High Society (1956) Blu-ray (Warner Archive Collection)

[MifuneFan]

Warner Archive has just announced plans to finally release High Society (1956) on Blu-ray, as well as a 4K UHD edition tentatively on May 27th June 24th! This release is a long-time coming, but Warner pulled out all the stops here, giving the film a 13.5 Scan of the Original VistaVision Negative, as well as producing a brand new Dolby Atmos track to go alongside the original Theatrical Mono track.

High Society Blu-ray

High Society 4K Blu-ray

COMING FROM THE WARNER ARCHIVE COLLECTION ON MAY 27th
New 1080p HD Master from 13.5k scans of the Original VistaVision Negative!
HIGH SOCIETY (1956)
Blu-ray Disc
BD 50
Disc authoring and compression by Fidelity in Motion
NOT RATED
COLOR
Aspect Ratio: 16x9 1.85:1
Audio Specs: New Dolby Atmos soundtrack mixed from original magnetic stereo sources and Original 1956 Theatrical Mono Optical Track
Subtitles: English SDH
Cast: Biing Crosby, Grace Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Louis Armstrong
Directed by Charles Walters

Special Features: Featurette “Cole Porter in Hollywood: True Love” (HD), 1956 Premiere Newsreel (HD), M-G-M CinemaScope cartoon MILLIONAIRE DROOPY (HD), Audio-only promo spots featuring Bing Crosby with Grace Kelly and Frank Sinatra, Original Theatrical Trailers (HD)

Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly and Frank Sinatra romp elegantly through the scenic, moneyed grounds and waters of outwardly elitist Newport, Rhode Island, in this hip, witty musical version of Philip Barry’s The Philadelphia Story. Legendary Louis Armstrong as himself, plays his trumpet and narrates in prose and song the peccadillos of his songwriter friend C.K. Dexter Haven (Crosby), his beautiful perfectionist ex-wife Tracy Samantha Lord (Kelly, in her final film role), and her stuffy fiancée George Kittredge (John Lund). Sinatra and wise-cracking Celeste Holm are a scandal sheet reporter and photographer who arrive to cover the wedding and complicate the tangled romances. Armstrong and his composer buddy conspire musically and by other devious means to stop Tracy’s marriage. Dexter wants her back, but she takes off with the magazine writer – all of which gives everybody wonderful excuses to break into the incomparable songs of Cole Porter. M-G-M pulled out all the stops to make High Society a must-see screen event back in 1956, even arranging to license Paramount’s magnificent widescreen process VistaVision, to ensure the film would be something special. Now meticulously restored and remastered from its original VistaVision negative, and accompanied by a thrilling new Dolby Atmos remixed soundtrack (as well as the film’s original theatrical mono optical soundtrack), this long-awaited release is sure to be most welcomed by fans of this box-office smash

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[Chris J]

I wonder what exactly was preventing a Blu-ray release after all these years.

[RiFiFi1955]

I never actually seen this! Might be time to change that.

[Deciazulado]

High Society Blu-ray

High Society 4K Blu-ray

[Randy Miller III]

Site review is live. Enjoy!

High Society Blu-ray Review

[Strumm]

Thanks Randy. Might I ask how MILLIONAIRE DROOPY looks?

[Jackcol]

I purchased this title (from Deep Discount) on Blu-ray and experienced the same issue as others have had with the 4K release in that it the picture freezes at about 17 minutes . I have reported it to Deep Discount and am awaiting a response from them.