Holiday Inn is a 1942 film starring Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire, featuring the music of Irving Berlin, in which the two portray former performing partners competing for the love of a dancer and singer played by Marjorie Reynolds. Beginning in the 1980's, some broadcasts of the movie have eliminated the "Abraham" number (celebrating Lincoln's Birthday) due to its use of blackface, stereotypical mannerisms and use of dialect.
Cast
- Bing Crosby (Jim Hardy)
- Fred Astaire (Ted Hanover)
- Marjorie Reynolds (Linda Mason)
- Virginia Dale (Lila Dixon)
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Fast Facts
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Release Date
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Directed and Produced By
Mark Sandrich
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Music by
Irving Berlin
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Distributed by
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Fact:
Premiere at the New York Paramount Theatre in August 1942
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Running Time
100 min
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Fact:
The single "White Christmas" topped the charts in October 1942, remaining there for eleven weeks
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Fact:
The success "White Christmas" led to a 1954 film based on the song, White Christmas, starring Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney and Vera-Ellen
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Fact:
Holiday Inn hotel chain was named after the film
