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Holiday Inn
WHAT A HOLIDAY!
Lovely Linda Mason has crooner Jim Hardy head over heels, but suave stepper Ted Hanover wants her for his new dance partner after fickle Lila Dixon gives him the brush. Jim's supper club, Holiday Inn, is the setting for the chase by Hanover and his manager.
- Original title
- Holiday Inn
- Language
- EN
- Country
- US
- Budget
- —
- Revenue
- $3,750,000
Rob
May 9, 2023 · via TMDB
Simply a must-watch at Christmas time. An Irving Berlin musical made in the forties. Yes, please!
Peter McGinn
Dec 12, 2021 · via TMDB
A mildly entertaining movie if you don’t mind watching classics. There are witty and funny moments, but the romantic aspects aren’t very convincing. Perhaps this is how romance is with celebrities— no passion? No, I doubt that. The dance numbers aren’t up to Fed Astaire’s usual imaginative standard and a few of the songs about lesser holidays are rather lame. The sets are unconvincing- would a farmhouse really be this large? But this is picky stuff. If you don’t mind classic black and white films this is entertaining enough, especially if you are watching with friends or family, as it doesn’t require close viewing to stay caught up with the plot. I only wish it had a bit more real romance and less talking about romance.
John Chard
Nov 7, 2019 · via TMDB
Safe and amiable enough... Jim Hardy retires from show business to become a farmer in New England. Once set up he finds that it's a life that is somewhat more demanding than he had first thought. Hitting on an idea that should make his life more fulfilling, he turns the farm into an Inn that only opens on public holidays. But things get complicated when Jim's old partner, Ted, turns up and sets his sights on Linda, Jim's gorgeous "friend", this holiday period may not be so happy after all. Boasting great star power in the form of Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire, Holiday Inn still feels short of the required genre excitement. There is no doubting the benefit here of having both the leading men's respective abilities on show, where Bing croons with the best of them and Fred of course dances with majestic grace. We get a firecracker sequence that's particularly memorable, but sadly the women of the piece are forgettable, while outside of the songs and dances the film drifts into almost sleepy auto pilot. All those involved have done far better, that's for sure, but at least here we get to hear the first airing of the Academy Award winning song, White Christmas. The film is a favourite of many, certainly it is, yet it's just a very average picture and not one that under revisit scrutiny survives away from nostalgic glows. 5/10
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Bing Crosby
Jim Hardy
Fred Astaire
Ted Hanover
Marjorie Reynolds
Linda Mason
Virginia Dale
Lila Dixon
Walter Abel
Danny Reed
Louise Beavers
Mamie
Irving Bacon
Gus
Marek Windheim
Francois
James Bell
Dunbar
John Gallaudet
Parker
Keith Richards
Assistant Director (uncredited)
Ronald R. Rondell
Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
Julia Faye
Guest at Inn (uncredited)
Mildred Harris
Maid (uncredited)
Bud Jamison
Santa Claus (uncredited)
Harry Barris
Midnight Club Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
Leon Belasco
Flower Shop Proprietor (uncredited)
Brooks Benedict
Guest at Inn (uncredited)
Ruth Clifford
Guest at Inn (uncredited)
Bob Crosby
Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
Kitty Kelly
Drunk (uncredited)
Wilbur Mack
Guest at Inn (uncredited)
Cyril Ring
Movie Director (uncredited)
Dorothy Vernon
Easter Day Churchgoer (uncredited)
Noel Neill
Dancer (uncredited)
Edith Head
Costume Design
Wally Westmore
Makeup Artist
Mark Sandrich
Director
Mark Sandrich
Producer
Irving Berlin
Original Music Composer
Irving Berlin
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Irving Berlin
Idea
Irving Berlin
Lyricist
Irving Berlin
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