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Skandaalihäät

Original title: High Society
  • 19561956
  • K-12K-12
  • 1h 51m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
16K
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Grace Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby, and Louis Armstrong in Skandaalihäät (1956)
A spoiled heiress must choose among three suitors: her jazz musician ex-husband, a stuffy businessman, and an undercover tabloid reporter.
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ComedyMusicalRomance

With socialite Tracy Lord about to remarry, her ex-husband - with the help of a sympathetic reporter - has 48 hours to convince her that she really still loves him.With socialite Tracy Lord about to remarry, her ex-husband - with the help of a sympathetic reporter - has 48 hours to convince her that she really still loves him.With socialite Tracy Lord about to remarry, her ex-husband - with the help of a sympathetic reporter - has 48 hours to convince her that she really still loves him.

IMDb RATING
6.9/10
16K
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  • Director
    • Charles Walters
  • Writers
    • John Patrick(screenplay)
    • Philip Barry(play)
  • Stars
    • Bing Crosby
    • Grace Kelly
    • Frank Sinatra
  • Director
    • Charles Walters
  • Writers
    • John Patrick(screenplay)
    • Philip Barry(play)
  • Stars
    • Bing Crosby
    • Grace Kelly
    • Frank Sinatra
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 170User reviews
    • 49Critic reviews
    • 65Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 2 Oscars
      • 1 win & 3 nominations total

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    Grace Kelly, Frank Sinatra, and Bing Crosby in Skandaalihäät (1956)
    Grace Kelly, Frank Sinatra, and Bing Crosby in Skandaalihäät (1956)
    Grace Kelly, Bing Crosby, Louis Armstrong, Billy Kyle, and Charles Walters in Skandaalihäät (1956)
    Grace Kelly, Frank Sinatra, and Bing Crosby in Skandaalihäät (1956)
    Bing Crosby, Louis Armstrong, Barrett Deems, Edmond Hall, and James Young in Skandaalihäät (1956)
    Grace Kelly and Bing Crosby in Skandaalihäät (1956)
    "High Society" Grace Kelly and Louis Armstrong 1956 MGM
    Louis Armstrong publicity photo for "High Society," 1956.
    "High Society" Frank Sinatra and Grace Kelly behind the scenes. 1956 MGM / **I.V.
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    Louis Armstrong on the set of "High Society," MGM 1956.

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    Bing Crosby
    Bing Crosby
    • C. K. Dexter-Haven
    Grace Kelly
    Grace Kelly
    • Tracy Lord
    Frank Sinatra
    Frank Sinatra
    • Mike Connor
    Celeste Holm
    Celeste Holm
    • Liz Imbrie
    John Lund
    John Lund
    • George Kittredge
    Louis Calhern
    Louis Calhern
    • Uncle Willie
    Sidney Blackmer
    Sidney Blackmer
    • Seth Lord
    Louis Armstrong
    Louis Armstrong
    • Louis Armstrong
    Margalo Gillmore
    Margalo Gillmore
    • Mrs. Seth Lord
    Lydia Reed
    Lydia Reed
    • Caroline Lord
    Gordon Richards
    Gordon Richards
    • Dexter-Haven's Butler
    Richard Garrick
    Richard Garrick
    • Lords' Butler
    Louis Armstrong and His Band
    Louis Armstrong and His Band
    • Themselves
    Edmond Hall
    Edmond Hall
    • Louis' Clarinetist
    James Young
    James Young
    • Louis' Trombonist
    • (as Trummy Young)
    Arvell Shaw
    Arvell Shaw
    • Louis' Bassist
    Billy Kyle
    Billy Kyle
    • Louis' Pianist
    Barrett Deems
    Barrett Deems
    • Louis' Drummer
    • Director
      • Charles Walters
    • Writers
      • John Patrick(screenplay)
      • Philip Barry(play)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Grace Kelly's last feature film before retiring from acting.
    • Goofs
      In the "Did You Evah" sequence the boys walk out of the library, wait a few beats and come marching back in to the bar. When Connor picks up the champagne, it still has the cork in place. But Connor immediately pours, without removing the cork/ the cork has magically disappeared.
    • Quotes

      Mike Connor: Don't dig that kind of crooning, chum.

      C. K. Dexter-Haven: You must be one of the newer fellows.

    • Crazy credits
      In the opening credits Louis Armstrong and His Band are eighth-billed, but in the end credits cast list it is Louis Armstrong listed individually who is eighth-billed.
    • Connections
      Featured in Just One More Time (1974)
    • Soundtracks
      High Society Calypso
      (uncredited)

      Written by Cole Porter

      Performed by Louis Armstrong

    User reviews170

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    7/10
    The unbeatable talents of three legendary stars in a nice musical comedy
    "High Society" unites the unbeatable talents of three legendary stars Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, and Louis Armstrong with the beautiful and talented Grace Kelly in her final role before she becomes the loving Princess of Monaco…

    Spoiled Tracy (Kelly) is about to marry a boring businessman John Lund, but on the eve of her nuptials, her ex-husband Crosby, who still calls her Sam, returns to try and put a stop to the wedding…

    On hand to cover her upcoming nuptials for a spy magazine are journalists Celeste Holm) and Sinatra, with the greatest American jazz musician Louis Armstrong providing with Crosby a musical jazz called "Now You Has Jazz."

    Armstrong opens the film from the back of the blue bus shared with his band, with a calypso song, while the classic "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" is lively sung by Sinatra and Holm alone in a big room filled with Kelly's many extravagant wedding gifts…

    Kelly is lovely as the refined woman flirting with three men… In scenes that required the softening of her unyielding nature, she seems so reserved and cold in manner…

    Sinatra sings to her "You're Sensational" and "Mind if I Make Love to You? Crosby sings "True Love."
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    FAQ5

    • Is this movie based on a book?
    • Chapter Headings, an unofficial version:
    • Is Clarendon Court, the von Bulows' mansion, featured in this movie?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 5, 1957 (Finland)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official Site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • High Society
    • Filming locations
      • Clarendon Court - Bellevue Avenue at Yznaga Avenue, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
    • Production companies
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
      • Sol C. Siegel Productions
      • Bing Crosby Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $2,700,000 (estimated)
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 51 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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