The 1956 musical comedy is a star-studded remake of the 1940 film The Philadelphia Story . It is particularly famous for being the final film role of Grace Kelly before she retired from Hollywood to marry Prince Rainier III of Monaco . Plot Overview

The film features an original score by the legendary , which includes several pop standards :

: C.K. Dexter Haven (Bing Crosby), a successful jazz musician living next door, who is still in love with Tracy and wants to win her back .

Set in the high-society world of Newport, Rhode Island, the story follows socialite (Grace Kelly) as she prepares for her second marriage to a stuffy businessman, George Kittredge . Her plans are thrown into chaos by:

Tracy must ultimately choose between these three very different men during a weekend of self-discovery and musical hijinks .

: Mike Connor (Frank Sinatra), sent by Spy Magazine to cover the wedding, who finds himself falling for the bride .