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| Released 1954 | 120 minutes | |||
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Setting: Florida, New York, and Vermont in the 1950s Main Characters: Bob Wallace, Phil Davis, Betty, Judy, General Waverly, Emma, Joe, Susan Contains nothing offensive Produced by Robert Emmett Dolan; Paramount Pictures Screenplay by Norman Krasna, Norman Panama, and Melvin Frank Music: Irving Berlin Music Direction And Vocal Arrangements: Joseph J. Lilley Musical Arrangements: Van Cleave Choreography: Robert Alton Songs include "White Christmas", "What Can You Do With a General", "Blue Skies", "Snow", and "Sisters" DVD Information: Trivia: This movie borrows heavily from Holiday Inn (1942) which also stars Bing Crosby Box Office Gross: $12 million (Number 1 in 1954) Special Categories: Academy Awards®; Song and Dance Movies; Buddy Movies; Christmas Movies; Top 5; Top 10 Academy Award® Nominations: Original Song - "Count Your Blessings Instead of Sheep" by Irving Berlin Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye become a successful song and dance team after serving in the army together. They meet a singing sister act (Rosemary Clooney and Vera-Ellen) in Florida and ride back to New York on the train with them. The song they sing together on the train "Snow" is the one I enjoyed most, and the song "What Can You Do With a General" is perhaps one of the stupidest songs I have ever heard. When the boys find out their former general (Dean Jagger) owns a ski resort and may face financial ruin because there is no snow, they decide to host a large TV production there. It's corny and predictable, but the chemistry between the players makes it work. 
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 |