White Christmas

A timeless Christmas classic. 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., Two army buddies who have become entertainers travel to a Vermont ski resort for a well-earned rest. But on arrival, they find the resort – run by their old army commander – in need of a helping hand. And there’s only one answer – put on a show! Memorable score by Irving Berlin., De-mobbed pals Bob Wallace and Phil Paris team up with their ex Army boss to save a snowless ski resort from bankruptcy with a show-stopping benefit concert., Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye and Rosemary Clooney star in this festive family favourite from prolific director Michael Curtiz. Bob Wallace (Crosby) and Phil Davis (Kaye) are friends who met while serving in World War II and have subsequently become a very successful song-and-dance team. They meet singing sisters Betty (Clooney) and Judy (Vera-Ellen) at a nightclub in Florida and, with a hint of romance in the air, together head off to rural Vermont, where the girls are booked to appear at a ski lodge. When they arrive, they discover that the place is run by the men’s former commanding officer, Major General Waverly (Dean Jagger), who’s in dire financial straits because unseasonably warm weather is keeping the snow at bay. So the four entertainers make plans to bail him out by staging a spectacular musical benefit show… Shot in Technicolor, the film was the first to be released in the high-resolution widescreen VistaVision format and, with its songs written by Irving Berlin, the movie was the year’s top box-office hit., WWII vets-turned-entertainers scheme to help a retired general with his strapped New England inn by putting on a big musical show with the help of their army buddies and a singing sister act., Classic festive musical. Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye star as ex-servicemen who stage a spectacular musical to save their former commanding officer’s business., (1954) Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye and Rosemary Clooney star in this festive family favourite from prolific director Michael Curtiz. Bob Wallace (Crosby) and Phil Davis (Kaye) are friends who met while serving in World War II and have subsequently become a very successful song-and-dance team. They meet singing sisters Betty (Clooney) and Judy (Vera-Ellen) at a nightclub in Florida and, with a hint of romance in the air, together head off to rural Vermont, where the girls are booked to appear at a ski lodge. When they arrive, they discover that the place is run by the men’s former commanding officer, Major General Waverly (Dean Jagger), who’s in dire financial straits because unseasonably warm weather is keeping the snow at bay. So the four entertainers make plans to bail him out by staging a spectacular musical benefit show… Shot in Technicolor, the film was the first to be released in the high-resolution widescreen VistaVision format and, with its songs written by Irving Berlin, the movie was the year’s top box-office hit., Two army buddies who have become entertainers travel to a Vermont ski resort for a well-earned rest. But on arrival, they find the resort – run by their old army commander – in need of a helping hand. And there’s only one answer – put on a show!, In this musical comedy, army buddies Bob Wallace and Phil Davis become a popular entertaining duo after the war. When they travel to a Vermont resort, they discover that the owner is an old friend. In an effort to revitalize the resort’s business, Bob and Phil run a fund raiser.