Musical movie ‘White Christmas’ starring Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye will be screening at 6 pm on Tuesday December 23 at American Centre, Colombo - 3.

Directed by Michael Curtiz this 1954 jukebox musical movie features the songs of Irving Berlin, including the titular ‘White Christmas’ 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 World War II 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. Corny in the extreme, 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.

Of the four stars, Crosby comes off best, especially when singing the title song at the beginning and end of the film; Kaye is a bit overshadowed this time out, though he's quite funny camping it up in a ‘drag’ version of Irving Berlin's ‘Sisters’.