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.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.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.
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
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- Director
- Writers
- Norman Krasna(written for the screen by)
- Norman Panama(written for the screen by)
- Melvin Frank(written for the screen by)
- Stars
Top credits
- Director
- Writers
- Norman Krasna(written for the screen by)
- Norman Panama(written for the screen by)
- Melvin Frank(written for the screen by)
- Stars
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 1 nomination total
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Bea Allen
- Danceras Dancer
- (uncredited)
Mary Bayless
- Nightclub Patronas Nightclub Patron
- (uncredited)
Joan Bayley
- Danceras Dancer
- (uncredited)
Paul Bradley
- Waiteras Waiter
- (uncredited)
Jimmy Brooks
- Danceras Dancer
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- Norman Krasna(written for the screen by)
- Norman Panama(written for the screen by)
- Melvin Frank(written for the screen by)
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
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. —Norman Cook <cook@ssdgwy.mdc.com>
- Taglines
- First and unforgettable picture in VISTAVISION
- Genres
- Certificate
- G
- Parents guide
Did you know
- TriviaAccording 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.
- GoofsAt the Inn when Judy is trying to convince Phil they should pretend to be engaged she has him cornered on the couch and we hear him say the words 'I feel the same way about my cocker spaniel.' His mouth says something else.
- 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.
- Crazy creditsThis 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.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Colgate Comedy Hour: Final Show of the Colgate Comedy Hour (1955)
- SoundtracksWhite Christmas
(uncredited)
Words and Music by Irving Berlin
Sung by Bing Crosby
Reprised during the finale by Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney and Vera-Ellen (dubbed by Trudy Stevens) (uncredited)
Top review
Christmas classic set in Vermont ski lodge.
White Christmas is one of those movies you can just enjoy without having to think about why the characters act the way they do. The plot is very thin, and seems to be written just to hold the musical numbers together, but it makes for a very enjoyable movie indeed. Viewing this film has become a holiday tradition in my family, and it is great fun to quote memorable lines and sing along with Bing, Danny, Vera-Ellen, and of course, the incomparable Rosemary Clooney. We have a theater here in Austin that regularly shows classic films, and the year they screened White Christmas, there was a packed house, and everyone sang along with every song and yelled out lines, sort of like Rocky Horror Picture Show without the dressing up. White Christmas is just a fun movie, and I highly recommend it for holiday viewing. The Irving Berlin songs, the dance numbers, and yes, the "schmaltz" are just the right combination to put even the Grinchiest person in the Christmas spirit.
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- ffwcsec
- Dec 10, 1999
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $928,298
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $566,045
- Dec 9, 2018
- Gross worldwide
- $1,099,207
- Runtime
- 2h
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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