December 22, 2011 07:30pm
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December 24, 2011 08:30pm
Circle Cinema 10 S. Lewis Ave. Tulsa, OK 74104
The 1954 classic White Christmas was Paramount's belated follow-up to the 1942 hit Holiday Inn. A veritable warehouse full of oldie-but-goodie Irving Berlin tunes are woven into the film's simple storyline. Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye play nightclub entertainers Bob Wallace and Phil Davis, while Rosemary Clooney and Vera-Ellen are cast as singing-sister act Betty and Judy. The foursome travel to Vermont to visit Bob and Phil's WII commanding officer, General Waverly, who now runs a rustic old inn. Discovering that the general is in dire financial straits, the four entertainers secretly make plans to bail the old guy out with a big musical show, enlisting the aid of Bob and Phil's army buddies. White Christmas evidently struck a responsive note with film fans; it was the high-grossing picture of 1954, and a decade later proved to be a ratings bonanza when it was given its network-TV premiere.
