Bing Crosby, Celeste Holm, Frank Sinatra

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G, 1 hr. 50 min.

Directed by: Charles Walters

Release Date: January 1, 1956

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DVD Release Date: April 22, 2003

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  • May 31, 2007
    It's a classic musical, but it's still a musical. Give me Philadelphia Story EVERY time.
  • November 20, 2006
    Muscials by and large piss me off, but remake of The Philadelphia Story is great. Plus Louie Armstrong is in it.
  • March 28, 2006
    Grace Kelly, Bing Cosby, Frank Sinatra, What a cast, not to mention great music, ie, It's in the stars next July we collide with Mars.
  • June 7, 2008
    Boo. A remake of the Philidelphia story that's pretty blah and lacking in originality.
  • November 20, 2009
    Good remake of "The Philadelphia Story", and Grace Kelly's final film.
  • September 13, 2009
    What a cast. Can u make this film again ? Who can dare it ?????
  • September 8, 2009
    quite good musical, i loved the jazzy style, and Louis Armstrong is a blast! and Grace Kelly...what a beautiful woman...
  • August 30, 2009
    the idea of remaking a classic like The Philadelphia Story and adding a bunch of songs doesn't sound like a movie i would like at all. but i love the cast - bing crosby and frank sinatra are always entertaining to me and grace kelly is as delicious as ever in this flick. add in l...( read more)ouis armstrong and some humorous dialogue and i quite enjoyed it despite the musical elements being a little hit-or-miss for me.
  • August 30, 2009
    This works fine as light entertainment, and is perfectly satisfactory as long as you don't hold it up too closely to its predecessor "The Philadelphia Story". To be sure, when you remake such a classic, you automatically invite comparisons. But Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Grace K...( read more)elly, and Celeste Holm give the story its own feel, and while "High Society" is quite a bit lighter, it's still fun to watch, with Louis Armstrong thrown in as a bonus.

    The roles and the main story-line are the same, but it's interesting how a different cast and director can give it such a different style. Naturally, with Bing and Frank on hand, you're going to have some singing added in as well. This version does of course lack the depth and some of the wit of the original, but it has its own strong points, and is worth watching.

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  • August 29, 2009
    Not as good as Philadelphia Story...but those are big shoes to fill.

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