High Society (1955 film)
| High Society | |
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| Directed by | William Beaudine |
| Written by | Jerome S. Gottler & Bert Lawrence (screenplay) Edward Bernds & Ellwood Ullman (story) |
| Produced by | Ben Schwalb |
| Starring | Leo Gorcey Huntz Hall David Gorcey Bernard Gorcey Leon Askin Sig Ruman |
| Cinematography | Harry Neumann |
| Edited by | John C. Fuller |
| Music by | Marlin Skiles |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Allied Artists |
Release date | April 17, 1955 (U.S. release) |
Running time | 61 minutes |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
High Society is a 1955 comedy film directed by William Beaudine and starring the comedy team of The Bowery Boys. It is the only film in The Bowery Boys series to receive an Academy Award nomination, albeit through an accident involving another film of the same name.
Plot
The hapless Sach receives news that he is the heir to the Terwilliger Debussy Jones fortune. Accompanied by his pal Slip, he arrives at the Jones mansion to review the legal papers needed for him to claim his new fortune. However, Sach and Slip discover that the rightful heir, the young Terwilliger III, is being cheated out his inheritance by the miscreant duo of Stuyvesant Jones and Clarissa. Sach and Slip, with the help of their fellow Bowery Boys, save the day and restore the heir’s inheritance.[1]
Cast
- Leo Gorcey as Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney
- Huntz Hall as Horace Debussy 'Sach' Jones
- David Gorcey as Charles 'Chuck' Anderson (Credited as David Condon)
- Bennie Bartlett as Butch Williams
- Bernard Gorcey as Louie Dumbrowsky
- Amanda Blake as Clarissa Jones
- Dayton Lummis as Stuyvesant Jones
- Ronald Keith as Terwilliger Debussy 'Twig' Jones III
Academy Award gaffe
For the 29th Academy Awards, High Society was accidentally included on the ballot in category for the Academy Award for Best Story. The error took place because of another film with the same title – the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer production of the Cole Porter musical High Society – was in release. Edward Bernds and Elwood Ullman, the screenwriters for The Bowery Boys comedy, acknowledged their nomination was a mistake and successfully requested their removal from the Academy Award ballot.[2]
References
- ^ "High Society". AllMovie Guide. Retrieved July 1, 2010.
- ^ "High Society". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved July 1, 2010.
External links
- High Society at IMDb