High Society

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High Society
Image:HighSocietyposter.jpg
Directed by	Charles Walters
Produced by	Sol C. Siegel
Written by	Phillip Barry (play) John Patrick
Starring	Bing Crosby Grace Kelly Frank Sinatra Celeste Holm Louis Armstrong John Lund
Music by	Cole Porter
Cinematography	Paul Vogel
Editing by	Ralph E. Winters
Distributed by	MGM
Release date(s)	July 17 1956
Running time	111 min.
Language	English
Budget	$2,000,000
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High Society is a 1956 musical film made by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in VistaVision with music and lyrics by Cole Porter. It was directed by Charles Walters and produced by Sol C. Siegel from a screenplay by John Patrick, based on the play The Philadelphia Story by Phillip Barry. The cinematography was by Paul Vogel, the art direction by Cedric Gibbons and Hans Peters and the costume design by Helen Rose.

The film stars Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Celeste Holm with John Lund, Louis Calhern, Sidney Blackmer and Margalo Gilmore. Louis Armstrong and his jazz band sang the title song. The film and musical were based upon the 1940 classic film The Philadelphia Story.

[edit] Songs

"True Love"
"Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?"
"Samantha"
"You're Sensational"
"Well, Did You Evah?"
"Little One"
"Now You Has Jazz"
"Mind If I Make Love To You"

The film (more than forty years after the original movie was released) was adapted to the stage as a Broadway musical with several Porter songs from other sources added to the movie score. The Broadway production opened April 27, 1998 at the St. James Theatre, and played 144 performances.

A revival opened in London at the Shaftesbury Theatre on 10 October 2005 and closed on 21 January 2006, after having toured the UK for over a year prior.

A long playing record of the soundtrack songs was released the same year; see High Society (1956 album).