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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...

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Uniform Title:High society (Motion picture : 1956)
Corporate Authors: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Warner Home Video (Firm), Turner Entertainment Co
Other Authors: Siegel, Sol C., 1903-1982, Patrick, John, 1905-1995, Walters, Charles, 1911-1982, Crosby, Bing, 1903-1977, Grace, Princess of Monaco, 1929-1982, Sinatra, Frank, 1915-1998, Holm, Celeste, 1917-2012, Lund, John, 1911-1992, Calhern, Louis, 1895-1956, Blackmer, Sidney, 1895-1973, Armstrong, Louis, 1901-1971, Vogel, Paul C., 1899-1975, Winters, Ralph E., Porter, Cole, 1891-1964, Green, Johnny, 1908-1989, Chaplin, Saul, 1912-1997, Barry, Philip, 1896-1949
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
French
Language Notes:Closed captioned.
Dialogue in English (5.1 surround) with optional French (mono.) soundtrack; optional subtitles in English, French, or Spanish.
Published: Burbank, CA : [United States] : Warner Home Video ; Turner Entertainment Co., 2008.
Edition:Widescreen version.
Subjects:
Divorced women > Drama.
Remarriage > Drama.
Courtship > Drama.
Comedy films.
Musical films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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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.
Item Description: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.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (111 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD; dual-layer format; Dolby Digital; widescreen presentation (matted, enhanced).
Audience:MPAA rating: Not rated.
Production 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.
ISBN:1419867784
9781419867781