tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969706531075939050.post4098484243046138465..comments2024-01-22T13:04:59.388-08:00Comments on THE BING CROSBY NEWS ARCHIVE: HIGH SOCIETY: A REVIEWUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969706531075939050.post-14841683276735173322012-06-05T13:04:11.252-07:002012-06-05T13:04:11.252-07:00This is a great movie, and - big fan that I am of ...This is a great movie, and - big fan that I am of Katherine Hepburn - I still like this version better than "The Philadelphia Story." I've always been a pretty big musical fan, and this one is filled with great songs. Crosby and Kelly's duet, "True Love," is beautiful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969706531075939050.post-49264572134670013962012-05-02T13:26:18.600-07:002012-05-02T13:26:18.600-07:00In an admission that's sure to get me booted o...In an admission that's sure to get me booted out of the CMBA, I prefer "High Society" to "The Philadelphia Story." Always have, always will. Despite its star power, it's never accorded status as one of the great M-G-M musicials, but I think it should.Kevin Deanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07697597405552599370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969706531075939050.post-71430344732111629762012-04-28T16:35:23.316-07:002012-04-28T16:35:23.316-07:00Love it to pieces. It is not the original, but who...Love it to pieces. It is not the original, but who the heck cares. The Crosby/Sinatra duet of "Did you ever" is pure 100% gold. Nothing beats it.FlickChickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17351624749230610755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969706531075939050.post-88766774479132856742012-04-28T15:42:43.317-07:002012-04-28T15:42:43.317-07:00Even in my snobby youth when I disapproved of rema...Even in my snobby youth when I disapproved of remakes on principle, I couldn't help but enjoy "High Society". A party with Cole Porter tunes - what's not to love?Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969706531075939050.post-21764928061659949952012-04-27T16:15:58.802-07:002012-04-27T16:15:58.802-07:00David,
I feel like such an idiot right now (okay ...David, <br />I feel like such an idiot right now (okay that happens a lot regarding old cinema) but I had no clue that High Society was a musical remake of The Philadelphia Story (which I love and I've seen at least 30 times!)<br />I agree about the script and choice of cast all the way down to Celeste.<br />PagePagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15063277863578004836noreply@blogger.com