starring Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly, Frank Sinatra
directed by Charles Walters
107 minutes
Tracy Lord (Grace Kelly) is about to get married for the second time. C.K. Dexter-Haven (Bing Crosby), her first husband, is in the neighborhood and can't resist stopping by even though seeing him again is the last thing Tracy wants. The twenty-four hours leading up to the wedding is further complicated by the arrival of reporter Mike Connor (Frank Sinatra) and a photographer who are there to cover the event for a national magazine.
Tracy starts to regret the prospect of marrying her groom to be, gets drunk, and flirts with Connor. The movie ends with her second thoughts of marriage to George pushing her to do what was unthinkable days before.
This is a remake of The Philadelphia Story (1940) which I saw a long time ago. One major difference between the two movies is that this one includes a number of musical numbers although I don't think it qualifies as a musical. The songs are all performed by Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, and Louis Armstrong.
I didn't remember exactly how the movie would end (based on my experience decades before with The Philadelphia Story) but I guessed correctly (early on) with whom Tracy would end up. It ain't rocket science.
Crosby and Sinatra do a decent job with the singing but I wasn't terribly impressed with either's acting chops in this movie.
This movie will probably speak to some people more than it did to me. I liked the humor but I wasn't overwhelmed by it. I smiled a lot but I did not chuckle or laugh out loud. The story is complicated enough to satisfy me but I wasn't drawn in enough by it to truly enjoy on a deeper level.
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