“High Society” is one of those fun movies. It has plenty of elegance, romance, humour, great acting, and thanks to Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Louis Armstrong and yes even Grace Kelly, there is wonderful music to go along with the movie. The song “True Love” sung by Bing Crosby and Grace Kelly is definitely one of the best love songs ever written and has always been one of my favourite songs.
I have always enjoyed watching “Philadelphia Story” with Cary Grant, Katherine Hepburn, and James Stewart. And I really do enjoy the remake “High Society” with Grace Kelly, Bing Crosby, and Frank Sinatra. Both movies are good and they offer such a different kind of feel to the story. If I had to pick one over the other I’d have to say that I’d choose “High Society”. The music in this movie is a great touch (perhaps I’m a little bit biased as I love the old jazz tunes and really love Louis Armstrong’s singing and playing). I also like the chemistry and interaction between Bing Crosby and Grace Kelly. There is none as elegant and classy as Grace Kelly and she just seemed to fit the role a little better as Tracy Lord. But as good as Frank Sinatra was in this movie, no one could have ever compared to the similar role played by James Stewart as Mike Connor.
The storyline is quite simple. First, boy meets girl and they fall in love. Girl eventually leaves that boy. Then Girl finds another boy and is going to marry him. The first boy returns and the second boy is none too happy about that. At this point there is a lot of good dialogue and songs. The sister of the girl has some pretty funny lines. We catch a glimpse of a boating trip from many years back. Girl then hooks up with yet another boy and has a little fling with him. That doesn’t go over well with that boy’s lady friend and with the boy who’s there to get married. A watch goes missing. The second boy gets mad. And the first boy comes to the rescue. And then the first boy and the girl once again fall in love (Whew, that was a mouthful).
This is a wonderful movie and definitely one worth watching. The cast all works so well together. And how great is it that Louis Armstrong gets to both open and close the movie.
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