High Society Blues

Summary

High Society Blues is a 1930 American pre-Code film starring Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell. The movie was written by Howard J. Green from the story by Dana Burnett, and directed by David Butler.

High Society Blues
original theatrical poster
Directed byDavid Butler
Written byHoward J. Green
from the story by Dana Burnett
Produced byWilliam Fox
StarringJanet Gaynor
Charles Farrell
CinematographyCharles Van Enger
Edited byIrene Morra
Music byR. H. Bassett
Samuel Kaylin
Distributed byFox Film Corporation
Release date
March 23, 1930
Running time
102 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Gaynor and Farrell made almost a dozen films together, including Frank Borzage's classics Seventh Heaven (1927), Street Angel (1928), and Lucky Star (1929); Gaynor won the first Academy Award for Best Actress for the first two and F. W. Murnau's Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927).

Plot edit

A new country family comes to live among established wealthy neighbors.

Cast edit

External links edit

  • High Society Blues at IMDb  
  • High Society Blues at AllMovie
  • Janet Gaynor, Hedda Hopper in a scene from the film
  • 1930: Hedda Hopper High Society Blues vintage photo W554 (scene with the main cast)