High Society
A high-society bride-to-be must choose between her new groom and her ex-husband, who teams up with a clever reporter to win her heart in 48 hours.
“They're all together for the first time!”
Synopsis
As socialite Tracy Lord prepares to remarry, her ex-husband, with the assistance of a sympathetic reporter, has 48 hours to persuade her that she still truly loves him.
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Principal cast & crew: 19
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Ralph E WintersShot by Paul VogelScored by Cole Porter
Box Office
1956 · Box office
✅ Made its money back — grossed 2.9× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$8.2M
Also known as
- Die oberen Zehntausendde
- Alta sociedades
- Haute Sociétéfr
- Alta societàit
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Cast & Crew
19 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Bing Crosby
as C. K. Dexter-Haven
Grace Kelly
as Tracy Lord
Frank Sinatra
as Mike Connor
Grace Kelly Nm0000038
as Tracy Lord
Celeste Holm
as Liz Imbrie
John Lund
as George Kittredge
Louis Calhern
as Uncle Willie
Sidney Blackmer
as Seth Lord
Louis Armstrong
as Louis Armstrong
Margalo Gillmore
as Mrs. Seth Lord
Lydia Reed
as Caroline Lord
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1Other crew
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