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Bing Crosby's White Christmas |
Bing Crosby's White Christmas was released in 1954 and starred besides Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney and Vera-Ellen. It was directed by Michael Curtiz, produced by Robert Emmett Dolan and written by Norman Krasna, Norman Panama and Melvin Frank.
The filming for Bing Crosby's White Christmas took place between September and November 1953. The movie was the first to be filmed in the new Vista Vision process and its lush Technicolor cinematography has ensured that it has had a long shelf life on TV, video and DVD. Released in 1954, it became the top revenue earning film of that year. The movie was supposed to reunite Crosby and Fred Astaire for their third Irving Berlin extravaganza of song and dance—the first two being Holiday Inn (1942) and Blue Skies (1946). However, Astaire bowed out after reading the script. Donald O'Connor was selected to replace Astaire, but he, too, had to pass because of a back injury. O'Connor was replaced by Danny Kaye. The choreography was done by Bob Fosse.
Bing Crosby's White Christmas's title song was first used in Holiday Inn, released in 1942, when it won the Academy Award for Best Original Song. Rosemary Clooney was not allowed to record her voice and she was replaced on the soundtrack by Peggy Lee. Both Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye perform in drag in the film. Stay connected to Christmas Carnivals to more on Bing Crosby and White Christmas.
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