High Society (1956)

Original title	High Society
Swedish release title	En skön historia

Director	Charles Walters
Screenplay	John Patrick
Producer	Sol C. Siegel (ej krediterad)
Production Manager	Dave Friedman (ej krediterad)
Director of Photography	Paul C. Vogel
Music	Johnny Green (ej krediterad) Conrad Salinger (ej krediterad)
Choreography	Charles Walters
Production Designer	Cedric Gibbons Hans Peters
Film Editor	Ralph E. Winters
Production Mixer	Wesley C. Miller (as Dr. Wesley C. Miller) (övervakare) Lowell Kinsall (ej krediterad)
Assistant Director	Arvid Griffen Hank Moonjean (ej krediterad)
Technical Advisor	Charles K. Hagedon (färgkonsult)
Special Effects	A. Arnold Gillespie
Musical Arrangement	Conrad Salinger Nelson Riddle
Orchestration	Conrad Salinger Nelson Riddle Albert Sendrey (ej krediterad) Robert Franklyn (ej krediterad)
Music Supervisor	Johnny Green Saul Chaplin
Set Decorator	Edwin B. Willis Richard Pefferle
Costume Designer	Helen Rose
Make-up Supervisor	William Tuttle
Hair Stylist	Sydney Guilaroff
Sound Editor	Van Allen James (ej krediterad)

Bing Crosby	C.K. Dexter-Haven
Grace Kelly	Tracy Lord
Frank Sinatra	Mike Connor
Celeste Holm	Liz Imbrie
John Lund	George Kittredge
Louis Calhern	onkel Willie
Sidney Blackmer	Seth Lord
Louis Armstrong	Louis Armstrong
Margalo Gillmore	Mrs. Seth Lord
Lydia Reed	Caroline Lord
Gordon Richards	Dexter-Havens butler
Richard Garrick	Lords butler
Louis Armstrong and His Band	orkestern
-	Ej krediterade:
Richard Keene	Mac
Ruth Lee	Ruth, jazzfestivalorganisatör
Helen Spring	Helen, jazzfestivalorganisatör
Paul Keast	chefredaktören
Reginald Simpson	Lawrence, onkel Willies butler
Hugh Boswell	kyrkoherde
Barrett Deems	trumslagaren i Louis Armstrongs band
Edmond Hall	klarinettisten i Louis Armstrongs band
Billy Kyle	pianisten i Louis Armstrongs band
Arvell Shaw	basisten i Louis Armstrongs band
James Young	trombonisten i Louis Armstrongs band
Florence Wix	gäst på festen

Production Company	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp. controlled by Loew's Inc.
	Bing Crosby Productions Inc.
	Sol C. Siegel Productions Inc.
Copyright	Loew's Inc.	1956-07-16	(LP6945)
	Sol C. Siegel Productions Inc.	1956-07-16	(LP6945)
	Bing Crosby Productions Inc.	1956-07-16	(LP6945)
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm)	AB Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer	1957

Censorship number	89058
Date	1956-11-06
Classification	Suitable for all audiences
Original length	2910 meters
Notes	Speltid: 106 minuter. Aktlängder: 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0.

Aspect ratio	1.85:1 (VistaVision)
Sound type	Sound
Sound system	Westrex Sound Recording
Colour type	Colour
Colour system	Technicolor
Carrier type	35 mm
Frames per second	24
Length in metres	2923 meter
Length in minutes	107 min

Original title	The Philadelphia Story (Play)
Author	Philip Barry

				1956-01-18	1956-03-06
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios	Culver City, Kalifornien	USA
	San Marino, Kalifornien	USA
750 Bel Air Road	Bel Air, Kalifornien	USA
	Los Angeles, Kalfornien	USA
Clarendon Court	Newport, Rhode Island	USA
Rosecliff Mansion	Newport, Rhode Island	USA

First showing	1956-07-17			USA	107 min
Release in Sweden	1957-01-21	Spegeln	Stockholm	Sweden	106 min
TV showing	1970-12-27	TV1		Sweden
Cinematheque screening	1976-05-08			Sweden
TV showing	1977-08-13	TV2		Sweden
Cinematheque screening	2001-08-18	Sture	Stockholm	Sweden	107 min
	2001-08-26	Bio Victor	Stockholm	Sweden	107 min
	2004-11-21	Bio Victor	Stockholm	Sweden	107 min
	2004-11-27	Sture	Stockholm	Sweden	107 min
Censurbeslut	2009-10-03
	2009-10-24
	2015-12-12
	2016-01-14
Cinematheque screening	2019-11-09	Filmhuset	Stockholm	Sweden
Cinematheque screening, archive copy	2019-11-09
Censurbeslut	2022-11-02		Helsinki	Finland
	2022-11-04		Helsinki	Finland

Original title	High Society Calypso
Composer	Cole Porter	(1956)
Lyrics	Cole Porter	(1956)
Performed by	Louis Armstrong and His Band

Original title	Little One
Composer	Cole Porter	(1956)
Lyrics	Cole Porter	(1956)
Sung by	Bing Crosby
	Lydia Reed	(repris - på franska)
Performed by	Louis Armstrong and His Band

Original title	Who Wants To Be a Millionaire?
Composer	Cole Porter	(1956)
Lyrics	Cole Porter	(1956)
Sung by	Frank Sinatra
	Celeste Holm

Original title	True Love
Composer	Cole Porter	(1956)
	Cole Porter	(engelsk text 1956)
Lyrics	Gösta Rybrant	(svensk text 1956)
Sung by	Bing Crosby
	Grace Kelly

Original title	You're Sensational
Composer	Cole Porter	(1956)
Lyrics	Cole Porter	(1956)
Sung by	Frank Sinatra

Original title	I Love You, Samantha
Composer	Cole Porter	(1956)
Lyrics	Cole Porter	(1956)
Sung by	Bing Crosby
Performed by	Louis Armstrong and His Band

Original title	Now You Has Jazz
Composer	Cole Porter	(1956)
Lyrics	Cole Porter	(1956)
Sung by	Bing Crosby
Performed by	Louis Armstrong and His Band

Original title	Well, Did You Evah!
Composer	Cole Porter	(1939)
Lyrics	Cole Porter	(1939, ny text 1956)
Sung by	Bing Crosby
	Frank Sinatra

Original title	Mind If I Make Love to You
Composer	Cole Porter	(1956)
Lyrics	Cole Porter	(1956)
Sung by	Frank Sinatra

That's Entertainment, Part 2 (1976)

High Society (1956)

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Element type	Print
Item base	Acetate
Carrier type	35 mm

Element type	Print
Item base	Acetate
Carrier type	35 mm
Length	2910

Size	About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity	2

Size	Smaller than 40 x 75 cm
Quantity	2

Size	About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity	2

Size	Smaller than 40 x 75 cm
Quantity	2

Size	Smaller than 40 x 75 cm
Quantity	1

Script type	Synopsis

Script type	Cutting continuity
Language	English

Black and white print	set
Colour prints	12
Behind the scenes prints	No
Slides	1
Digital images	No
Negatives	No
Contact sheets	No
Album	No

Type	Program/Reklamtryck