive too fast - * 20 = 00:53:54 - a school for boys - - "You're Sensational" - - * 21 = 00:58:45 - "I Love You Samantha" - - * 22 = 01:02:01 - the privileged class enjoying its privileges - * 23 = 01:04:41 - "Now You Has Jazz" - - * 24 = 01:09:18 - dancing with the bride, kissing with the bride - * 25 = 01:12:48 - Tracy is no ordinary woman - - "Well, Did You Evah" - - * 26 = 01:17:59 - going over the wall - * 27 = 01:20:48 - bells in the bubbles - - "Mind If I Make Love To You" - - * 28 = 01:24:42 - 'True Love' remembered - - * 29 = 01:28:41 - we are going to have a wedding after all? - * 30 = 01:33:08 - memories of a swell party - * 31 = 01:35:36 - a stinger, to remove the sting - building True Love II - * 32 = 01:42:29 - as originally planned - * 33 = 01:45:34 - 'End Of Story' - - * 34 = 01:46:33 - end credits - * 34 = 01:47:03 - end -These are best viewed edited so as to show one chapter per line, * at the line start.Chapter titles in red mean they are musical numbers in the film.
Q
"Philadelphia Story"---How Did It Get Re-made as "High Society"?
A
Chicago Tribune, Wednesday, June 13, 1956, pt. 3, p. 4, c. 2:LOOKING AT HOLLYWOODby Hedda HopperYears ago Mervyn Leroy turned down Clark Gable because of his ears. Mitch Leisen goofed, too, when Paramount considered buying "Philadelphia Story." "I dont't think a snob picture like that would sell, " he said. So Metro got the story and made a fortune with Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant, and Jimmy Stewart. Now they've remade it as "High Society," with Grace Kelly, Bing Crosby, and Frank Sinatra. Frank doesn't get the girl, but he steals the picture. . . .__________________________________
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