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Holiday Inn

  • 1942
  • Approved
  • 1h 40m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
20K
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Fred Astaire, Bing Crosby, Virginia Dale, and Marjorie Reynolds in Holiday Inn (1942)
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At an inn which is open only on holidays, a crooner and a hoofer vie for the affections of a beautiful up-and-coming performer.At an inn which is open only on holidays, a crooner and a hoofer vie for the affections of a beautiful up-and-coming performer.At an inn which is open only on holidays, a crooner and a hoofer vie for the affections of a beautiful up-and-coming performer.

  • Directors
    • Mark Sandrich
    • Robert Allen
  • Writers
    • Claude Binyon
    • Elmer Rice
    • Irving Berlin
  • Stars
    • Bing Crosby
    • Fred Astaire
    • Marjorie Reynolds
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    7.3/10
    20K
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Mark Sandrich
      • Robert Allen
    • Writers
      • Claude Binyon
      • Elmer Rice
      • Irving Berlin
    • Stars
      • Bing Crosby
      • Fred Astaire
      • Marjorie Reynolds
    • 171User reviews
    • 49Critic reviews
    • 70Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 3 wins & 2 nominations total

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    Top Cast74

    Bing Crosby
    Bing Crosby
    • Jim Hardy
    Fred Astaire
    Fred Astaire
    • Ted Hanover
    Marjorie Reynolds
    Marjorie Reynolds
    • Linda Mason
    Virginia Dale
    Virginia Dale
    • Lila Dixon
    Walter Abel
    Walter Abel
    • Danny Reed
    Louise Beavers
    Louise Beavers
    • Mamie
    Irving Bacon
    Irving Bacon
    • Gus
    Marek Windheim
    • François
    James Bell
    James Bell
    • Dunbar
    John Gallaudet
    John Gallaudet
    • Parker
    Shelby Bacon
    • Vanderbilt
    Joan Arnold
    • Daphne
    Bob Crosby Orchestra
    • Orchestra
    • (as Bob Crosby's Band)
    Edward Arnold Jr.
    • Second Dancer Ted Bumps Into
    • (uncredited)
    Loretta Barnett
    • Dancer
    • (uncredited)
    Muriel Barr
    • Dancer
    • (uncredited)
    Harry Barris
    Harry Barris
    • Midnight Club Orchestra Leader
    • (uncredited)
    Patsy Bedell
    • Dancer
    • (uncredited)
    • Directors
      • Mark Sandrich
      • Robert Allen
    • Writers
      • Claude Binyon
      • Elmer Rice
      • Irving Berlin
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews171

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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      The Connecticut inn set for this film was reused by Paramount 12 years later as a Vermont inn for the musical White Christmas (1954), also starring Bing Crosby, and again with songs composed by Irving Berlin.
    • Goofs
      The telegram that Ted Hanover receives from Jim Hardy on Christmas Eve is dated December 25th.
    • Quotes
      • Linda Mason: My father was a lot like you, just a man with a family. Never amounted to much, didn't care. But as long as he was alive, we always had plenty to eat and clothes to keep us warm.
      • Jim Hardy: Were you happy?
      • Linda Mason: Yes.
      • Jim Hardy: Then your father was a very successful man.
    • Crazy credits
      In the opening titles the main credits for Irving Berlin as composer and lyricist, and Mark Sandrich as producer and director, are each facsimiles of their genuine signatures.
    • Alternate versions
      In 2008, the film was restored and colorized by Legend Films.
    • Connections
      Featured in Concept (1964)
    • Soundtracks
      Overture
      (uncredited)
      Music and Lyrics by Irving Berlin
      Performed by the Paramount Pictures Studio Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Robert Emmett Dolan

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    Details

    • Release date
      • September 4, 1942 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Cinco días de placer
    • Filming locations
      • Monte Rio, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Paramount Pictures
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    Box office

    • Budget
      • $3,200,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $119
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 40m(100 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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