Holiday Inn

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Holiday Inn

1942

1h 41m

Holiday

Musical

Comedy

Romance

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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. When Lila says she has fallen in love with the dancer in the act, Ted (Fred Astaire), Jim leaves town with a broken heart. After turning the inn into a holidays-only live entertainment venue, Jim winds up booking -- and falling for -- Linda (Marjorie Reynolds). But when Ted shows up at the place after being dumped by Lila, he too sets his sights on beautiful Linda.

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 "White Christmas" to the world.

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Angie Errigo

Empire Magazine

12/12/2014

3/5

Between the toe twinkling and ivory tickling it's still a comfortable, cosy way to pass an afternoon.

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TIME Magazine

12/05/2008

Crosby's easy, casual banter is just the right foil for Astaire's precision acrobatics, his wry, offbeat humor.

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Variety Staff

Variety

11/27/2007

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.

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Elena de la Torre

Cine-Mundial

09/17/2019

Everything here is entertaining and attractive, with magnificent musical numbers and beautiful songs. [Full Review in Spanish]

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Scott Nash

Three Movie Buffs

12/04/2013

3/4

Although all the holiday's are covered, this is really a Christmas movie at heart. Overshadowed by its more famous (and overrated) remake, Holiday Inn deserves more credit than it gets.

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Dick Fiddy

Radio Times

12/04/2013

4/5

This classic musical paired Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire for the first time.

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Stephen C

@bob25009 Mar 1

Funny in 1 hour and 41 minutes. 1943 winner of Academy Award for Best Original Song (White Christmas).

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The C

@HearthMovies Jan 21

A timeless classic for certain. Fred Astaire and Bing Crosby deliver their best acting performances of their careers. Bing Crosby comes off as this lovable guy that really just wants to live his life. Fred Astaire probably portrays the worst friend of all time in this movie but the foil between the two characters is so entertaining and you cannot help but be glued to each of the events unfolding before your eyes. Louise Beavers and Irving Bacon play the best roles of their generally forgotten careers. They are some of the funniest characters in the film. This is one of those movies that always puts a smile on your face. It is such a funny film with great music, an awesome plot, and spotless acting. Created White Christmas and Holiday Inn hotels. I love my complementary breakfast.

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Brayden G

@DeadShotVibe802 Jan 3

Cute movie that I enjoyed

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Scott P

@Scott352 Dec 14

The cast and storyline are wonderful. It’s a movie that celebrates every holiday. It also was the introduction of Bing Crosby’s "White Christmas". Be aware that there is a blackface segment celebrating Lincoln’s birthday.

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aya t

@ayaueta Dec 3

everyone has seen white xmas. but holiday inn is just not as popular or well known. altho I thinks its better than white xmas cuz of star, dancer, fred astaire. maybe cuz its b/w, that younger gen gets bored? almost same plot. so maybe white xmas, is a remake?

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Todd B

@RT87191522 Nov 28

A fantastic family holiday movie every family can enjoy.

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Mark Sandrich

Director

Bing Crosby

Jim Hardy

Fred Astaire

Ted Hanover

Marjorie Reynolds

Linda Mason

Virginia Dale

Lila Dixon

Walter Abel

Danny Reed

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Holiday Inn: Official Clip - Song of Freedom

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Holiday Inn: Official Clip - Funny Drunk Dancing

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Synopsis

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. When Lila says she has fallen in love with the dancer in the act, Ted (Fred Astaire), Jim leaves town with a broken heart. After turning the inn into a holidays-only live entertainment venue, Jim winds up booking -- and falling for -- Linda (Marjorie Reynolds). But when Ted shows up at the place after being dumped by Lila, he too sets his sights on beautiful Linda.

Director: Mark Sandrich
Producer: Mark Sandrich
Screenwriter: Claude Binyon
Production Co: Paramount
Genre: Holiday, Musical, Comedy, Romance
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): May 7, 2015
Runtime: 1h 41m

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