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Holiday Inn

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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.
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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 Between the toe twinkling and ivory tickling it's still a comfortable, cosy way to pass an afternoon. Rated: 3/5 Dec 12, 2014 Full Review TIME Magazine Crosby's easy, casual banter is just the right foil for Astaire's precision acrobatics, his wry, offbeat humor. Dec 5, 2008 Full Review Variety Staff Variety 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. Nov 27, 2007 Full Review Elena de la Torre Cine-Mundial Everything here is entertaining and attractive, with magnificent musical numbers and beautiful songs. [Full Review in Spanish] Sep 17, 2019 Full Review Scott Nash Three Movie Buffs 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. Rated: 3/4 Dec 4, 2013 Full Review Dick Fiddy Radio Times This classic musical paired Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire for the first time. Rated: 4/5 Dec 4, 2013 Full Review Read all reviews

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Jay W Yes, despite traditional naming conventions, the Crosby song "White Christmas" is not from the film that shares its name, it comes from this film here, "Holiday Inn". And No, the 1954 movie, "White Christmas" is not a spinoff or sequel to this movie, it just features a lot of the same cast. "Holiday Inn" plays to the strengths of its starring cast. As they show off right away, Bing Crosby can sing, and Fred Astaire can dance. The story is a thinly veiled excuse to get these actors to do what they do best. The characters do have a clear motivation and personality, but the conflict feels very forced. If the characters were to sit down and have a 5-minute conversation this would all be taken care of. In a way, this film is similar to "Meet me in St. Louis", both have an all-time Christmas classic song, but both focus on various other holidays through the year. Although, strange that Holiday Inn completely avoids "Halloween". They have both George Washington and Abe Lincoln's birthday, but not Halloween? Also, Bing Crosby is kind of a jerk in this film. Then when he is called out for it, he throws himself a 5-month long pity party, sulking about how he feels wronged. But I digress, the film does exactly what it sets out for, it showcases Crosby's singing and Astaire's dancing. As an added bonus there is a little story to go along with it, the story even has a few good laughs to be found in it as well. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 11/21/24 Full Review Audience Member My family watches this movie every Christmas! We look forward to quoting the iconic lines, laughing at the comedic moments and witty dialogue, and, of course, the incredible songs and dances. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/20/24 Full Review Isaiah Y Memorable dance numbers from Fred Astaire Rated 3 out of 5 stars 12/26/23 Full Review Vince D A fun movie with 2 Legends. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 12/24/23 Full Review Tamara H I mean except for the blackface number it's what you'd expect. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 12/22/23 Full Review Pete V Great Christmas movie. The scene with Astair dancing and the firecrackers is amazing. Even 80 years later despite all the technology we have , it is still stunning to watch . I watch it every year. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/11/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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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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