Synopsis
Two talented song-and-dance men team up after the war to become one of the hottest acts in show business. In time they befriend and become romantically involved with the beautiful Haynes sisters who comprise a sister act.
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Cast
- Bing CrosbyBob Wallace
- Danny KayePhil Davis
- Rosemary ClooneyBetty Haynes
- Vera-EllenJudy Haynes
- Dean JaggerGeneral Waverly
- Mary WickesEmma Allen
- John BrasciaJohn
- Anne WhitfieldSusan Waverly
- Bea AllenDancer (uncredited)
- Frank BakerAnniversary Party Guest (uncredited)
Recommendations
- 80
BBC
It's warm, sweet, and perfect for wasting a winter afternoon. - 80
The Guardian
It's a nice, if undemanding, Yuletide treat. - 75
TV Guide Magazine
Though it's not as satisfying as it might have been, it still boasts great stars and catchy songs in addition to a love story, and is a perennial holiday favorite. - 70
Variety
Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye, along with VistaVision, keep the entertainment going in this fancifully staged production, clicking well. - 60
Time Out
It’s as sickly-sweet as an eggnog tsunami, but Bing’s brandy-butter baritone and Kaye’s incessant, proto-Jim Carrey clowning always manage to raise a smile. - 60
Total Film
This was the Mamma Mia! of its day, a nostalgic blast of popular Irving Berlin showtunes gift-wrapped in new-fangled VistaVision that danced its way to the top of the 1954 box office. - 50
The New York Times
Everyone works hard at the business of singing, dancing and cracking jokes, but the stuff that they work with is minor. - 50
Time
A big fat yam of a picture richly candied with VistaVision (Paramount's answer to CinemaScope), Technicolor, tunes by Irving Berlin, massive production numbers, and big stars. Unfortunately, the yam is still a yam.
