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Setting: New York and Connecticut in the 1940s Main Characters: Jim Hardy, Ted Hanover, Linda Mason, Lila Dixon, Mamie, Gus, Vanderbilt Contains nothing offensive Produced by Mark Sandrich for Paramount Pictures Based on a story by Irving Berlin Screenplay by Claude Binyon and Elmer Rice Music: Irving Berlin and Robert Emmett Dolan Songs include the original "White Christmas" and "Easter Parade" Choreography: Danny Dare Remade in 1954 as White Christmas Box Office Gross: $4 Million (Number 5 in 1942) DVD Information: Double Feature: Also includes the film, Going My Way Web Links Cast and Crew Bios Production Notes French Language Track Special Categories: Song and Dance Movies; Love Triangles; Love Affairs; Top 5; Top 10; Romantic Comedies Academy Awards®: Original Song - "White Christmas" music and lyrics by Irving Berlin Academy Award® Nominations: Motion Picture Story - Irving Berlin Musical Score (of a Musical Picture) - Robert Emmett Dolan Jim Hardy (Bing Crosby) leaves show business and the big city to become a gentleman farmer in the country. He sings the song, "Being Lazy" as the film shows how hard he has to work. After a year he decides that rural life is too demanding, and turns his farm into "Holiday Inn" that is only open on holidays. Jim and his long time friend, Ted Hanover (Fred Astaire), compete for the affection of singer / dancer Linda Mason (Marjorie Reynolds) in a good-humored love triangle. The classic song "White Christmas" was sung for the first time in this film. Lots of singing and dancing in this film! Highly recommended. 
Other Christmas Movies It's A Wonderful Life White Christmas (Bing Crosby) Holiday Inn (Bing Crosby) Miracle on 34th Street The Bishop's Wife (Cary Grant) A Christmas Story Muppet Christmas Carol National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation One Magic Christmas Nightmare Before Christmas A Christmas Carol Home Alone 3 Godfathers (John Wayne) Die Hard Miracle of the Bells Elf The Santa Clause Jingle All The Way We're No Angels (Bogart) How Grinch Stole Christmas Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer Charlie Brown Christmas |