When the film came out, rosemary was 26, and veraellen, 33. The film helped earn white christmas the oscar for best song in. List of blackandwhite films that have been colorized. The 1954 film white christmas was shot in color and vistavision. See more ideas about white christmas, vera ellen and white christmas movie. With music by irving berlin, the composer wrote twelve songs specifically for the film, the best known being white christmas. Every december i watch this classic barbara stanwyck comedy and daydream about celebrating the holidays in it. White christmas the bestselling secular yule song was the title of a movie. The best things happen while youre dancing danny kaye and. The filmed is a little darker from what i can tell. Alexa and carlos penavega starred in enchanted christmas, the only hallmark channel 2017 christmas movie with any non white leads.
According to atlanta magazine and the local site, marietta daily journal, some scenes took place in marietta, as well. Dec 23, 2014 white christmas won as original song when it debuted in the film holiday inn in 1942. The generals granddaughter susan was played by anne whitfield. Filmed in technicolor, it features the songs of irving berlin, including a new version of the title song, white christmas, introduced by crosby in the 1942 film holiday inn. He and bing crosby team up for several musical numbers celebrating the holiday season. Dec 18, 2017 if theres a christmas movie you can count on watching on tv, its white christmas. Rosemary clooney was a great singer and she shines in this.
In real life, rosemary was originally part of an act with her sister betty. Films in both color and black and white by danny bailey films in both color and black and white by danny bailey. If theres a christmas movie you can count on watching on tv, its white christmas. Irving berlins song white christmas was eventually adapted into a fulllength feature shot in color, but listen to the original version in this 1942 musical. Theres a little something for everyone in this film music, romance, comedy. The farmhouse from the classic movie christmas in connecticut. Was white christmas color or black and white answers. The movie was filmed in glorious technicolor using vistavisionalthough all television at the time was broadcast in black andwhite. This included even more prevalent use of color on the movie screen at a.
This is a list of black and white films that were subsequently colorized this is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. White christmas was the first movie to be filmed in the new vistavision. The picture will not be as crisp as modern movies filmed in high definition, but this was a lovingly converted movie. Irving berlins 1954 holiday classic movie white christmas has some. I say should because i havent compared a thin filmed wp. White christmas won as original song when it debuted in the film holiday inn in 1942. Where was the movie white christmas filmed answers. This movie was the first to be filmed in the new vistavision process. The colors on the big screen are rich and luminous, the images are clear and sharp, and rapid movements are got without blurringor very. Hallmarks christmas wishes and mistletoe kisses was filmed. Oct 26, 2019 christmas wishes and mistletoe kisses has an abundance of the latter. White christmas is a beautiful movie with endearing performances and some pretty good song and dance numbers. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries. Holiday inn is a 1942 american musical film directed by mark sandrich and starring bing crosby and fred astaire, with marjorie reynolds, virginia dale, and walter abel.
Army soldiers, one a broadway entertainer, captain bob wallace bing crosby, the other a wouldbe entertainer, private phil davis danny kaye, give a show to the troops of the 151st division in a forward area with bob singing white christmas. Sep 03, 2012 white christmas is an irving berlin song reminiscing about an oldfashioned christmas setting. The general opens the door and walks outside, amazed that its snowing at last. This 1954 musical film centers around a group of entertainers during world war ii. The highest grossing movie of the year, white christmas was a resounding. In white christmas, the recycled hotel set is very gray, and appears not to have been repainted in new colors. White christmas was filmed from september to december 1953, entirely in southern california, according to film library archivists at the.
In holiday inn, the song and dance numbers were performed in the dining room. Classic white christmas spotlights vt burlington free press. One of my alltime favorite movie houses is the stone farmhouse from christmas in connecticut. Was the movie white christmas originally in black white answers. On christmas eve, 1944, somewhere in europe two world war ii, two u.
Though many tie the song white christmas to the movie, the song was first performed by bing crosby years earlier, on the radio show the kraft music hall. White christmas, a christmas story, home alone and christmas vacation immediately come. Two talented songanddance men bing crosby and danny kaye team up after the war to become one of the hottest acts in show business. The song berlin wrote for this scene, be careful with my heart, was the first real hit that came out of the movie in august of 1942. Id go filmless if the specs will be higher than than the filmed. Dec 25, 2015 for the first time ever, the christmas story and the pickle story which originally aired in blackinwhite in december 1960 and 61, respectively were colorized by cbs. White christmas was not filmed in color, it was filmed in your butt aka gluteus maximus aka buttox. Was the movie white christmas originally in black white. Dec, 2019 as betty haynes, rosemary clooney plays veraellens older sister in the movie, but she was actually seven years younger. Sure, its from 1954, but its still just as entertaining to watch as it. Films in both color and black and white movies list on mubi.
According to the guinness book of world records, the version sung by bing crosby is the best. Blackandwhite films color the holidays with christmas. Here is my most beloved performance from my favorite movie musical danny kaye and veraellen performing an irving berlin classic. This 1991 cartoon is perfect for the whole familyand that snowball fight scene is peak christmas.
Songs include jingle bells, hark the herald angels sing, and white christmas. White christmas is one of the most famous holiday films of all time. White christmas was the first movie to be filmed in the new vistavision process, in technicolor. Fun facts about white christmas and its connection to. The film crew made three trips to the monument in 2010 to record the landscape in a variety of seasons. There are a few christmas films in full color that have earned the mantle of classic. The majority of the filming was done at paramount studios, using a refurbished set from an earlier bing crosby movie.
A successful songanddance team become romantically involved with a sister act and team up to save the failing vermont inn of their former commanding general. A homeless new yorker moves into a mansion and along the way he gathers friends to live in the house with him. Filming of white christmas on a sound stage, at a hollywood movie studio. Fun facts about white christmas and its connection to holiday.
The film instantly gained notoriety and buzz the year it was released for being in vistavision, paramounts thenbrandnew process of projecting on a wide, flat screen. Hallmark confirmed with that its first movie of the season was filmed in the georgia cities of atlanta, monroe, and lawrenceville. It was one of the first onscreen houses i ever featured, but since many of you probably werent reading my blog in 2008, i thought it was. A classic white christmas in the movie holiday inn hooked. Dec 24, 2014 in the early 1950s, when white christmas was filmed, it was the norm for directors to shoot much of their footage in a studio. Here are 10 things you may not know about this christmas classic. In certain shots you can see they colored his hair to make it look more. Films 91 comments 15 followers 23 this list is continual. For white christmas, the stage was moved into an attached barn. Even with the same or similar specs the filmless should be better. Watching vera ellen dance is worth the purchase of a dvd. White christmas is a 1954 american musical film directed by michael curtiz and starring bing crosby, danny kaye, rosemary clooney, and veraellen.
The result was a better pictorial quality and better onscreen colors. With bing crosby, danny kaye, rosemary clooney, veraellen. Bing crosbys third and final film performance singing white christmas was preceded by holiday inn 1942, the same year he first recorded the song and blue skies 1946, the second consecutive year crosbys recording topped the charts. The crispness of the picture and clarity and colours of the bluray version of white christmas were stunning for a film of this age. Happy holidays with bing and frank classic on vimeo. Fans of old musical will love it, as should people who dont really care for this sort.
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