Bing crosby and fred astaire respectively sing and dance their way through the slight but pleasant holidaythemed romantic comedymusical holiday inn, which casts the two entertainers as romantic rivals vying for the same woman twice. A classic white christmas in the movie holiday inn. You can watch holiday inn online on videoondemand services netflix, paytv or movie theatres with original audio in english. However it is such a realistic set that the viewer never suspects that the connecticut scenes were filmed indoors.
At thanksgiving in the movie, there is a little joke that most people these days wont get. Based on an idea by irving berlin, this is a small musical about a songanddance man, jim hardy bing crosby, who retires. It is called the village inn and is located in monte rio california on the russian river. Holiday inn critics 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.
Happy holiday from the film holiday inn 1942 lyrics. With bing crosby, fred astaire, marjorie reynolds, virginia dale. It was a success in the us and the uk, the highestgrossing film musical to that time. Lovely linda mason has crooner jim hardy head over heels, but suave stepper ted hanover wants her for his new dance partner after femme fatale lila dixon gives him the brush. The film, a musical that stars bing crosby, fred astaire and marjorie.
At an inn which is only open on holidays, a crooner and a hoofer vie for the affections of a beautiful upandcoming performer. Le garde du corps film daction complet en francais. After turning the inn into a holidaysonly live entertainment venue, jim winds up booking and falling for linda marjorie reynolds. When jim overhears that ted has brought two hollywood film producers to see the fourth of july show, he secretly asks his driver, gus, who is picking linda up at the train station, to make sure that she does not arrive in time for the show, and then. Holiday inn 1942 full movie watch online 123movies. When holiday inn was adapted for a 2016 broadway musical, ted and danny talk about doing the picture about the inn at universal not paramount and a clip of the finished film with ted and lila is shown with the universal opening logo albeit from the 30s, not the 40s.
Holiday inn 1942 movie mistakes, goofs and bloopers. Written by irving berlin idea, elmer rice adaptation, and claude binyon screenplay. Bing crosby and fred astaire respectively sing and dance their way through the slight but pleasant holidaythemed romantic. Media in category holiday inn film the following 3 files are in this category, out of 3 total.
Holiday inn is a 1942 film set at an inn which is only open on holidays, where a crooner and a hoofer vie for the affections of a beautiful upandcoming performer directed by mark sandrich. 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. Get the latest on upcoming christmas movies, tv schedule updates, and new releases on dvd. Holiday inn film from wikimedia commons, the free media repository. Countdown to christmas year round with your favorite holiday movies. All that is true if i were to take the film in its 1942 context, but holy. Bing crosby, fred astaire, marjorie reynolds, virginia dale, walter abel, official content from universal studios home entertainment.
Do you see when this movie was made 1942, there was in your face racism everywhere then. I never saw the second movie but doubt it lives up to this one. Fred astaire plays his former partner and rival in love. The hotel chains headquarters are in denham, buckinghamshire. In this irving berlin musical, jim bing crosby and lila are members of a performing trio who plan to quit and run a country hotel. Bings version of white christmas better known, perhaps, from the later film, blue skies, also starring fred astaire, where bing sings it to the us troops is really a mustsee for anyone in the runup to christmas holidays. Robert emmett dolan produced the later film, which was directed by michael curtiz, starred crosby and danny kaye, and featured songs by irving berlin, including the title song. Holiday inn, the 1942 musical that teamed up bing crosby and fred astaire for the first time, is mostly a christmas movie. You see a cartoon turkey confused and staggering back and forth between november 20th and november 27th on a calendar. Presents and goodies and everything fine, at holiday time, holiday time. These are the longer studio recorded versions of the songs presented in the film. Scenes from the 1942 film, holiday inn, starring bing crosby and fred astaire were filmed at the inn with some help from artificial snow and our name was changed to match the film name. This movie has so much and if you can make the chemistry thing the sparking between bing and fred and ignore the sidebar romances that dont quite grab you. It begins and ends at christmas, of course, and won an oscar for spawning the classic song, white christmaswhich later became a star on its own in the film white christmas, as well as holding the record as the.
The movie jumps holiday to holiday and first shows jims frustrations, then his romance with linda, and then his depression. The song and dance routines are, predictably, absolutely mesmerising. Holiday inn, the new broadway show adapted from the 1942 film starring fred astaire and bing crosby, features two. Primarily though, any film which features white christmas is going to hit a high note at that point. Happy holiday 1942 uncredited music and lyrics by irving berlin played during the opening credits played by the bob crosby orchestra and sung at the holiday inn on new years eve by bing crosby, martha mears dubbing marjorie reynolds and chorus with shelby bacon and joan arnold. With music by irving berlin, the composer wrote twelve songs specifically for the film, the best known being white christmas. Obviously the hollywood set of holiday inn at the end of the film that was supposed to be a reproduction of the real holiday inn in connecticut is the same set used for both scenes. Watch holiday inn starring bing crosby in this music on directv. Movie summary bing crosby plays a song and dance man who leaves showbiz to run an inn that is open only on holidays. A classic white christmas in the movie holiday inn hooked. Holiday inn was released in 1942, the first thanksgiving when this change was in. Watch holiday inn online stream full movie directv. Follow the two talented pals as they find themselves competing for the affections of the same lovely lady marjorie reynolds. One of them, shaking the blues away, sums up what this musical packed with 20.
Read the full synopsis of holiday inn, 1942, directed by mark sandrich, with bing crosby, fred astaire, marjorie reynolds, at turner classic movies. But then i sat down with 1942s holiday inn and was simply mortified. Holiday inn movie 1942 bing crosby, fred astaire, marjorie. Tis the season for one of the most enjoyable films of all time. Holiday inn 1942 stream and watch online moviefone. Christmas movies are some of the most difficult films to regard subjectively because the. Before 1942 the president declared the date of the official thanksgiving holiday each year. Despite those dated aspects, holiday inn remains a winning film, mainly due to charming performances from its leads.
I cannot believe holiday inn is not playing this holiday season. I have to check out this film one day because my cousins own a cabin that is two doors away from the place that was used for the exteriors. A 1942 musical film directed by mark sandrich, starring fred astaire and bing crosby, and featuring music by irving berlin, holiday inn is perhaps best remembered today for introducing bings most famous song, white christmas jim hardy crosby, ted hanover astaire and lila dixon virginia dale form a musical act together in manhattan. Holiday inn 1942 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. In fact, in 1942 the hotel was renamed because of the film connection. In 1954, paramount released the film white christmas, which was loosely inspired by holiday inn. Holiday inn is a film directed by mark sandrich with bing crosby, fred astaire, marjorie reynolds, virginia dale, year. Film historian ken barnes called it the definitive hollywood musical of the 1940s. Corbin bleu, on broadway and dancing in fred astaires. Song hits from holiday inn is a studio album of phonograph records by bing crosby and fred astaire released in july 1942 featuring songs presented in the american musical film holiday inn. Holiday inn movie tv listings and schedule tv guide. The movie provides a lot of good comedy, romance and.
The name holiday inn was coined by wilsons architect eddie bluestein as a joke during construction of the first hotel, in reference to the 1942 christmasthemed, musical film holiday inn, starring bing crosby and fred astaire. Holiday inn is a britishowned american brand of hotels, and a subsidiary of intercontinental hotels group. Holiday inn is passable if only as a showcase for two of the greatest talents of the generation in astaire and crosby. The african american maid in the movie won an oscar for her work. Why holiday inn is no christmas classic simplemost. Oct 12, 2019 holiday inn movie trailer 1942 plot synopsis. The inn has enjoyed a long and colorful existence, including the distinction of being the site of several scenes from the paramount pictures classic holiday inn, starring bing crosby and fred astaire. All the trivia you can handle about holiday inn, 1942, directed by mark sandrich, with bing crosby, fred astaire, marjorie reynolds. Holiday inn is a 1942 film set at an inn which is only open on holidays, where a crooner and a hoofer vie for the affections of a beautiful upandcoming performer. Holiday inn 1942 b sdg bing crosby and fred astaire respectively sing and dance their way through the slight but pleasant holidaythemed romantic comedymusical holiday inn, which casts the two entertainers as romantic rivals vying for the same woman twice. Bing crosby, fred astaire, irving bacon, james bell, louise beavers, marek windheim, marjorie reynolds, virginia dale, walter abel. Holiday inn is blandly pleasant fare at seattles 5th. This movie has been premiered in australian hd theatres in 1942 movies 1942.
Hey, at least inn presents the freeing of slaves as a positive, unlike gone with the wind, which actively mourns the death of the antebellum south and all its quaint customs. Holiday inn 1942 at an inn which is only open on holidays, a crooner and a hoofer vie for the affections. At an inn which is only open on holidays, a crooner and a hoofer vie for the affections of a. All that is true if i were to take the film in its 1942 context, but holy irony. Holiday inns structure if fairly simple and based on the calendar.
Although all the holiday s are covered, this is really a christmas movie at heart. Jims supper club, holiday inn, is the setting for the chase by hanover and manager danny reed. Holiday inn, the 1942 film that starred fred astaire, bing crosby and a calendar full of irving berlin tunes, has gotten a complete and firstclass stage redo at roundabout theatre company. Released 1942, holiday inn stars bing crosby, fred astaire, marjorie reynolds, virginia dale the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 41 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic.
It is a great format for storytelling and allows the viewers to fill in the gaps of what could have occurred between the holidays. Watch holiday inn 1942 movie trailer instantly, no need to login. Those who prefer a storyline delivered through a series of straightforward dialogue sequences and not with lavish song and dance numbers should look away now. Holiday inn is a 1942 american musical film directed by mark sandrich and starring bing crosby and fred astaire, with marjorie reynolds, virginia dale, and walter abel. Holiday inn is the film that introduced bing crosbys signature number white christmas to a worldwide audience. Holiday inn, the 1942 film that starred fred astaire, bing crosby and a calendar full of irving berlin tunes, has gotten a complete and firstclass stage redo at roundabout theatre co. For the songs that were actually in the film, see holiday inn soundtrack. Produced and directed by mark sandrich, holiday inn had its premiere at the new york paramount theatre august 4, 1942. Bleu, 27, is making good on his promise to honor astaire.
Seeing old friends, oh the fun of it all, at holiday time, holiday time. Apr, 2011 bing crosby and fred astaire sing and dance their way into your heart in the sensational musical comedy holiday inn. Holiday inn 1942 passed 1h 40min comedy, drama, music 4 september 1942 usa at an inn which is only open on holidays, a crooner and a hoofer vie for the affections of a beautiful upandcoming performer. Finally, holiday inn is one of the most beloved and timeless festive holiday films that at last makes its bluray debut. The song went on to win an academy award for best original song and the single has sold hundreds of millions of copies making white christmas one. Although all the holidays are covered, this is really a christmas movie at heart.
In the new broadway musical take on the 1942 film holiday inn, he plays the songanddance man ted hanover, a role astaire originated. Dec 04, 2017 the 1942 film holiday inn is meek entertainment, bare threads of a halfheartedly improbable plot strung together by the considerable charms of bing crosbys crooning and fred astaires. May the calendar keep bringing happy holidays to you. A classic white christmas in the movie holiday inn one of my alltime favorite christmasmovie houses is the farmhouse that was transformed into holiday inn for the 1942 classic with bing crosby and fred astaire. Crosby plays a song and dance man who leaves showbiz to run an inn that is open. Holiday inn 1942 in this irving berlin musical, jim bing crosby and lila are members of a performing trio who plan to quit and run a country hotel. Holiday inn is a 1942 american musical film directed by mark sandrich and starring bing crosby and fred astaire, with marjorie reynolds, virginia dale, and. Its available to watch on tv, online, tablets, phone. The drunk dance is the films best and the height of jocularity. Bing is notably younger and livelier in holiday inn, which also stars fred astaire, the best dancer ever unless you count gene kelly and we shouldnt, they were different kinds of dancers. A 1942 musical film directed by mark sandrich, starring fred astaire and bing crosby, and featuring music by irving berlin, holiday inn is perhaps best remembered today for introducing bings most famous song, white christmas. The film provides the first of only two occasions on which bing crosby and fred astaire would work together, with 1946s blue skies being the final instance. In the new broadway musical take on the 1942 film holiday inn, he plays the songanddance man ted hanover. While the merry bells keep ringing, may your every wish come true happy holiday.
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