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White Christmas (1954)

Director(s) Michael Curtiz
Producer(s)

No producer listed for this movie
Top Genres Comedy, Musical, Romance
Top Topics Christmas, Fame, Holiday, New York, Romance (Comic)
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White Christmas Overview:

White Christmas (1954) was a Comedy - Musical Film directed by Michael Curtiz .

SYNOPSIS

Curtiz directs what amounts to a Technicolor spin-off of the Crosby-Astaire holiday salute, Holiday Inn (1942). Crosby appears again (this time with Kaye) as half of a song-and-dance duo who come to the rescue of a ski resort run by their former commanding officer (Jagger) by putting on a show. A veritable treasury of Irving Berlin classics includes "Sisters," "Blue Skies," and, of course, "White Christmas." The 40th anniversary video release included a fully remastered letterboxed edition, an audio CD, a collector's brochure, a copy of Clooney's personal script, and a glossy photo from the film.

(Source: available at Amazon AMC Classic Movie Companion).

Academy Awards 1954 --- Ceremony Number 27 (source: AMPAS)

AwardRecipientResult
Best Music - SongMusic and Lyrics by Irving BerlinNominated
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White Christmas BlogHub Articles:

A “White Christmas” at the Upcountry History Museum

on Dec 12, 2020 From Comet Over Hollywood

The Upcountry History Museum follows COVID-19 protocols, including limited capacity, requiring facemasks and no contact ticket purchasing through their website. Read more. You may be dreaming of a white Christmas, but it may not be likely that you’ll see cold precipitation in your area — especia... Read full article

Silver Screen Standards: White Christmas (1954)

By Jennifer Garlen on Dec 8, 2020 From Classic Movie Hub Blog

Silver Screen Standards: White Christmas (1954) I’m not really a Christmas person. My overwhelming mood through the holiday season tends to be a combination of anxiety and depression that only lifts when we reach December 26, at which point I heave a sigh of relief. My father’s favorite Chris... Read full article

Holiday Inn (1942): White Christmas and Blackface

By 4 Star Film Fan on Dec 31, 2019 From 4 Star Films

Let me put this out in the open. Christmas movies are some of the most difficult films to regard subjectively because the majority of them are either tied to our childhood and fond memories, which are as much a part of the experience, or the alternative; they were not a part of our traditions at all... Read full article

Win Tickets to see “TCM Big Screen Classics: White Christmas” (Giveaway runs through November 24)

By Annmarie Gatti on Oct 28, 2018 From Classic Movie Hub Blog

Win tickets to see “White Christmas” on the big screen!  In Select Cinemas Nationwide Sun Dec 9 and Wed Dec 12! “How can a guy THAT ugly have the nerve to have sisters?” CMH continues into our 3rd year of our partnership with Fathom Events - with the 13th of our 13 movie... Read full article

25 Days of Christmas: White Christmas (1954)

on Dec 20, 2017 From Journeys in Classic Film

This originally ran December 14th, 2011.  Really my thoughts on this film haven’t changed.  I still adore Vera-Ellen‘s dancing but I don’t love this movie.  Yep, it’s official: I’m not a Bing Crosby fan.  It’s not the movies themselves that are bad, but as an ... Read full article

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White Christmas Quotes:

[after Bob has found out about Phil and Judy's phony engagement]
Judy Haynes: It's just that she's always been something of a mother hen.
Phil Davis: Yeah, and we wanted Mother Hen to leave the nest so that Little Chick could... I guess we laid an egg.
Bob Wallace: An egg? Brother, you laid a Vermont volleyball!
Phil Davis: When what's left of you gets around to what's left to be gotten, what's left to be gotten won't be worth getting, whatever it is you've got left.
Bob Wallace: When I figure out what that means I'll come up with a crushing reply.
Phil Davis, Judy Haynes: [singing] Even guys with two left feet come out alright if the girl is sweet.
Judy Haynes: [to Phil] You are not exactly Superman, but you are awfully available.
Phil Davis: Oh,I hope I can take back the electric blanket back.
Bob Wallace: Where's that?
Phil Davis: Under the underwear.
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White Christmas Facts
The song, "What Can You Do with a General?", which Leonard Maltin calls Irving Berlin's least memorable tune, was originally written for an unproduced project called "Stars on My Shoulders".
The original idea was to reunite Fred Astaire and Bing Crosby, as they had been successful in Holiday Inn. Astaire refused, as he had "retired" at the time, so the part was reworked for Donald O'Connor. O'Connor pulled out due to illness, and the part was reworked for Danny Kaye.
Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye and Rosemary Clooney all died at the same age: 74.
Released in 1954, it became the top grossing film of that year.
The song "Snow" was written by Irving Berlin a while before the film was made but with a different lyric and title and indeed subject (it had nothing to do whatsoever with snow): it was called "Free" and it was recorded by the composer.
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