A social-climbing couple throw a lavish party for a stranger they persuaded to pose as their daughter.A social-climbing couple throw a lavish party for a stranger they persuaded to pose as their daughter.A social-climbing couple throw a lavish party for a stranger they persuaded to pose as their daughter.
Joseph E. Bernard
- Deck Steward
- (uncredited)
Paul de Rincon
- National Press Reporter
- (uncredited)
Bill Elliott
- Post Reporter
- (uncredited)
Pauline Garon
- Josephine - the French Maid
- (uncredited)
Maude Turner Gordon
- Mrs. Vandergrift
- (uncredited)
Sherry Hall
- United Press Reporter
- (uncredited)
Olaf Hytten
- Watkins - Butler
- (uncredited)
William Jeffrey
- Cafe Proprietor
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThis is the first of two times that Edward Everett Horton played a character named Mr Witherspoon. The second time was in Arsenic and Old Lace (1944).
- Quotes
Harley Marsh: You know what I like about you, Augie?
Augie: Huh?
Harley Marsh: You're a man of a very few million words.
Augie: Uh-huh, I generally hit the -
[realizes what Harley said and gets annoyed]
- SoundtracksOne in a Million
(1935) (uncredited)
Music by Louis Alter
Lyrics by Jack Scholl (as John Scholl)
Played during the opening credits
Performed by Ross Alexander and Edward Everett Horton
Featured review
Getting in that beautiful high society
From Warner Brothers B picture unit Going Highbrow finds the newly rich Guy
Kibbee and Zasu Pitts trying to break into that beautiful high society Louis
Armstrong sang about. In fact they've just bought a Tintoretto and then a
castle for it to hang in.
For reasons historians of the 30s can't really explain people went to the movies to see rich people portrayed on the screen. In this case Kibbee is a down to earth sort and Pitts is nice, but with a few airs. I do love the way Kibbee describes how he made his money. He accidentally sold short before the Crash of 1929 something many in the movie theater audience wish they had.
Edward Everett Horton is manager of society denizen Nella Walker's fortune and he hasn't been doing so good lately for her or her son Ross Alexander. But he resolves to make the acquaintance of Kibbee and Pitts because if they like paintings she has plenty.
She also has a bachelor son and if Guy and Zasu only could get a daughter on short notice. That could be solved with the appearance of June Martel a waitress from the cafe across the street.
I think you can tell where this will end up. All the players fill out roles in which they are nicely typecast. You could also add Judy Canova playing Martel's fellow hashslinger.
Two tragedies emerged from this film. Gordon Westcott who is Martel's 'husband' and former vaudeville partner died in a polo match accident. And Ross Alexander's career was cut short by suicide.
Going Highbrow is pleasant viewing for an hour plus especially if you are a fan of one or more of these players.
For reasons historians of the 30s can't really explain people went to the movies to see rich people portrayed on the screen. In this case Kibbee is a down to earth sort and Pitts is nice, but with a few airs. I do love the way Kibbee describes how he made his money. He accidentally sold short before the Crash of 1929 something many in the movie theater audience wish they had.
Edward Everett Horton is manager of society denizen Nella Walker's fortune and he hasn't been doing so good lately for her or her son Ross Alexander. But he resolves to make the acquaintance of Kibbee and Pitts because if they like paintings she has plenty.
She also has a bachelor son and if Guy and Zasu only could get a daughter on short notice. That could be solved with the appearance of June Martel a waitress from the cafe across the street.
I think you can tell where this will end up. All the players fill out roles in which they are nicely typecast. You could also add Judy Canova playing Martel's fellow hashslinger.
Two tragedies emerged from this film. Gordon Westcott who is Martel's 'husband' and former vaudeville partner died in a polo match accident. And Ross Alexander's career was cut short by suicide.
Going Highbrow is pleasant viewing for an hour plus especially if you are a fan of one or more of these players.
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- Also known as
- Crashing Society
- Filming locations
- Waldorf-Astoria Hotel - 301 Park Avenue, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA(exterior establishing shot)
- Production company
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- Runtime1 hour 7 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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