The White Christmas movie is a the story is based around two World War II U.S. Army friends, one a former Broadway entertainer, Bob Wallace, and a would-be entertainer, Phil Davis. The movie was released in 1954 and was an instant hit. Davis saves Wallace's life from a toppling wall, wounding his arm slightly in the process. Phil manages to convince Bob to join forces when the war is over.
After the war, the duo make it big in nightclubs and then on Broadway. White Christmas movie chronicles the struggle of these two. While in Florida, they receive a letter from "Freckle-Faced Haynes, the dog-faced boy", a mess sergeant they knew in the war, asking them to audition his two sisters. When they go to the club to audition the act, Betty reveals that her sister, Judy sent the letter. Using "his arm" again, Phil gets Bob to agree to travel with them to Vermont for the holidays. They discover that the Columbia Inn in Pine Tree, Vermont, is run by their former commanding officer, Major-General Tom Waverly, and it's about to go bankrupt because of the lack of snow and consequent lack of patrons.
White Christmas movie is about how these two eventually turn producers. In a memorable finale, Bob and Betty fall in love, as do Phil and Judy. In last scene shows everyone raising their glass, toasting, "May your days be merry and bright; and may all your Christmases be white.
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