Higher and Higher (film)

Higher and Higher
Theatrical poster
Directed byTim Whelan
Written byMusical:
Gladys Hurlbut
Joshua Logan
Screenplay:
Jay Dratler
Ralph Spence
Add'l dialogue:
William Bowers
Howard Harris.
Produced byTim Whelan
StarringMichèle Morgan
Jack Haley
Frank Sinatra
CinematographyRobert De Grasse
Edited byGene Milford
Music bySongs:
Jimmy McHugh (music)
Harold Adamson (lyrics)
Score:
Constantin Bakaleinikoff
Distributed byRKO
Release date
  • January 1, 1944 (1944-01-01) (US)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$600,000
Box office$2 million

Higher and Higher is a 1944 musical film starring Michèle Morgan, Jack Haley, and Frank Sinatra, loosely based on a 1940 Broadway musical written by Gladys Hurlbut and Joshua Logan. The film version, written by Jay Dratler and Ralph Spence with additional dialogue by William Bowers and Howard Harris, diverges significantly from its source.

The film has songs by Jimmy McHugh (music) and Harold Adamson (lyrics), as well as one song by Rodgers and Hart, "Disgustingly Rich", that remains from the stage production.