High Society

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Summary: Did You Evah?
Review: Big Time entertainment with Crosby and Sinatra in their terrific duet. Kelly is radiant in her last film. " True Love" was a big hit. The only question here is wether John Howard( The Phildelphia Story) or John Lund( High Society).as Tracy Lords ill fated suitors, can compete with each other to ascertain which one of them is more wooden at acting than the other!! Well..Thats Jazz"

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Summary: A wonderful musical!
Review: This movie had wonderful performances by Kelly, Sinatra, and Crosby. I have watched it over and over and know all of the songs by heart so I can sing along. The original was good but this is also a wonderful funny film. I love it!!!

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Summary: ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS!!!
Review: The mix between Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, and Grace Kelly are amazing. What a wonderful film to be Grace Kelly's last before she became (her royal HIGHness) It is certainly a movie to be seen.

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Summary: THE ORIGINAL "PHILADELPHIA STORY" IS STILL THE GREATEST!
Review: High Society is a feeble musical re-make of the sophisticated classic "The Philadelphia Story." Grace Kelly, although beautiful and elegant as usual, tries to simulate the same qualities as Katherine Hepburn in the original, but almost seems like a caricature. Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra are just not believable and somehow the dialogue sounds unrealistic and stilted. One song, "True Love", emerges as a winner, but the entire film appears to be a waste of talent. If it ain't broke, don't fix it......stick with the original "Philadelphia Story" with Kate Hepburn, Cary Grant and James Stewart.

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Summary: True Love was the ballet of the century paasing times test.
Review: For any couple married in 1956 this film has their love song and it's straight from heaven above. It's True Love. This song out shines Sinatra Sachamo and all their best songs. It's a clasic.

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Summary: Love is bittersweet....but mostly sweet.
Review: They certainly don't make movies like this anymore....This is the "Hope Diamond" of movies. Grace Kelly, Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Louis Armstrong, songs of Cole Porter...what more could you ask for? You'll find yourself singing the fun, upbeat songs long after the movie is over. Grace Kelly is fabulous!

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Summary: A wonderful, clever movie for romantics and comedians both!
Review: This remake of "The Philadelphia Story" is oustanding-- faster and far more inviting than the original. Grace Kelly and Bing Crosby simply shine; the chemistry between the two exes sparks up all over the place. Add Frank Sinatra as a wise-crack reporter and a cameo Louis Armstrong appearance (complete with a fabulous duet with Crosby!) and it just makes you feel good! The basic plot is this: Upperclass Kelly is about to marry (her third time) a hard-working, recently successful business man. First husband Crosby returns with two undercover reporters to cover the wedding, which he does mainly to prevent the publication of a story involving Kelly's father and a dancer, but also because he's just the kind of guy to return unexpectedly to his ex-wife's house the day before she's to re-marry. What follows is a hilarious jumble of confusion and emotion. If the movie sometimes slows, the wonderful song numbers make up for it, to say nothing of the delight of the combination of all these legends: Kelly, Crosby, Sinatra and Armstrong. How does it end? With a fun surprise that makes me smile and sigh every time.

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Summary: ONE OF MGM`S BEST
Review: I saw this film years before THE PHILADELPHIA STORY on which it is based. Mind you: THIS MUSICAL is far better than The Philadelphia Story. Grace Kelly is wonderful as Tracy, whereas Hepburn is hard and difficult 2 like. Stewart is an irritating, uncharismatic C.K. Dexter Haven. Sinatra`s Dexter is at his best. Indeed when u have a cast like Grace Kelly, Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Louis Calhern and Louis Armstrong - 1 should just shut up and let them do their stuff. Indeed Charles Walters did; and what a lovely film it turned out 2 be.

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Summary: My all-time favorite movie.
Review: If I wrote down on a piece of paper all the things I would want in one movie I could not come up with a list that reaches perfection as closely as "High Society." The two greatest singers of all time-- Frank Sinatra and Bing Crosby-- in the same movie? Singing the words and music of the greatest songwriter-- Cole Porter? With the most beautiful and one of the most talented actresses of all time-- Grace Kelly? What's more, how about including only the greatest jazz musician of all time-- Louis Armstrong? It's true, Sinatra, Cary Grant and Sophia Loren were once in a movie together, but it was about a big cannon-- a really big cannon ("The Pride and the Passion"). Happily, this masterpiece of a musical is based on the great play "The Philadelphia Story" and-- please bear with me-- I think this version surpasses the movie with Jimmy, Cary and Katherine in every way. For one thing, some of the tangential plot lines are cut down or cut out, and the dialogue is more to the point. Furthermore, Bing simply steals the show and surpasses the great Cary Grant as Dexter with one-liners that pack a lot more wallop. And there is superior acting in the smaller roles. Tracy Lord's little sister is absolutely delightful, and the tension between Tracy and her father adds a more serious-- even disturbing-- element to the movie. Louis Calhern is a loveable old devil as the uncle, and John Lund is a straight-laced cad who yet remains a character rather than a parody. Celeste Holm has a major role, actually, as the other reporter and is hilarious. And sure Jimmy won an Oscar for the role taken by Frank but Sinatra has fabulous chemistry with Grace Kelly. But maybe the most intriguing aspect of this film is the seamless quality of the songs and dialogue. Unlike many of MGM's earlier Technicolor extravaganzas, the sets and situations for the songs are rather more minimalistic: Bing sings "I Love You Samantha" as he's putting on his coat and placing cigarettes in his cigarette case. Louis and Bing sing a true classic "Now You Has Jazz" because Satch is there for the Newport Jazz Festival. Perhaps the loveliest song in the movie is Sinatra looking longingly into Grace's cool face and singing "You're Sensational." This is a subtle, stylish yet realistic musical which is very funny but has plenty of substance as well. Sometimes we need to make a big blunder ourselves and rely on the forgiveness of those we love before we can forgive the flaws we see in them-- and not expect perfection. But nevermind that-- how about Frank and Bing singing the duet "Have You Evah?" with the vintage Porter line "she got pinched in the Astor bar" or how about Bing and Grace singing "True Love" so beautifully on their honeymoon? Now that's perfection!

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Summary: Enjoyable film !
Review: Imagine this cast: Grace Kelly , Frankie , Bing Crosby , Satchmo and add it a Cole Porter score .
The script is more than obvious it is the typical comedy of mistakes where the good girl at last will make the right choice , plenty of smart gags and clever funny situations and double sense jokes .
Entertaining and one of my favorite films of the fifties.