Why The Final Scene Of White Christmas Was Reshot Without Bing Crosby…and Without Film

We all have our go-to holiday movie classics.

“It’s a Wonderful Life” and “Home Alone” quickly come to mind, but another holiday staple for me is “White Christmas.” Starring Bing Crosby, Danny Kay, Rosemary Clooney, and Vera-Ellen, the film follows singers Bob Wallace (Crosby) and Phil Davis (Kaye), who have been pounding the pavement as successful producers post-World War II.

Lured in to do a favor for a fellow soldier, they are introduced to sisters Betty (Clooney) and Judy Haynes (Vera-Ellen) when invited to attend the sister act show they put on.Shenanigans ensue and the quartet of characters find themselves heading to rural Vermont.

While staying at a local inn, the men realize their former commander owns the establishment and is deeply in the red.

Loyalty for their commander prompts the men to rope in the women to try to make a Christmas miracle happen with some musical numbers thrown into the mix.

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