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High Society (1956) was a Musical - Comedy Film directed by Charles Walters and produced by Sol C. Siegel.

Academy Awards 1956 --- Ceremony Number 29 (source: AMPAS)

AwardRecipientResult
Best Music - ScoringJohnny Green, Saul ChaplinNominated
Best Music - SongMusic and Lyrics by Cole PorterNominated
Best WritingEdward Bernds, Elwood UllmanNominated
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Musical Monday: High Society (1956)

on Aug 19, 2024 From Comet Over Hollywood

It?s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 600. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week?s musical: High Society (1956) ? Musica... Read full article


Frank, Bing, and Grace are sensational in... High Society (1956)

By Michaela on Nov 9, 2016 From Love Letters to Old Hollywood

The first thing that comes to mind when you think of High Society is probably its predecessor, The Philadelphia Story. Every classic film fan has their own opinion about which is better, what works and doesn't work in the other, et cetera. I'm not really interested in that. Instead of comparing the ... Read full article


High Society (1956)

By Cameron on Apr 27, 2016 From The Blonde At The Film

via: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/78008/High-Society/#tcmarcp-148108 Unless otherwise noted, all images are my own. High Society is a musical version of The Philadelphia Story (1941), which was?based on a 1939 play by Philip Barry. He wrote it with Katharine Hepburn?in mind, which was great timing... Read full article


High Society (1956)

By Cameron on Apr 27, 2016 From The Blonde At The Film

via: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/78008/High-Society/#tcmarcp-148108 Unless otherwise noted, all images are my own. High Society is a musical version of The Philadelphia Story (1941), which was?based on a 1939 play by Philip Barry. He wrote it with Katharine Hepburn?in mind, which was great timing... Read full article


High Society (1956)

By Beatrice on Apr 13, 2016 From Flickers in Time

High Society Directed by Charles Walters Written by John Patrick from a play by Phillio Barry 1956/USA Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Sol C. Siegel Productions, Bing Crosby Productions First viewing/Netflix rental #327 of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die It would take quite some remake to match up t... Read full article


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Liz Imbrie: Mike, if I ever am in your way. Don't honk, just run over me.


Liz Imbrie: Elegant junk.
Mike: It's shiny.


Tracy: There are fairies at the bottom of my garden all ringing little bells.


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Average Shot Length (ASL) = 14 seconds
Musical adaptation of the play and movie The Philadelphia Story.
Grace Kelly's last feature film before retiring from acting.
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