Crosby's easy, casual banter is just the right foil for Astaire's precision acrobatics, his wry, offbeat humor.
Holiday Inn (1942)
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Reviews Counted:20
Fresh:20
Rotten:0
Average Rating:7.1/10
Consensus: With the combined might of Bing Crosby, Fred Astaire, and Irving Berlin working in its favor, Holiday Inn is a seasonal classic -- not least because it introduced "White Christmas" to the world.
Runtime: 1 hr 41 mins
Genre: Musical & Performing Arts
Synopsis: Two retiring show people start up a New England country inn with the unique and, one would think, self-defeating idea of being open only on national holidays; however, in this delightful... Two retiring show people start up a New England country inn with the unique and, one would think, self-defeating idea of being open only on national holidays; however, in this delightful fluff-fest, they achieve instantaneous success. Conflicts arise when they fall for the same woman, and sparks fly -as do their feet - in a variety of inventive, holiday themed song-and-dance productions. Perhaps the best film ever inspired by a song. Irving Berlin's "White Christmas" was introduced in this film. [More]
Starring: Bing Crosby, Fred Astaire, Marjorie Reynolds, Walter Abel
Starring: Bing Crosby, Fred Astaire, Marjorie Reynolds, Walter Abel, Louise Beavers, Virginia Dale
Director: Mark Sandrich
Director: Mark Sandrich
Screenwriter: Claude Binyon, Elmer Rice
Composer: Irving Berlin
Producer: Mark Sandrich
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Reviews for Holiday Inn
Not the best film for either of the film's stars, but Astaire proves that he can dance even without Ginger.
The film's highlight is a bang-up July 4th 'Let's Say It with Firecrackers' that finds Astaire in fine form.
Loaded with a wealth of songs, it's meaty, not too kaleidoscopic and yet closely knit for a compact 100 minutes of tiptop filmusical entertainment.
Holiday Inn offers a reason for celebration not printed in red ink on the calendar.
The Irving Berlin score, including 'Easter Parade' and 'Let's Say It with Firecrackers' (which gives Fred his best moment) makes up for the thin story.
Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire. Want more? Stir in the first singing of Irving Berlin's 'White Christmas' and 'Happy Holidays.'
True to type, Crosby plays nice and Astaire shallow The story writes itself, careful never to get in the way of big production numbers for every holiday on the calendar.
Call it old-fashioned or old Hollywood fluff, Holiday Inn is a sweet, pleasant slice of another time in pop entertainment.
Despite not being the success it could have been, this can still inspire a festive glow.
Holiday Inn, is, of course, filled with the kind of pretty Christmas songs and picture-postcard scenes of snow and horse-drawn sleighs that make for beloved holiday movies. But there's also some darkness lurking here.
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