High Society (1956) | |
Director(s) | Charles Walters |
Producer(s) | Sol C. Siegel (uncredited) |
Top Genres | Comedy, Film Adaptation, Musical, Romance |
Top Topics | Based on Play, Marriage, Remake, Reporters, Romance (Comic), Romantic Rivalry, Socialites |
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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)
Award | Recipient | Result |
Best Music - Scoring | Johnny Green, Saul Chaplin | Nominated |
Best Music - Song | Music and Lyrics by Cole Porter | Nominated |
Best Writing | Edward Bernds, Elwood Ullman | Nominated |
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Musical Monday: High Society (1956)
on Aug 19, 2024 From Comet Over HollywoodIt?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 HollywoodThe 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 Filmvia: 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 Filmvia: 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 TimeHigh 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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Quotes from
Tracy: There are fairies at the bottom of my garden all ringing little bells.
Tracy: Look everybody, it's Uncle Willy! Wasn't it nice of Uncle Willy to surprise us?
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Facts about
Average Shot Length (ASL) = 14 seconds
Elizabeth Taylor was the first choice for the part of Tracy Lord. She was unavailable so the part went to Grace Kelly.
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