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The 1956 movie High Society featured an all-star cast: Legendary singers Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra, along with actress and future princess Grace Kelly; not to mention musical entertainment provided by jazz trumpeter Louis Armstrong.

While essentially a remake of 1939’s The Philadelphia Story, the captivating plot and cast, combined with music by Cole Porter, made this a classic film.

While the story is set in Newport, many of the scenes were shot at MGM Studios in Culver City, California, with a Bel Air mansion standing in for Newport.

Frank sinatra louis armstrong movie biography

The film opens with a scenic flyover of Newport and its Gilded Age mansions including The Breakers and Clarendon Court. While some filming took place in Newport, many scenes filmed there were merely used as establishing shots, but you can definitely see Bellevue Avenue in the background of some driving scenes.

During Rhode Island filming, Grace Kelly stayed on the secluded side of Newport’s coastline at the Castle Hill Inn. Between takes, K