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Holiday Inn

Starring: Bing Crosby, Fred Astaire Director: Mark Sandrich MPAA Rating:

4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

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Actors: Bing Crosby, Fred Astaire, Marjorie Reynolds, Virginia Dale, Walter Abel
Directors: Mark Sandrich
Writers: Ben Holmes, Bert Lawrence, Claude Binyon, Elmer Rice, Francis Swann
Format: Black & White, Collector's Edition, Dolby, Full Screen, Subtitled, NTSC
Language: English
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
Region: (US and Canada This DVD will probably NOT be viewable in other countries. Read more about DVD formats.)
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
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Studio: Universal Studios
DVD Release Date: Oct 14 2008
Run Time: 100 minutes

Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

ASIN: B001DXS4E2
Amazon.ca Sales Rank: #2,986 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)
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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. ~ Richard Gilliam, All Movie Guide

On the DVD

Disc One:
A couple of song and dance men: an intimate retrospective of Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire featuring an interview with Ava Astaire-MacKenzie
All singing-all dancing:
experience the making of the unforgettable song and dance numbers of Holiday Inn
Audio commentary: feature-length audio commentary by film historian Ken Barnes and archive audio comments by Bing Crosby, Fred Astaire and John Scott Trotter
Original theatrical trailer
Disc Two:
Coloring a classic: learn how Holiday Inn was color-designer using amazing new technology that transformed the black and white classic to color with the help of Jan Mucklestone, personal sketch artist of famed costume designer Edith Jead

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5.0 out of 5 stars "Holiday Inn (1942) ... Crosby & Astaire ... Paramount Pictures", Nov 25 2008

By	J. Lovins "Mr. Jim" (Missouri-USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 50 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)

Paramount Pictures presents "HOLIDAY INN" (4 August 1942) (100 mins/B&W/Color) (Dolby digitally remastered) -- Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire were the stars of Holiday Inn with support from Marjorie Reynolds and Virginia Dale --- Produced and directed by Mark Sandrich, filming took place between November 1941 and February 1942. Holiday Inn had its premiere at the New York Paramount Theatre in August 1942. It was a runaway success both in the U.S. and the United Kingdom, proving to be the highest grossing film musical up to that time --- The big song had been expected to be "BE CAREFUL, IT'S MY HEART" --- While that song did very well, it was "WHITE CHRISTMAS" that topped the charts in October 1942 and stayed there for eleven weeks.

Story line and plot, In the first of two films the other being "Blue Skies" (1946), Astaire and Crosby did together the characters are remarkably the same --- Ted Hanover (Fred Astaire) is the elegant and charming show business professional who's ambitious for success --- Jim Hardy (Bing Crosby) is the talented, but lazy partner who just wants a life of ease and comfort and not to work more than he has to --- Small wonder that their double act broke up --- But now enter a complication --- They both get interested in the same girl who in this film is Linda Mason (Marjorie Reynolds) --- Plus Lila Dixon (Virginia Dale, who becomes Fred's dancing partner with some wonderful routines in fine fashion.

"BE CAREFUL IT'S MY HEART", the Valentine's Day song, sung by Crosby and danced to by Astaire and Reynolds --- Fred Astaire gave a tour de force performance, singing, and, of course, dancing his way through this delightful piece in rare form --- It is said that he worked so hard during rehearsals that he wasted away some 25 pounds by the time he filmed the firecracker number --- He might just as well have been weightless, because he defies gravity with his every move.

Under the production staff of:
Mark Sandrich - Director / Producer
Claude Binyon - Screenwriter
Elmer Rice - Screenwriter
Dave Abel - Cinematographer
Irving Berlin - Composer (Music Score)
Robert Emmett Dolan - Musical Direction/Supervision / Composer (Music Score)
Ellsworth Hoagland - Editor
Hans Dreier - Production Designer
Roland Anderson - Art Director
Edith Head - Costume Designer
Wally Westmore - Makeup
Charles C. Coleman, Jr. - First Assistant Director
Daniel Dare - Choreography

Scene Index
Disc One -- Irving Berlin's: Holiday Inn
1. Love Triangle (Main Titles) [4:39]
2. "I'll Capture Your Heart Singing" [5:43]
3. "Lazy" [8:26]
4. "You're Easy to Dance With" [3:40]
5. "White Christmas" [6:18]
6. "Happy Holiday/Holiday Inn" [3:09]
7. Let's Start the New Year Right" [6:19]
8. A New Partner [3:29]
9. In Disguise [3:30]
10. "Abraham" [5:46]
11. "Be Careful, It's My Heart" [6:38]
12. "I Can't Tell a Lie" [6:38]
13. "Easter Parade" [3:42]
14. "Song of Freedom" [3:11]
15. "Let's Say It With Firecrackers" [7:49]
16. "Plenty to Be Thankful For" [6:24]
17. Lights, Camera, Action [4:52]
18. Happy New Year (End Titles) [8:06]

the cast includes:
Bing Crosby ... Jim Hardy
Fred Astaire ... Ted Hanover
Marjorie Reynolds ... Linda Mason
Virginia Dale ... Lila Dixon
Walter Abel ... Danny Reed
Louise Beavers ... Mamie
Irving Bacon ... Gus
Marek Windheim ... Fran�ois
James Bell ... Dunbar
John Gallaudet ... Parker
Shelby Bacon ... Vanderbilt

BIOS:
Bing Crosby (aka: Harry Lillis Crosby)
Date of Birth: 2 May 1903 - Tacoma, Washington
Date of Death: 14 October 1977 - Madrid, Spain

2. Fred Astaire (aka: Frederic Austerlitz Jr)
Date of Birth: 10 May 1899 - Omaha, Nebraska
Date of Death: 22 June 1987 - Los Angeles, California

SPECIAL FEATURES:
1. A couple of song and dance men; An intimate retrospective of Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire
on interview with Ava Astaire-McKenzie;
2 All singing - All dancing; Experience the making of the unforgettable song and dance numbers of Holiday Inn; ;
3. Audio commentary; Feature length audio commentary by film historian Ken Barnes with archive audio comments
by Bing Crosby, Fred Astaire and John Scott Trotter.
4. Original theatrical trailer

Great job by Paramount Pictures and released by Universal ---The conversion of color is done by Legend Films, which has colorized a number of Shirley Temple films --- The results are remarkable. If you'd never seen a Technicolor film, you'd think "Holiday Inn" was shot in color --- looking forward to more high quality titles from their film market --- order your copy now from Amazon where there are plenty of copies available on DVD, stay tuned once again for top notch releases --- where they are experts in releasing long forgotten films and treasures to the collector.

Total Time: 100 mins on DVD ~ Paramount Pictures ~ (10/14/2008)

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2.0 out of 5 stars Mistake, Feb 16 2010

By	P. Forsythe (Ontario, Canada) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This purchase was a mistake from the beginning. First I really wanted White Christmas. My mistake! I always get the two mixed up. Then when I open Holiday Inn Christmas Eve to watch it, it skipped on every player in the house. So I contacted you and you were kind enough to exchange it for me although it was past the exchange time. Unfortunately the second one does the same. I had decided to write it off as one of life's learning experiences to teach me to pay more attention to what I am ordering and was not going to say anything. But you did ask. I think I might enjoy the movie if I could actually ever watch it as I do like that genre, having grown up in the 50's and 60's. But I may never know.
I will continue to order books, but will likely never order another DVD.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excllence in product and service, Jan 21 2010

By	Carla M. Peters (saskatoon, sk) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

My product was sent over the Christmas holidays and still arrived in a timely manner. I appreciate the fast service, and was able to enjoy the DVD over the holidays.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Pure escapism
The lyrics say escape to Holidy Inn and that is precisely what this movie does. It is pure escapism in Hollywood fashion with its innocent romance, catchy tunes and fabulous... Read more

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