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.
Cinematography
VistaVision made red velvet look edible.
Costume
Edith Head's gowns could stop traffic in 1954 Vermont.
Acting
Danny Kaye's reaction faces deserve their own Oscar.
Director
Michael Curtiz
Bing Crosby
Bob Wallace
Danny Kaye
Phil Davis
Rosemary Clooney
Betty Haynes
Vera-Ellen
Judy Haynes
Dean Jagger
General Waverly
Mary Wickes
Emma Allen
John Brascia
John
Anne Whitfield
Susan Waverly
Frank Baker
Anniversary Party Guest (uncredited)
George Chakiris
Dancer (uncredited)
Barrie Chase
Doris Lenz (uncredited)
Franklyn Farnum
Club Patron (uncredited)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Vera-Ellen was dubbed entirely—her singing voice is Trudy Stevens, and Rosemary Clooney overdubbed both 'Sisters' verses.
This was the first film released in VistaVision, Paramount's widescreen answer to CinemaScope, essentially inventing the modern holiday movie aesthetic.
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