High Society (1956)

Name: High Society (1956)
Duration: 1 h 51 min

1hr 51m

1hr 51m
3.4/5 (5.9K)
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With 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… More Details »

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Director:

Charles Walters

Producer:

Sol C. Siegel

Writer:

John Patrick, Philip Barry

Runtime:

1hr 51m

Synopsis

With 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
Grace Kelly
Frank Sinatra
Celeste Holm
John Lund
Louis Calhern
Sidney Blackmer
Louis Armstrong
Margalo Gillmore
Lydia Reed

Letterboxd User Reviews

3.4

RATINGS 392 FANS

3.4

Jun 9, 2020

Obviously not as good as The Philadelphia Story but it does open with Louis Armstrong singing a song explaining the plot and then looking at the camera and saying "End of song, beginning of story!" Every movie should begin that way.

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Patrick Willems

Oct 11, 2019

love that they just made an entire movie just so they can dress grace kelly in pretty outfits...I APPROVE

762 Likes

hailey 🌼

Aug 13, 2019

the most romantic part of this is frank sinatra and bing crosby's duet and that's all there is to it

374 Likes

lucy
Aug 3, 2016

The Philadelphia Story is a $300 bottle of champagne whereas, this movie is a $25 bottle of merlot. While this one isn't as good, you still enjoy that bottle.

372 Likes

Valentina

Dec 22, 2020

The virgin Bing Crosby vs the chad Cary Grant

329 Likes

Sam

Jul 26, 2019

i love grace kelly and we deserved more scenes of her speaking french..... thanks for coming to my ted talk

218 Likes

stephanie ✨
May 25, 2026

It’s nice to know the peoples princess also gets hangxiety I haven’t seen The Philadelphia Story so I’m not sure how it shapes up in comparison but I found it pretty fun! Who doesn’t want to watch Grace Kelly in pretty dresses for 2 hours?

139 Likes

Anna🍓

Jul 3, 2018

bing crosby is a great singer and iconic alum of my college but bing crosby is NOT in grace kelly’s league

197 Likes

teagan

Jan 28, 2023

A remake of “The Philadelphia Story;” “High Society” adds music to the mix, and removes almost any element of charm. The slim setup of the original film largely relied on the wafting enchantment of magic between its three leads. There was always a sense that any way of…

159 Likes

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this was a fun watch :) the music was wonderful and Grace Kelly is truly stunning- I understand why three men wanted to marry her

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7/10 not totally sure how I feel about the ending, but the music was FANTASTIC

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this film invented love triangles 7.5/10

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Based on 11 Critics

7.0

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Generally favorable reviews based on 8 Reviews

While Walters is no Cukor, he's not without his pleasures. His simple but polished shooting style, once a routine satisfaction of the cinema, carries the aura of a long-lost classical grace.

Dave Kehr

Chicago Reader

It suffers from stilted Vista Vision staging and a lack of gloss -- but has some sparkling Cole Porter musical numbers. [26 Sep 1999, p.26C]

Michael Wilmington

Chicago Tribune

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