High society

Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly and Frank Sinatra romp elegantly through the scenic, moneyed grounds and waters of outwardly elitist Newport, Rhode Island in this hip, witty, musical version of Philip Barry’s “The Philadelphia story”. Legendary Louis Armstrong, as himself, plays his trumpet and narrates in prose and song the peccadillos of his song-writer friend C. K. Dexter-Haven as he tries to win back his haughty ex-wife on the eve of her marriage. Music by Cole Porter.

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Credits

producer

Sol Siegel

production company

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

United Artists Corporation

director

Charles Walters

Duration

01:43:00:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1956

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

302367

Language

English

Audience classification

G

Subject categories

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion picture remakes

Feature films

Feature films → Feature films - United States

Motion picture remakes

Musicals

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

Wikidata

Q719471

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United States, 1956

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