holiday inn ( film )
holiday inn is a 1942 film which showcased irving berlin' s holiday music and first introduced the song
white christmas
.
the connecticut inn set for
holiday inn
is revamped to later become the inn in vermont in the 1954 film ,
white christmas ,
another irving berlin music vehicle .
the 1942 original film version of holiday inn was a wartime hit for paramount pictures, starring bing crosby and fred astaire .
incidentally, the hotel chain
holiday inn
was named for this movie .
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the release date for the holiday inn cast album will be announced at a later time .
the show came together so quickly you could call it the
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the company estimated that 96 percent of americans have stayed in a holiday inn at least once .
contributed to american culture: the hotel chain, holiday inn, was named for the movie .
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this cast list of who was in holiday inn includes both lead and minor roles. (55 items )
holiday inn takes place in and around mason farmhouse as well as the following locations in 1946 - 1947 .
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the show :
irving berlin' s holiday inn
at the goodspeed opera house in east haddam .
yuletide favourite
holiday inn
comes to a dvd that reveals the fascinating story behind the film, and the irving berlin hit song ,
white christmas
.
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kemmons wilson, who founded the
holiday inn
motel chain in 1952, named it after this movie .
holiday inn cast list, listed alphabetically with photos when available. this list of holiday inn actors includes any holiday inn actresses and all other actors from the film. you can view additional information about each holiday inn actor on this list, such as when and where they were born. to find out more about a particular actor or actress, click on their name and you' ll be taken to page with even more details about their acting career. the cast members of holiday inn have been in many other movies, so use this list as a starting point to find actors or actresses that you may not be familiar with .
the vermont inn is the remodeled connecticut inn set from bing crosby' s earlier movie holiday inn (1942). in white christmas, the recycled hotel set is very gray, and appears not to have been repainted in new colors. since holiday inn was a black & white film, the sets were probably originally painted in grayscale, as color palette schemes would have been a waste of resources in 1942 .
the film ends with the new year' s eve celebration at holiday inn. jim and linda are prepared to stay together and run the inn. ted is reunited with lila, who is ready and willing to perform with him again .
not the best film for either of the film' s stars, but astaire proves that he can dance even without ginger .
the “abraham” musical number is often cut when holiday inn is shown on tv, because blackface is considered offensive today .
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inspired by the 1942 film, holiday inn follows jim and linda, who turn a connecticut farmhouse into a dazzling inn filled with performances. the new musical features music and lyrics by irving berlin and a book by gordon greenberg and chad hodge .
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one reason for that is that the blackface scene is frequently cut out when the film is shown on tv. or (around here) because they show white christmas (the color movie with the same song) instead of holiday inn. holiday inn was b & w. the colorized version was unattractive .
a wealth of images and film clips help illustrate the story of their early years leading up to
holiday inn
. the filming during 1941 was disrupted by the japanese attack on pearl harbor, hence the insertion of a patriotic message into the film .
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the otherwise squeaky - clean classic holiday inn shows for lincoln' s birthday a full minstrel show featuring dancers in blackface .
hollywood producers were desperate to bring crosby and berlin together in a musical movie. the vehicle chosen for this was operation was the long - forgotten holiday inn. even now, the moguls took no chances. fred astaire also stars in holiday inn .
for the uninitiated. the story is simple: bing crosby' s character decides to open an inn that is open only on holidays (hence, holiday inn) and each holiday has a musical number attached to it. the songs for easter (
white christmas was written for this movie where bing crosby sings and fred astaire dances at the holiday inn (1942). >
the roundabout theatre company production of holiday inn, the new irving berlin musical officially opened on broadway october 6. read reviews here .
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 .
at holiday inn on new year' s eve, ted is reunited with lila, who is ready and willing to perform with him again. jim and linda prepare to stay together and run the inn .
on new year' s eve, holiday inn finally opens to a packed house. meanwhile, in manhattan, ted finds that lila has left him for a texas millionaire, and goes out to the holiday inn, thoroughly drunk. he dances with linda, proceeds to bring down the house blind stinking drunk, and then promptly fall unconscious. danny arrives at the holiday inn just as ted is carried upstairs .
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the name of the holiday inn hotel chain was inspired by the film. [ 15 ] the title of the film had also inspired the 1946 renaming of a small 1800s inn in intervale, new hampshire. the owners of that inn were able to bar any other use of the name in that area of new hampshire until they chose to relinquish the name, as their use preceded the naming of the chain. [ 16 ]
mr. wilson resigned from holiday inn in 1979. his subsequent interests were far - flung, ranging from resort developments to chocolate - corn kernels to two low - priced chains of lodgings, called wilson inn and wilson world. holiday inn is now owned by six continents hotels inc. , the hotel unit of bass p. l. c .
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the broadway production of holiday inn is directed by greenberg, with choreography by denis jones, and is scheduled to close january 15, 2017 .
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holiday inn
is sometimes confused with the 1954 film
white christmas ,
which also has a score by irving berlin (including yet another version of that classic holiday song). it, too, centers on a connecticut inn and also stars bing crosby — but
white christmas
has danny kaye, along with rosemary clooney, in the leads .
the world premiere of holiday inn took place at the goodspeed opera house in east haddam, connecticut in the fall of 2014. the musical’s new book is inspired by the academy award - winning film of the same title .
this holiday inn went above and beyond when my husband and i got married at a film convention being held there. the bartenders even gave us a few drinks on the house. i would definitely recommend them to anyone .
the first film produced in paramount' s wide screen process
vistavision
.
cut the blackface number that was in the film for lincoln' s birthday .
lorenz hart and richard rodgers in a scene from the film makers of melody .
, with a plot again involving an inn, but otherwise different from the earlier film. fred astaire was offered the second lead in the new film, but after reading the script, he declined. the role was then offered to
what i personally enjoy the most about holiday inn is the sheer coziness of it all. the majority of the film takes place in a country connecticut inn and often draped in snow. this is a perfectly old fashioned, patriotic holiday film to watch. turn on the christmas lights, wrap yourself in a comfy throw and escape to a time long past, when love came with a song and a joke was punctuated by a change in tempo .
holiday inn is a flawed but still fabulous movie musical of the variety (as scott most accurately stated) they just don' t make anymore .
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 bing' s most famous song ,
white christmas
.
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bing crosby sings
easter parade
in the 1942 film
holiday inn ,
and then the cast of goodspeed musicals performs the same song in their current world premiere, which runs through dec. 7. video courtesy goodspeed musicals .
the film aims to incorporate both a variety of contemporary songs and an original score .
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at the castro theater as part of the san francisco silent film festival. directed by
another irving berlin original for the film, fred astaire as ted dances with virginia dale as lila, in their popular new york night club act on christmas eve, in holiday inn, 1942, also starring bing crosby and marjorie reynolds. >
the new broadway musical holiday inn stars tony nominees bryce pinkham and megan lawrence, along with megan sikora, corbin bleu, lee wilkof and lora lee gayer .
third of three films to feature bing crosby singing
white christmas
. the other two are holiday inn (1942) and blue skies (1946) .
it’s not all wholesome fun though. back in the 1980s i remember seeing someone on british tv putting forward the suggestion that holiday inn was in fact a racist / nazi propaganda film. as he said, “let’s examine the evidence, shall we” :
as noted ,
holiday inn
was part of a package of films paramount sold to universal for release to television. 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 30' s, not the 40' s) .
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cameo: irving berlin appears as linda' s boss in the beginning of the film .
cole porter in hollywood during the making of the film of his musical kiss me kate .
back at the inn, ted is forced to perform a solo dance. when linda eventually makes her way to the inn, she finds that ted has impressed the studio honchos with his improvised solo and the opportunity stands. irritated with jim for not trusting her to make her own decision, linda takes the offer and leaves for hollywood. the producers want to make a film about holiday inn, and jim reluctantly agrees .
when linda mason first arrives at holiday inn, the scene opens with jim nailing the holiday inn sign to the roof. the soundtrack is off and the sound of the hammer hitting the nail is heard on the backswing, instead of when the hammer hits the nail. the rest of the soundtrack, however, is correctly synced .
the musical
holiday inn
runs through dec. 7 at goodspeed opera house in east haddam. read how the show came to be and watch a performance from the goodspeed cast, alongside a clip from the 1942 film, here. (stephen dunn )
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however, it is not just the “abraham” number that american racial intolerance of the time emerges in. even though this particular musical sequence is, perhaps, the most overt racial targeting in the film, the 1940’s racially prejudice mentality is amply evident elsewhere in the film, making holiday inn, like many of its contemporaries, less of a holiday classic and more of a historical documentation of a darker, narrow - minded time in american history .
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this is the valentines day clip from the movie holiday inn made in the 1940' s. it includes romantic crooning by bing crosby and suave dance moves by fred astaire .
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holiday inn was first released on vhs and beta formats in september 1981 by mca home video, re - released in 1986 and again, on vhs only, in 1992 .
although white christmas has become iconic, this was not the original intention. the song be careful, it' s my heart, played during the valentine' s day section of the film, was originally intended to be a bigger hit when production of holiday inn commenced .
one of the more controversial scenes in holiday inn is the “abraham” sequence, during which bing crosby sings berlin’s “abraham” in blackface, emphasizing stereotypical dialect and gestures. moreover, the entire staff of jim’s holiday inn, including the band, is also in blackface. at the time, 1942, this performance may not have been a red - flag, but in the years that followed the film’s release, this sequence stood out as racially offensive. in fact, televised broadcasts of holiday inn typically omit this scene, excluding tcm, a network rooted in the philosophy that films must be broadcasted without interruption and as they were originally cut .
the next morning, linda arrives at the holiday inn, and she and jim realize that both were fooling the other the previous evening. they sing
white christmas
together .
the movie, which stars bing crosby and fred astaire, centers on a connecticut inn that specializes in holiday celebrations and features the songs
easter parade ,
be careful, it' s my heart ,
happy holiday
and
white christmas .
all singing all dancing the coming of sound in 1927 meant that singing and dancing could be united on film. but it wasn' t until
holiday inn
that production techniques advanced to the stage where you no longer had to have the orchestra playing directly behind the cameraman !
these shows all began as movies that eventually became broadway musicals that were adapted once again for film .
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i just adore this film and now i get to watch it again and again. good quality picture
even by 1951 there were countless film adaptations of this charles dickens classic, but this black and white version is considered to be the best by new york times film critic a. o. scott .
the ed wood film jail bait randomly cuts to a blackface minstrel performance at one point. this was actually stock footage from a film done years earlier. it has no effect whatsoever on the plot .
the success of the song
white christmas
eventually led to another film based on the song, white christmas, which was released in 1954 and starred crosby, danny kaye, rosemary clooney and vera ellen. it was a loose remake of holiday inn, with a plotline again involving an inn, but otherwise different from the earlier film. fred astaire was offered the second lead in the new film, but after reading the script, he declined. the role was then offered to donald o' connor, but he was injured before filming began. danny kaye took the role .
herzberger is betting that a stage musical he is developing at the goodspeed opera house in east haddam and based on the 1942 film
holiday inn
will strike those emotional chords. the show, now in previews, has its world premiere oct. 15 and continues through dec. 28 .
tunes from the previous bing crosby / irving berlin film, holiday inn (1942) are used throughout the movie. when betty walks in the kitchen at the beginning of the
midnight snack
scene, bing is playing part of the
washington' s birthday
song from the previous film on the piano. also, when judy dances in her yellow dress, she is dancing to a fast - playing version of
abraham ,
the abraham lincoln birthday song from the earlier film .
finally, new year' s eve at the holiday inn features a reprise of jim, ted, and lila' s old act, with linda added in. jim and linda stay at the inn, while ted and lila, reunited, go off to a life of showbiz .
in holiday inn, bing crosby and fred astaire play successful broadway song and dance men. they are best friends, but they seem to have a tendency to fall for the same women .
weird, i' ve never discussed holiday inn without also discussing the blackface in it. really didn' t think it was some hidden secret everybody had agreed to ignore for a holiday classic movie (i' m not a huge fan of the movie even ignoring that scene) .
the next morning, christmas day, linda arrives at holiday inn, where she meets jim—both realizing they were fooling each other the previous evening. jim is preparing the place for new year' s eve, and they take to each other immediately. jim sings her his new song ,
white christmas ,
which he would have performed had the inn been open that night. later that week, on new year' s eve, holiday inn opens to a packed house .
the sense of place is as pervasive as a character in “moss, ” a film by daniel peddle .
vera - ellen' s name appears without its customary hyphen in the film' s opening credits sequence .
frank capra' s 1946 film is considered to be one of the best movies of all time, coming in eleventh place on the list of 100 greatest american films of all time by the american film institute .
directed by greenberg and choreographed by denis jones, holiday inn, the new irving berlin musical is scheduled to begin previews september 1 and officially open october 6 for a limited engagement at studio 54 .
holiday inn features over 20 classic songs from the berlin catalogue, including “steppin’ out with my baby, ” “shaking the blues away, ” “easter parade, ” “cheek to cheek” and “heatwave. ”
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holiday inn was dramatized as a half - hour radio play on the january 11, 1943, cbs broadcast of the screen guild theater, starring crosby and astaire with dinah shore. [ 17 ]
on independence day, ted and danny have arranged for hollywood representatives to be at the inn to determine whether or not ted and linda are suitable for film. jim, overhearing their plan, bribes the hired hand gus (irving bacon) to ensure that linda does not arrive at the inn. gus picks up linda in the inn' s car, and drives it into a creek. linda attempts to hitchhike back to the inn, and is picked up by lila. lila, it seems, has left her texas millionaire after he turned out to owe millions rather than own then, and has been summoned to the inn by jim to dance with ted. linda drives lila' s car into the same river where gus is still stranded. at the inn, ted improvises a solo dance with firecrackers. linda arrives, is furious at jim, and accepts ted' s offer to do motion pictures with him. the hollywood representatives want to make the film about holiday inn; jim reluctantly agrees .
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. new york: wid' s films and film folk, inc. : 6 june 15, 1942 .
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irving berlin' s holiday inn ,
as the show is now called, is the next theatrical venture for universal stage productions, following its major stage producing ventures with
wicked ,
billy elliot
and
bring it on .
though universal financed the developmental process and an earlier staged reading of
holiday inn .
the goodspeed show is the theater' s production, says hershberger .
beyond that, “holiday inn” faces challenges in this, a fairly competitive year for new musicals. among those tuners still to come are the innovative “natasha, pierre, and the great comet of 1812” and “dear evan hansen” as well as film - to - stage adaptations of “groundhog day, ” “a bronx tale” and “anastasia. ”
the film was placed at no. 8 in the list of top - grossing movies for 1942 in the us .
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jim (bing crosby) at his chic holiday - only nightspot unveils his valentine for linda (marjorie reynolds), only to be usurped by ex - partner and romantic rival ted (fred astaire), with an irving berlin tune that was initially a bigger hit than white christmas, in holiday inn, 1942. >
“ holiday inn: the new irving berlin musical, ” an adaptation of the beloved 1942 film in which bing crosby introduced “white christmas, ” opened on the rialto recently. this tuner features that oscar - winning song as well as others from the film as well as berlin’s extensive catalogue of classics. recent tony nominee bryce pinkham (“a gentleman’s guide to love and murder”) takes on crosby’s role of jim, a one - time vaudevillian who now runs an inn open only on holidays, while corbin bleu plays his one - time partner (fred astaire in the film) and lora lee gayer (“follies”) is linda, the local schoolteacher caught in a love triangle with them .
in
white christmas
a song - and - dance duo team up with a sister act to stage a christmas spectacular at a vermont inn .
holiday inn
, however, centers on jim, a man who has left show business behind to settle down on his farmhouse in connecticut. looking to shake things up with a bit of song and dance, jim meets linda, a talented school teacher. together they turn the farm house into a fabulous inn with dazzling performances to celebrate every holiday, from thanksgiving to the fourth of july .
very loosely based on a true story: in - universe. the movie ted and linda are making in hollywood is loosely based on the story of jim founding holiday inn. (presumably ted plays the jim character. )
roundabout theatre company has announced casting for holiday inn, the new irving berlin musical. based on the oscar - winning film, the cast of the new broadway production will be led by tony nominees bryce pinkham and megan lawrence, playing jim and louise, along with broadway actors megan sikora and lora lee gayer playing lila dixon and linda, respectively .
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as previously announced, pbs’ great performances will also present the broadwayhd capture of holiday inn on november 24 as part of a fall lineup that also includes she loves me (october 20) and present laughter (november 3) .
what makes it special? : world premiere of the stage adaptation of the 1942 film that starred fred astaire and bing crosby .
fathom events has confirmed that it will bring the broadway musical holiday inn to big screens on november 16. the roundabout theatre production, which was captured live from studio 54 for broadwayhd in january, will be screened in select theatres .
universal stage productions has announced that ghostlight records will record the cast album of the roundabout theatre company production of holiday inn, the new irving berlin musical. the broadway cast will head into the studio january 8 and 9, 2017 .
the first line that can be drawn between the two holiday - infused shows exists within the plot of each. though both shows feature a storyline that centers on an inn, the main difference lies within the action that takes place within its walls. where fans of' white christmas' look to the title for a warm, fuzzy christmas - centric experience, audiences at' holiday inn' can expect a whimsical homage to a few more of their favorite holidays .
the film is neither a sequel to, nor a remake of, holiday inn (1942), a persistent myth that continues to this day. aside from both films starring bing crosby and featuring irving berlin scores (most notably the chestnut
white christmas
), the plots and characters' names are completely different. in the first film, crosby and co - star fred astaire compete for the affections of the same woman (first virginia dale, then marjorie reynolds - although each woman eventually ends up with one of the men), while in the second film, crosby and danny kaye fall for sisters rosemary clooney and vera - ellen, and are paired off almost immediately. there is also no subplot of an inn open only during the holidays in white christmas: it is one inn on the verge of bankruptcy, due to lack of customers and snow .
when he loses in love, a song - and - dance man retires from show business to run a country inn .
ken discusses the history behind this influential film in detail, pointing out that the hotel chain, holiday inn, got its name from the movie. the casting of superstars crosby and astaire caused no end of financial headaches for paramount, which balked at the suggestion that ginger rogers and rita hayworth should co - star. as a result, rather more inexpensive female leads were sought .
every family engages in its own shared holiday traditions around this time of year, from gift giving to ill - advised overeating, and many of them include some time spent huddled cozily in front of a screen, watching a seasonal favorite film or tv special. film critics are no different, but since they watch movies for a living, we thought it would be interesting to find out what holiday entertainments resonated most with them when they were young. we asked a handful of our friends in the film journalism community to chime in, and while we received a fair share of the classics, we also got some unexpected — and fascinating — responses .
who will like it? : those looking for a quintessential goodspeed experience of classic tunes, agreeable cast and comedy, hearty tapping and high production values. the berlin estate: another gold mine. the folks at holiday inn: branding is everything .
following its prominence in holiday inn, the song won the academy award for best original song. in the film, bing crosby sang it as a duet with actress marjorie reynolds, though her voice was dubbed by martha mears. this now - familiar scene was not the moviemakers' initial plan; in the script as originally conceived, reynolds, not crosby, was to sing it .
in 2008 it was released as a three - disc
collector' s edition
containing the previous dvd and a second disc with a newly computer - colorized version and coloring a classic, a featurette on the colorization. also included was a cd of the 12 - track song hits from holiday inn album, featuring original full - length studio recordings of the film' s songs .
though film director, mark sandrich ultimately passed on the song for astaire and rogers, astaire ultimately agreed to star in one of two movie musicals that would include the song. featuring another star of hollywood' s golden age, bing crosby, the films were' holiday inn' and' white christmas.' in the decades that followed, both films have taken their place in the classic film canon and crosby' s crooned rendition of the song has been named one of the best selling singles of all - time .
within a year, wilson commissioned blueprints from his hand - drawn diagrams. the designer, eddie bluestein, wrote
holiday inn
across the bottom of the plans after seeing a bing crosby film. the name stuck, and the first hotel was built on summer avenue in memphis, tennessee. the hotel was so successful that wilson followed up with identical ones on three other roads leading into memphis .
in 2004, the american film institute listed white christmas at no. 5 in its 100 years... 100 songs. [ 14 ]
some controversy surrounded the history of the song
white christmas
when it was reported in a 1960 news item that irving berlin wrote the song in 1938. had the song been published or introduced outside of the film, it would have been ineligible for an academy award nomination, but sources agree it was written for the film, copyrighted as unpublished in 1940 and then published along with the film' s release in 1942 .
films are like allegories; they reveal messages about value systems from the historical moment they are created in. films tap into culture, capturing everything from the fashion to the ideology of the people who make it. holiday inn reflects its time, and its time was full of racial injustice. the film does not intend to call attention to race, but it does because race is a part of 1940’s culture. the film does not try and suggest a pro - white mentality, but it does because that was the mentality of the 1940’s culture. at its surface, the film intended to be a holiday treat for audiences, with a little pro - allie support sprinkled in; however, consistently situated between the taps dances and the fallings in love, is the unequal treatment between the races in america during the 1940’s .
when we started adapting the classic film holiday inn for the stage, we were struck by the idea of our everyday reality versus the curated reality we now see in social media. in the golden age of hollywood, this was the exclusive province of celebrities, but now anyone can control how their reality is perceived by others. it dawned on us that this classic film was making an important statement about the value of living in the moment, being true to yourself, and loving the truth of your life over the glamorized, edited, ‘filtered’ version .
the next morning, christmas day, linda arrives at holiday inn. she meets jim, and both realize that they were fooling each other the previous evening. jim is readying the place for new year' s eve. they take to one another immediately and jim sings his new song ,
white christmas
, to linda, a song he would have performed had the inn been open that night .
kemmons wilson - - who was so angered by the shabby lodgings he encountered on a family vacation in 1951 that he vowed to start a motel chain, a decision that led to holiday inn - - died on wednesday at his home in memphis. he was 90 .
words cannot express how perfect our reception was! when we first started looking for venues, our first stop on our list was the holiday - inn strongsville. as soon as we walked in we were greeted, welcomed, and congratulated from everyone we int ...
the holiday inn was a beautiful banquet hall. our guests had a great time. the catering manager, michelle, was great to work with. she exceeded our expectations. the food was delicious and enjoyed by everyone. we would highly recommend this ven ...
it was first released on dvd paired with another crosby vehicle, going my way (1944). it added a trailer for each film and some text - based extras. this version is also available in many boxed set collections of holiday - themed or crosby - themed movies .
the film' s highlight is a bang - up july 4th' let' s say it with firecrackers' that finds astaire in fine form .
for me, it' s never about the box office success of the film or how famous the title is ,
says ...
also aired the film intact before they became an advertiser - supported channel. to avoid advertiser objections, the edited version now airs annually on amc .
jim (bing crosby) retires from his act with ted (fred astaire) and lila (virginia dale) to set up
holiday inn
where he can laze around for the year and only put on a show when there is a holiday. he had counted on taking lila with him but there seems to be a rivalry with women between jim and ted and he is not so lucky on this occasion. he goes through with his plan for holiday inn regardless, leaving ted and lila in the hands of their manager danny (walter abel). when linda (marjorie reynolds) turns up for an audition at
holiday inn
, jim has a winning formula to develop. linda becomes engaged to jim and all is idyllic... until ted turns up... . the film follows the holiday calendar for a year with good musical numbers on every occasion. crosby, astaire, reynolds and dale all get involved in the singing and dancing and abel provides good comedy back - up. it' s a musical comedy that provides all the characters with an opportunity to be funny, eg ,
i' m linda mason
. it' s an easy - going comedy with some great tunes .
our wedding at the holiday inn strongsville was truly amazing! the food was fantastic! we even had people tell us it was some of the best wedding food they have ever had. they also did an awesome job of setting everything up and making the room ...
holiday inn is the movie for which irving berlin wrote
white christmas
. it' s overshadowed by the more successful 1954 remake, white christmas, but this movie did it first and also did it better. the song would go on to be one of the best selling records of all time and the remake has become something of a perennial holiday classic, but i' ve always preferred the original .
“holiday inn, ” the 1942 film that starred fred astaire, bing crosby and a calendar full of irving berlin tunes, has gotten a complete and first - class stage redo at roundabout theatre company, turning this shaky fixer - upper into prime property that should please audiences looking for an easy - on - the - eyes, none - too - taxing escape. director gordon greenberg and co - writer chad hodge [ … ]
filming outside the studio occurred at the village inn resort in monte rio on the russian river, in sonoma county, california. [ 7 ]
audio commentary our speaker for this commentary is film historian ken barnes. he knows his stuff, having worked with bing crosby on a couple of albums .
dear white people'': just as in the film, a party where white students dress up as black people occurs, and sparks the plot .
in 2013, universal stage productions, the live theater division of universal pictures, invited goodspeed musicals to develop a stage adaptation of the film. with book by gordon greenberg and chad hodge, music from the films holiday inn and white christmas plus other berlin songs, and directed by greenberg, the musical premiered at the goodspeed opera house in east haddam, connecticut on september 19, 2014. [ 18 ] the roundabout theatre company production of holiday inn began previews on broadway at studio 54 on september 1, 2016 before the official opening on october 6. the cast includes bryce pinkham as jim, megan lawrence as louise, corbin bleu as ted, and lee wilkof as danny. [ 19 ] [ 20 ]
holiday inn was (loosely) remade in color as “white christmas” in 1954. bing crosby starred in the remake, but fred astaire chose not to reprise his role (apparently he was fed up of always playing the loser), and it was taken by danny kaye instead .
editor' s note: this story has been updated to reflect that goodspeed has extended the run of
holiday inn
to dec. 21. ut also was updated to correct the spelling of chris herzberger' s name and to correct that irving berlin had three daughters. also, the inns in both
holiday inn
and
white christmas
films were incorrectly placed. they are set in vermont. also, the writing credits for the new musical' s new script were incomplete. greenberg is the script' s co - writer with hodge .
irving berlin got the idea for the film after writing the song
easter parade
for his 1933 show
as thousands cheer
, and planned to write a play about american holidays, but it never materialized. he later pitched the idea to mark sandrich, who got the ball rolling for this film .
ultimately, this show is a joy machine, and the fuel it runs on is the spirit created in the rehearsal room. we encourage you to cultivate all the humor, humanity and appreciation for this beloved era you can, and we wish you a wonderful stay at holiday inn .
( musical comedy, 1942) a singer (crosby) and a dancer (astaire) flirt with women at the singer’s new england inn, open only on holidays. bing crosby, fred astaire, marjorie reynolds, virginia dale, walter abel, louise beavers .
white christmas
won the oscar for best song in 1943 .
holiday inn
was also nominated for best scoring of a musical picture and best original story .
years later in january 1940, in the days following a happy christmas holiday with his family, the now quite famous irving berlin penned, “white christmas. ” he sat on the song for more than a year, unsure of what to do with it, until approached by a hollywood studio to write the score for “holiday inn, ” a film that featured songs about each of the major holidays. bing crosby had been selected to play the lead and sing most of the songs. when he heard “white christmas” for the first time, he assured berlin that he’d written a gem .
those people who are for censoring this movie need to develop a more mature understanding of art and film. there is something not only childish about ...
. music and lyrics by irving berlin. book by gordon greenberg and chad hodge. based on the 1942 film. 2014 goodspeed opera house. 2016 broadway .
though the titles do share undeniable similarities, history tells us that those similarities were entirely by design. riding high on the reception of' holiday inn' paramount hoped to repeat their success with' white christmas' and considered it a loose remake of the earlier film. in fact, the studio opted to use the exact same farmhouse in both pictures. but barring any similarities that may exist on film, the minds behind the broadway adaptations of these stories have entirely different experiences in mind and have re - imagined both properties for modern audiences. and no matter how similar or different, both shows retain unforgettable characters, classic irving berlin songs, and enough nostalgic warmth to charm any audience, whether you' re celebrating christmas or every holiday in the calendar .
holiday inn has one of the more ludicrous plots in a 1940s musical, but the irving berlin songs are first - rate, and it' s tough to beat bing crosby and fred astaire for music - and - dance star power. berlin is perhaps the film' s real headliner: his
white christmas
and
easter parade
would become cultural standards, and each song would inspire its own eponymous motion picture. though the production numbers don' t quite match the splendor of say, busby berkeley' s, most are well - staged. the film' s best moment is its simplest - - crosby singing
white christmas
sans accompaniment. berlin won a songwriting oscar for
white christmas ,
and the film was also nominated for best original story.
holiday inn is a 1942 american musical film directed by mark sandrich and starring bing crosby and fred astaire . with music by irving berlin , the composer wrote twelve songs specifically for the film , the best known being " white christmas . " the film features the complete reuse of " easter parade , " written by berlin for the 1933 broadway revue as thousands cheer . the film 's choreography was by danny dare . the film received a 1943 academy award for best original song ( irving berlin for " white christmas " ) , as well as academy award nominations for best score ( robert emmett dolan ) and best original story ( irving berlin ) . 
holiday inn is a 1942 american musical film directed by mark sandrich and starring bing crosby and fred astaire. with music by irving berlin, the composer wrote twelve songs specifically for the film, the best known being " white christmas. " the film features the complete reuse of " easter parade, " written by berlin for the 1933 broadway revue as thousands cheer. the film's choreography was by danny dare. the film received a 1943 academy award for best original song (irving berlin for " white christmas "), as well as academy award nominations for best score (robert emmett dolan) and best original story (irving berlin).
holiday inn is a 1942 american musical film directed by mark sandrich and starring bing crosby and fred astaire. with music by irving berlin, the composer wrote twelve songs specifically for the film, the best known being " white christmas. " the film features the complete reuse of " easter parade, " written by berlin for the 1933 broadway revue as thousands cheer. the film's choreography was by danny dare. the film received a 1943 academy award for best original song (irving berlin for " white christmas "), as well as academy award nominations for best score (robert emmett dolan) and best original story (irving berlin).