Holiday Inn (1942) |
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Holiday Inn Cast |
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On-Screen Couples |
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Fred Astaire
(as Ted Hanover)
with Virginia Dale
(as Lila Dixon)
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Other InformationAwardsBest Writing, Original Story Academy Awards [1943] (Won/Nominated: Nominated) Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture Academy Awards [1943] (Won/Nominated: Nominated) Best Music, Original Song Academy Awards [1943] (Won/Nominated: Nominated) Plot SummaryBing Crosby and Fred Astaire star in Holiday Inn as a popular nightclub song-and-dance team. When his heart is broken by his girlfriend, Crosby decides to retire from the hustle-bustle of big city showbiz. He purchases a rustic New England farm and c... DiscographySingles(I`ve Got) Plenty to be Thankful For [1942] Song of Freedom [1942] Let`s Say it with Firecrackers [1942] I Can`t Tell a Lie [1942] Be Careful, It`s My Heart [1942] Abraham [1942] Let`s Start the New Year Right [1942] (Come to) Holiday Inn [1942] Happy Holidays [1942] White Christmas [1942] You`re Easy to Dance With [1942] Lazy [1942] I`ll Capture Your Heart Singing [1942] Easter Parade [1933] Oh, How I Hate to Get Up in the Morning [1918] |
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Trivia and QuotesQuotes Jim Hardy: [trying to describe Linda] She was sort of a medium built, medium height. With a nice evening gown on with a belt in the back. She`s sorta built like the girl I knew from the corner drugstore who used to play pinball. Conshwella Schlepkiss. I remember she was high man three weeks in a row. Mamie: [about winning Linda back] You could melt her heart right down to butter, if you`d only turn on the heat! Linda Mason: You sound sweet, but you don`t make sense. Ted Hanover: Then I had a drink.
Jim Hardy: A drink? Boy you were fractured! Danny Reed: François! Have you seen Mr. Hanover?
François: Twice, sir. The first time he came from his dressing room he had a telegram in his hand. He ordered scotch and soda. A bottle of each.
Danny Reed: I know! I know!
François: The second time he came from his dressing room he asked which way is Connecticut.
Danny Reed: Connecticut?
François: Connecticut. He said he had a friend there who knows about women too.
Danny Reed: Why didn`t you stop him?
François: How can I stop him sir when I don`t know which way is Connecticut! Ted Hanover: I like it here... with you and Linda.
Jim Hardy: And we love having you. When are you leaving? Danny Reed: How`d he get that far in five minutes?
Ted Hanover: The lady must have been willing.
Danny Reed: The world can`t do this to us! Danny Reed: If I`m not the best manager in the business, I`ll eat a garage mechanic`s shirt!
Jim Hardy: For that kinda of money you oughta be able to go by way o` Medicine Hat!
Ted Hanover: It`s going to be easy - like peeling a turtle.
Linda Mason: What would you like?
Danny Reed: Orchids, the finest you`ve got.
Linda Mason: Corsage?
Danny Reed: No, no. A dozen, loose, looking like they don`t care! Mamie: Is your names Mamie?
Daphne, Vanderbilt: No.
Mamie: Get back in the kitchen!
[later]
Mamie: Is your names Miss Linda?
Daphne, Vanderbilt: No. Ted Hanover: [reading] Come out and relax on a farm, music, dancing, home cooking. Open holidays only.
[skeptical]
Ted Hanover: Open holiday`s only? Say, how many of them are there?
Jim Hardy: [excited] About 15. That gives me 350 days to kick around in!
Ted Hanover: [laughing] You would think of that! Lila Dixon: [to Ted] I love you... and Jim.
Ted Hanover: Well, I love Jim too... but let`s not get too chummy. Lila Dixon: [about Jim] He gets a look.
Ted Hanover: He always has that look! It doesn`t mean anything emotionally. It has something to do with his... liver. Linda Mason: You better go inside, it`s cold and you don`t have a coat...
[gently pushes him]
Linda Mason: Go on.
Jim Hardy: [kisses her, moves back] Well I don`t need a coat anymore. Jim Hardy: What brings you here on this bright and uninviting day?
Ted Hanover: A gentle smile often breeds a kick in the pants.Trivia Founded in 1952, the Holiday Inn hotel chain took its name from this film. Bing Crosby`s original "Rhythm Boys" partner Harry Barris plays the orchestra leader in the nightclub scenes. The set of the Holiday Inn was reused by Paramount 12 years later for the musical White Christmas (1954), also starring Bing Crosby and composed by Irving Berlin. As of 2007, "White Christmas" is the best selling music single ever. The original title for "Easter Parade" was "Smile And Show Your Dimple". When Irving Berlin won an Oscar for his song "White Christmas" from this movie, he became the first artist to present himself with an Academy Award. The film marked the debut of "White Christmas", which went on to become one of the biggest selling songs in the history of music. Some controversy surrounded the history of the song "White Christmas" when it was reported in a 1960 news item that Berlin wrote the song in 1938, which would have made it ineligible for an Academy Award nomination. But a biography and modern sources agree it was written for this film, and the sheet music has a 1942 copyright date. Irving Berlin got the idea for the film after writing the song "Easter Parade" for his 1933 show "As Thousands Cheer", and planned to write a play about American holidays, but it never materialized. He later pitched the idea to Mark Sandrich who got the ball rolling for this film. The proceeds from the New York City premiere went to the Navy Relief Society. The firecracker dance sequence required 3 days of rehearsal and took two days to film. Fred Astaire`s shoes for the dance were auctioned off for $116,000 worth of war bonds. For the "drunk" dance, Fred Astaire had two drinks of bourbon before the first take and one before each succeeding take. The seventh (last) take was used in the film. The script originally called for a Labor Day dance number, "This Is a Great Country." The animated Thanksgiving sequence is a topical reference to President Roosevelt`s failed attempt to change the date of the holiday. Marjorie Reynolds singing was dubbed by Martha Mears. | ||
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