White Christmas (1954)

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2h 0min
Comedy, Musical
05 Nov 1954 (Canada)
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A successful song-and-dance team become romantically involved with a sister act and team up to save the failing Vermont inn of their former commanding general.

Director:

Michael Curtiz

Writers:

Norman Krasna, Norman Panama, Melvin Frank

Stars:

Awards:

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 1 win & 1 nomination.
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Still of George Chakiris, Rosemary Clooney, Herb Lurie, Roy Palmer (II) and Jimmy Brooks (III) in White Christmas (1954)

Still of Dean Jagger (I) in White Christmas (1954)

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	Bing Crosby	...	Bob Wallace
	Danny Kaye	...	Phil Davis
	Rosemary Clooney	...	Betty Haynes
	Vera-Ellen	...	Judy Haynes (as Vera Ellen)
	Dean Jagger	...	Major General Thomas F. Waverly
	Mary Wickes	...	Emma Allen
	John Brascia	...	John
	Anne Whitfield	...	Susan Waverly
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Bill Alcorn	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Bea Allen	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Leon Alton	...	Anniversary Party Guest (uncredited)
	Al Bain	...	Anniversary Party Guest (uncredited)
	Frank Baker	...	Anniversary Party Guest (uncredited)
	Benjie Bancroft	...	Anniversary Party Guest (uncredited)
	Mary Bayless	...	Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
	Joan Bayley	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Brandon Beach	...	Anniversary Party Guest (uncredited)
	Lulu Mae Bohrman	...	Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
	Paul Bradley	...	Waiter (uncredited)
	Tex Brodus	...	Anniversary Party Guest (uncredited)
	Jimmy Brooks	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Mae Bruce	...	Lady in Depot (uncredited)
	Buddy Bryan	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Tony Butala	...	Child Dancer (uncredited)
	Boyd Cabeen	...	Soldier (uncredited)
	Glen Cargyle	...	Jeep Driver (uncredited)
	Albert Cavens	...	Soldier (uncredited)
	Evelyn Ceder	...	Anniversary Party Guest (uncredited)
	Donald Chaffin	...	Anniversary Party Guest (uncredited)
	George Chakiris	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Barrie Chase	...	Doris Lenz (uncredited)
	Les Clark	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Bud Cokes	...	Anniversary Party Guest (uncredited)
	Lorraine Crawford	...	Rita (uncredited)
	Paul Cristo	...	Anniversary Party Guest (uncredited)
	Robert Crosson	...	Albert (uncredited)
	Fred Dale	...	Anniversary Party Guest (uncredited)
	Drusilla Davis	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Marcel De la Brosse	...	Carousel Club's Maitre d' (uncredited)
	Sayre Dearing	...	Ex-Staff Officer (uncredited)
	Pepe J. DeChiazza	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Mike Donovan	...	2nd Conductor (uncredited)
	Ken DuMain	...	Soldier (uncredited)
	James Elsegood	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Luigi Faccuito	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Franklyn Farnum	...	Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
	Ernie Flatt	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Bess Flowers	...	Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
	Charles Fogel	...	Anniversary Party Guest (uncredited)
	George Ford	...	Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
	Rudy Germane	...	Anniversary Party Guest (uncredited)
	Kenneth Gibson	...	Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
	Joe Gilbert	...	Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
	James Gonzalez	...	Anniversary Party Guest (uncredited)
	Gavin Gordon	...	General Harold G. Carlton (uncredited)
	Alex Goudovitch	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Johnny Grant	...	Ed Harrison (uncredited)
	Marion Gray	...	Anniversary Party Guest (uncredited)
	Percy Helton	...	Train Conductor (uncredited)
	Chuck Hicks	...	Anniversary Party Guest (uncredited)
	Michael Jeffers	...	Stagehand (uncredited)
	I. Stanford Jolley	...	Station Master (uncredited)
	Richard Keene	...	Carousel Club's Stage Manager (uncredited)
	Kenner G. Kemp	...	Ex-Soldier (uncredited)
	Tommy Ladd	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Judy Landon	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Perk Lazelle	...	Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
	King Lockwood	...	Anniversary Party Guest (uncredited)
	Leota Lorraine	...	Anniversary Party Guest (uncredited)
	Herb Lurie	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Vivian Mason	...	Rehearsal Blonde (uncredited)
	Peggy McKim	...	Child Dancer (uncredited)
	William Meader	...	Anniversary Party Guest (uncredited)
	Hans Moebus	...	Club Patron (uncredited)
	Leighton Noble	...	Bandleader (uncredited)
	Dick Nordt	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Barry Norton	...	Carousel Club Diner (uncredited)
	Roy Palmer	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	James Parnell	...	Sheriff (uncredited)
	Joseph Paz	...	Cast Party Guest (uncredited)
	Joe Ploski	...	Ex-Soldier (uncredited)
	Murray Pollack	...	Anniversary Party Guest (uncredited)
	Edward Rickard	...	Anniversary Party Guest (uncredited)
	Sig Ruman	...	Landlord (uncredited)
	Edna Ryan	...	Anniversary Party Guest (uncredited)
	Cosmo Sardo	...	Waiter (uncredited)
	Bernard Sell	...	Club Patron (uncredited)
	Richard Shannon	...	Joe, Adjutant Captain (uncredited)
	Bert Spencer	...	Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
	Dick Stabile	...	Band Leader at the Carousel Club (uncredited)
	Norman Stevans	...	Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
	Robert Street	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
	Grady Sutton	...	Mr. Herring (uncredited)
	Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer	...	Bennie Haynes (uncredited)
	Hal Taggart	...	Anniversary Party Guest (uncredited)
	Jimmy Thompson	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Willard Van Simmons	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Herb Vigran	...	Novello, Nightclub Manager (uncredited)
	Ray Weamer	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Leo Wheeler	...	Dancer (uncredited)

Directed by

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Michael Curtiz

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Written by

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Norman Krasna	...	(written for the screen by) &
Norman Panama	...	(written for the screen by) &
Melvin Frank	...	(written for the screen by)

Produced by

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Robert Emmett Dolan

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producer (produced by)

Music by

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Gus Levene	...	(uncredited)
Joseph J. Lilley	...	(uncredited)
Van Cleave	...	(uncredited)

Cinematography by

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Loyal Griggs

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director of photography

Editing by

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Frank Bracht

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Editorial Department

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Richard Mueller

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color consultant: Technicolor

Art Direction by

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Roland Anderson	...	(art direction)
Hal Pereira	...	(art direction)

Set Decoration by

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Sam Comer	...	(set decoration)
Grace Gregory	...	(set decoration)

Costume Design by

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Edith Head

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Makeup Department

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Wally Westmore

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makeup supervisor

Production Management

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Andrew J. Durkus	...	assistant production manager (uncredited)
Curtis Mick	...	unit manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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John R. Coonan	...	assistant director (as John Coonan)
Richard Caffey	...	second assistant director (uncredited)
Bernard McEveety	...	second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Dorothea Holt	...	illustrator (uncredited)
Gene Lauritzen	...	construction coordinator (uncredited)

Sound Department

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John Cope	...	sound recordist
Hugo Grenzbach	...	sound recordist
Lyle Figland	...	stage engineer (uncredited)
Harold Knettles	...	sound editor (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

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Farciot Edouart	...	process photography
John P. Fulton	...	special photographic effects

Camera and Electrical Department

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Cliff Shirpser

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assistant camera: Technicolor (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Joan Joseff

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costume jeweller (uncredited)

Music Department

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Robert Alton	...	stager: dances and musical numbers
Joseph J. Lilley	...	music director / vocal arranger
Troy Sanders	...	music associate
Van Cleave	...	orchestral arranger
Michael Behan	...	musician: bass (uncredited)
Bernard Mayers	...	composer: additional music (uncredited)
Betty Noyes	...	vocalist (uncredited)
Gloria Wood	...	background singer: Vera-Ellen (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Joan Bayley	...	associate choreographer
Heather Lee	...	audio description narrator
Nick Castle	...	choreographer (uncredited)

Crew verified as complete

Production Companies

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Paramount Pictures

Distributors

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Paramount Pictures (1954) (United States) (theatrical)
AFEX (1954) (Austria) (theatrical)
Film AB Paramount (1954) (Sweden) (theatrical)
Paramount British Pictures (1954) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
Paramount Films (1954) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
Paramount (1954) (France) (theatrical)
Paramount Pictures (1954) (Norway) (theatrical)
Paramount Pictures (1956) (Argentina) (theatrical)
Paramount Pictures (1961) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release)
National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1964) (United States) (tv)
Paramount Home Entertainment (1985) (United States) (VHS)
CIC Video (1993) (Germany) (VHS)
Paramount Home Entertainment (2001) (Sweden) (DVD)
Paramount Home Entertainment (2002) (Germany) (DVD)
Paramount Home Entertainment (2006) (United States) (DVD)
Park Circus (2008) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (re-issue)
Paramount Home Entertainment (2009) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
Paramount Home Entertainment (2010) (United Kingdom) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
Paramount Home Entertainment (2010) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
Fathom Events (2014) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release)
Paramount Home Entertainment (2014) (Sweden) (DVD)
Paramount Home Entertainment (2014) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
Paramount Channel (2023) (France) (tv)
Paramount Pictures Japan (1954) (Japan) (theatrical)
CIC Video I/S (1997) (Denmark) (VHS)
CIC Video (1997) (Norway) (VHS)
CIC Video (1997) (Sweden) (VHS)
Epoca (Argentina) (VHS)
NBC Universal Entertainment (2003) (Japan) (DVD)
NBC Universal Entertainment (2019) (Japan) (Blu-ray)
NHK BS Hi-Vision (1997) (Japan) (tv)
Paramount Global Content Distribution (World-wide)
Paramount Home Entertainment (2019) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
Paramount Home Entertainment (United States) (laserdisc)
Philips (1993) (United States) (video) (CD-i)
Trifecta Entertainment and Media (2015) (World-wide) (tv) (syndicated print)

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Descriptive Video Works (descriptive video)
International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) (this picture made under the jurisdiction of)
Technicolor (color by)

Storyline

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Plot Summary	Having left the Army following W.W.II, Bob Wallace and Phil Davis team up to become a top song-and-dance act. Davis plays matchmaker and introduces Wallace to a pair of beautiful sisters (Betty and Judy) who also have a song-and-dance act. When Betty and Judy travel to a Vermont lodge to perform a Christmas show, Wallace and Davis follow, only to find their former commander, General Waverly, as the lodge owner. A series of romantic mix-ups ensue as the performers try to help the General. Written by Norman Cook Plot Summary Plot Synopsis
Plot Keywords	christmas sister-sister-relationship color-in-title snow train See All (102) »
Taglines	First and unforgettable picture in VISTAVISION See more »
Genres	Comedy Musical Romance
Parents Guide	View content advisory »
Certification	Argentina:Atp Australia:G Brazil:Livre Canada:G (Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Quebec) Canada:PG (Ontario) Denmark:7 (DVD and Blu-ray rating) Finland:S Finland:K-7 (VHS and DVD rating) France:Tous publics Iceland:L Israel:8+ (self-applied) Italy:T Japan:G Netherlands:AL Netherlands:AL New Zealand:G (DVD rating) Norway:A (SkyShowtime) Norway:7 (video rating) Norway:A (cinema rating) Poland:7 (self-applied) Russia:0+ Russia:6+ (new rating) South Korea:All Spain:A Spain:7 Sweden:Btl United Kingdom:U United States:Not Rated United States:TV-G (DVD rating) United States:Approved United States:TV-PG (TV rating) United Arab Emirates:G (Blu-ray rating) West Germany:12 (f)

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Also Known As	Irving Berlin's White Christmas (United States) Blanca navidad (United States, Spanish title) Irving Berlin's White Christmas (United Kingdom) Noël blanc (France) Weiße Weihnachten (Germany) See more »
Runtime	120 min
Country	United States
Language	English
Color	Color
Aspect Ratio	1.66 : 1 (intended ratio) See more »
Sound Mix	Mono (Western Electric Recording) Perspecta Stereo (optical prints)
Filming Locations	Stage 7, Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross

$341,278

Did You Know?

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Trivia	According to Rosemary Clooney, the "midnight snack" scene in which Bob Wallace expounds on his theory of what foods cause what dreams was almost entirely improvised. See more »
Goofs	In the first dressing room scene, Judy is pouring coffee for herself and Betty and clearly puts down the coffeepot. When the scene cuts, she is still holding the coffeepot. See more »
Movie Connections	Featured in Final Show of the Colgate Comedy Hour (1955). See more »
Soundtracks	Overture See more »
Crazy Credits	This film was the first feature to use the VistaVision Paramount logo. A new logo, created especially for wide-screen, this logo appears more realistic and features a shot of a canyon with trees around it. The sky is more distant in depth and is full of contrast. The Paramount logo is pretty much the same as before here. The screen credit "Paramount (with the "P" written in their corporate font) proudly presents the first picture in" first appears over the mountain, and then the VistaVision logo appears, then the Paramount logo plays as usual (with the final notes of the Paramount on Parade march, followed by a bell sound). The Paramount mountain, with minor variations until 1986, served as the basis for the company logo for more than 30 years. See more »
Quotes	Phil Davis: My dear partner, 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. See more »

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