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 |
BlogHub Articles:
High Society Collides with Personal Drama in “Dinner at Eight”
By Stephen Reginald on Jul 28, 2026 From Classic Movie ManHigh Society Collides with Personal Drama in “Dinner at Eight” Directed by George Cukor, Dinner at Eight (1933) brings together an ensemble cast that includes Marie Dressler, John Barrymore, Wallace Beery, Jean Harlow, Lionel Barrymore, and Billie Burke. The story centers around Mil... Read full article
High Society and Second Chances: The Philadelphia Story
By Stephen Reginald on Jul 8, 2026 From Classic Movie ManHigh Society and Second Chances: The Philadelphia Story Released in 1940 and directed by George Cukor, The Philadelphia Story is a quintessential romantic comedy starring Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant, and James Stewart. The narrative centers on Tracy Lord (Hepburn), a proud, strong-willed Phil... Read full article
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) (3)
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
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Quotes from
Mrs. Lord: What?
Mike: This is to tell you your days are numbered.
[hangs up]
Mrs. Lord: Oh dear. One of the servants has been at the sherry again.
Tracy: Help me off the pedestal.
Seth Lord: Watch out for that first step, it's quite a tumble.
Liz Imbrie: [checking out a silver ice bucket] Plate.
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Facts about
Grace Kelly, recently engaged to Prince Rainier of Monaco, wore her actual engagement ring for her character's engagement ring.
The song True Love, written by Cole Porter especially for the movie, was a million seller and both Grace Kelly and Bing Crosby were awarded platinum records for the song. This is the only platinum record ever given to sitting royalty as Grace Kelly had become Princess Grace by the time it was awarded.
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