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Author: Sol C SiegelJohn PatrickCharles WaltersBing CrosbyGrace, Princess of MonacoAll authors
Publisher: Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video ; [United States] : Turner Entertainment Co., 2008.
Edition/Format:   DVD video : English : Widescreen versionView all editions and formats
Summary:
In this 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.
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Genre/Form: Comedy films
Musical films
Feature films
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Drama
Material Type: Videorecording
Document Type: Visual material
All Authors / Contributors: Sol C Siegel; John Patrick; Charles Walters; Bing Crosby; Grace, Princess of Monaco; Frank Sinatra; Celeste Holm; John Lund; Louis Calhern; Sidney Blackmer; Louis Armstrong; Paul C Vogel; Ralph E Winters; Cole Porter; Johnny Green; Saul Chaplin; Philip Barry; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.; Warner Home Video (Firm); Turner Entertainment Co.
ISBN: 1419867784 9781419867781
OCLC Number: 245049811
Language Note: Closed captioned. Dialogue in English (5.1 surround) with optional French (mono.) soundtrack; optional subtitles in English, French, or Spanish.
Notes: Originally released as a motion picture in 1956.
Based on the play, The Philadelphia story by Philip Barry.
Special features include: featurette Cole Porter in Hollywood: true love, hosted by Celeste Holm; premiere newsreel; CinemaScope cartoon Millionaire Droopy; audio-only bonus: radio ads; trailers for this and The Philadelphia Story; production notes.
Credits: Director of photography, Paul C. Vogel ; editor, Ralph E. Winters ; music and lyrics by Cole Porter ; music supervised and adapted by Johnny Green and Saul Chaplin.
Cast: Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Celeste Holm, John Lund, Louis Calhern, Sidney Blackmer, Louis Armstrong and his Band.
Target Audience: MPAA rating: Not rated.
Description: 1 videodisc (111 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Details: DVD; dual-layer format; Dolby Digital; widescreen presentation (matted, enhanced).
Other Titles: Cole Porter in Hollywood, true love.
Millionaire Droopy.
High society (Motion picture : 1956)
High society
Responsibility: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents a Sol C. Siegel production ; screenplay, John Patrick ; directed by Charles Walters.
Local System Bib Number:
223472

Abstract:

In this 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.
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