High society

Resource Information

The work High society represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Bowdoin College Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

High society

Statement of responsibility

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents a Sol C. Siegel production ; screenplay, John Patrick ; directed by Charles Walters

Contributor

• Patrick, John, 1905-1995
• Patrick, John, 1905-1995
• Porter, Cole, 1891-1964
• Siegel, Sol C., 1903-1982
• Siegel, Sol C., 1903-1982
• Sinatra, Frank, 1915-1998
• Sinatra, Frank, 1915-1998
• Walters, Charles, 1911-1982
• Walters, Charles, 1911-1982
• Porter, Cole, 1891-1964
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
• Warner Home Video (Firm)
• Warner Home Video (Firm)
• Armstrong, Louis, 1901-1971
• Armstrong, Louis, 1901-1971
• Barry, Philip, 1896-1949
• Barry, Philip, 1896-1949
• Blackmer, Sidney, 1895-1973
• Blackmer, Sidney, 1895-1973
• Calhern, Louis, 1895-1956
• Calhern, Louis, 1895-1956
• Chaplin, Saul, 1912-1997
• Chaplin, Saul, 1912-1997
• Crosby, Bing, 1903-1977
• Crosby, Bing, 1903-1977
• Grace, Princess of Monaco, 1929-1982
• Grace, Princess of Monaco, 1929-1982
• Green, Johnny, 1908-1989
• Green, Johnny, 1908-1989
• Holm, Celeste, 1917-2012
• Holm, Celeste, 1917-2012
• Lund, John, 1911-1992
• Lund, John, 1911-1992

Subject

• Divorced women -- Drama
• Musical films
• Remarriage -- Drama
• Remarriage -- Drama
• Video recordings
• Video recordings
• Videorecording
• Musical films
• Films for the hearing impaired
• Films for the hearing impaired
• Feature films -- United States
• Drama
• Drama
• Comedy films
• Courtship -- Drama
• Courtship -- Drama
• Divorced women -- Drama
• Comedy films

Genre

• Video recordings
• Musical films
• Films for the hearing impaired
• Feature films
• Drama
• Comedy films

Language

• eng
• fre
• eng
• fre
• spa
• eng
• eng

Summary

In this sophisticated musical comedy, a society wedding is being arranged in Newport, Rhode Island. The beautiful Tracy Samantha Lord is to marry George Kittredge. However, Tracy's ex-husband, the songwriter C.K. Dexter-Haven, has never stopped loving her and has hopes of winning her back. A New York scandal sheet reporter and photographer arrive to cover the wedding and complicate the tangled romances

Member of

• Classic musicals collection

Cataloging source

TEFMT

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Director of photography, Paul C. Vogel ; editor, Ralph E. Winters ; music & lyrics by Cole Porter ; music supervised & adapted by Johnny Green and Saul Chaplin

Language note

Closed-captioned; soundtrack in English or French with optional subtitles in French or Spanish

PerformerNote

Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Celeste Holm, John Lund, Louis Calhern, Sidney Blackmer, Louis Armstrong and his Band

Runtime

107

Series statement

Classic musicals collection

Technique

live action