White Christmas (1954) | |
| Director(s) | Michael Curtiz |
| Producer(s) | |
| Top Genres | Comedy, Musical, Romance |
| Top Topics | Christmas, Fame, Holiday, New York, Romance (Comic) |
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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).
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Academy Awards 1954 --- Ceremony Number 27 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Music - Song | Music and Lyrics by Irving Berlin | Nominated |
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A “White Christmas” at the Upcountry History Museum
on Dec 12, 2020 From Comet Over HollywoodThe 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 ? especially ... Read full article
Silver Screen Standards: White Christmas (1954)
By Jennifer Garlen on Dec 8, 2020 From Classic Movie Hub BlogSilver 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 Christmas... Read full article
Holiday Inn (1942): White Christmas and Blackface
By 4 Star Film Fan on Dec 31, 2019 From 4 Star FilmsLet 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 BlogWin 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 tick... Read full article
25 Days of Christmas: White Christmas (1954) (4)
on Dec 20, 2017 From Journeys in Classic FilmThis 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 acto... Read full article
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Quotes from
Phil Davis: Rattlin'!
Betty Haynes: Mr. Bones feels rattlin'. Ha ha. That's a good one. Tell a little story, Mr. Bones.
Bob Wallace: A funny little story, Mr. Bones!
Phil Davis: How do you stop an angry dog from biting you on Monday?
Betty Haynes: That joke is old. The answer is to kill the dog on Sunday!
Phil Davis: That's not how you stop a dog from biting you on Monday!
Betty Haynes: How do you bring a thing about?
Phil Davis: Have the doggy's teeth pulled out!
Betty Haynes: Oh, Mr. Bones, that's terrible!
Phil Davis: Uh-huh.
Betty Haynes, Bob Wallace: Yes, Mr. Bones, that's terrible!
Phil Davis: Uh-huh.
Bob Wallace: You don't expect me to get serious with the kind of characters you and Rita have been throwing at me, do you?
Phil Davis: Well, there have been some nice girls, too, you know.
Bob Wallace: Oh yeah, yeah. Like that nuclear scientist we just met out in the hall.
Phil Davis: All right, they didn't go to college. They didn't go to Smith.
Bob Wallace: Go to Smith? She couldn't even spell it.
Bob Wallace: You ought to be horsewhipped. First you, then you, and then you again.
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Facts about
When Bob Wallace (Bing Crosby) appears on the Ed Harrison TV show, he is briefly shown - as if the audience is watching him at home - on a 1950s television set. The brand of the television is DuMont, one of the first manufacturers of TVs in America and the name of TV network from the 1950s. Jackie Gleason, Morey Amsterdam and Bishop Fulton J. Sheen were some of the notables that began on the DuMont Network, which ceased operations in 1956.
The first film produced in Paramount's wide screen process "VistaVision".
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