Blue Skies

film by Heisler [1946]

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The film Blue Skies (1946) was directed by Stuart Heisler, who completed it after the original director, Mark Sandrich, died during production. The musical stars Fred Astaire and Bing Crosby. Crosby's song \"White Christmas\" was featured in the film Holiday Inn (1942), which also starred Astaire. \"White Christmas\" is the best-selling single of all time.123

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Mark Sandrich
…began working on the musical Blue Skies (1946) with Astaire and Crosby. During production, however, Sandrich died of a heart attack; Stuart Heisler completed the film.
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…began working on the musical Blue Skies (1946) with Astaire and Crosby. During production, however, Sandrich died of a heart attack; Stuart Heisler completed the film.
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Stuart Heisler
Films of the 1940s
Heisler next took over Blue Skies (1946) after the initial director, Mark Sandrich, died. The film was an elaborate Irving Berlin musical with Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire; its highlight was the production number “Puttin’ on the Ritz.” Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman (1947) was from a Dorothy…
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Heisler next took over Blue Skies (1946) after the initial director, Mark Sandrich, died. The film was an elaborate Irving Berlin musical with Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire; its highlight was the production number “Puttin’ on the Ritz.” Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman (1947) was from a Dorothy…
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