Bing crosby and fred astaire star in holiday inn as a popular nightclub songanddance team. Holiday inn 1942 stream and watch online 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 i watched the film holiday inn the black faced scenes i tried to be rational saying that was the way films were made in 1947 depicting people of. In this holidaythemed musical, fred astaire and bing crosby star as entertainers who vie for the affection of the same women, played by virginia dale and marjorie reynolds. The film itself marked the first teaming of two of the top musical stars of the period, bing crosby and fred astaire. Freds character will continue to be just as underhanded in his future endeavors and will now have a wife just as unlikable as he is. Despite some ups and downs, the transfers seemed mostly acceptable given its age. Holiday inn is a britishowned american brand of hotels, and a subsidiary of intercontinental hotels group. Yes, pets are welcome, with a maximum weight of 25 lbs per pet.
It is a great format for storytelling and allows the viewers to fill in the gaps of what could have occurred between the holidays. Fred astaire, bing crosby, virginia dale, and marjorie reynolds in holiday inn 1942. Blurays and dvds the newest edition of the classic movie holiday inn is something film lovers will cherish. Featuring the academy award winning song white christmas. Search for cheap and discount holiday inn hotel rooms in como, italy for your business gathering or personal travels. It is about 3 km from teatro ariosto, teatro valli. Holiday inn sorrento coast hotels are listed below. Although some shots presented a bit of softness especially during the scene when jim slathered linda in blackface the majority of the flick came across as reasonably welldefined.
Holiday inn 1942 cast and crew 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. Besides the wonderful movie, starring bing crosby and fred astaire, there are plenty of bonus features that give viewers a lot of insight about the actors, movie, and the new technology that was used to colorize this famous. When his heart is broken by his girlfriend, crosby decides to retire from the hustlebustle of big city showbiz. Jims supper club, holiday inn, is the setting for the chase by hanover and manager danny reed. That film starred bing crosby as an entertainer who retires and opens an inn. Holiday inn 1942 107 discussion in bluray and uhd started by noach kowalski, jul 16, 2014. The private bathroom comes with toiletries and hairdryer. Search for cheap and discount holiday inn hotel prices in sorrento coast, italy for your upcoming meeting or individual travels. Holiday inn 1942 michael ds region 4 dvd info page. Bing crosby and fred astaire sing and dance their way into your heart in the sensational musical comedy holiday inn. Holiday inn express italy affordable hotels find great. Rooms offer air conditioning and a satellite flatscreen tv with mediaset premium channels. Holiday inn express reggio emilia offers free bicycles for exploring the surroundings. Hear classic music from holiday inn, 1942, directed by mark sandrich, with bing crosby, fred astaire, marjorie reynolds, at tcm.
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. Holiday inn italy family hotels book a great hotel deal. Con fred astaire, bing crosby, virginia dale titolo originale holiday inn. Visit amsterdam on a weeklong trip to the netherlands and italy that includes airfare. The 1942 film holiday inn is meek entertainment, bare threads of a halfheartedly improbable plot strung together by the considerable charms of. Bing crosby and fred astaire sing and dance their way into your heart in the sensational musical comedy. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from holiday inn at the discogs marketplace. 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.
At an inn which is only open on holidays, a crooner and a hoofer vie for the affections of a beautiful upandcoming performer. At the same time, holiday inn would become the 5th highest grossing film of 1942, and as the popularity of that song grew, it won best song at the oscars. Holiday inn are bob junior instruments gabor vocal feel free. No matter what brings you and your family to italy, theres a holiday inn brand hotel that has something special to offer. Sandrich made the bucolic musical holiday inn, an enormous boxoffice success that featured irving berlins oscarwinning song white christmas. 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. Screen legends bing crosby and fred astaire sing and dance their way into your heart in one of the most timeless holiday classics ever, holiday inn. Starring bing crosby as jim hardy, fred astaire as ted hanover, marjorie reynolds as linda mason, virginia dale as lila dixon, and walter abel as danny reed. What are the checkin and checkout times at holiday inn express.
I like turner classic movies because i really love watching the old blackwhite classical movies. These are the longer studio recorded versions of the songs presented in the film. 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. I think this very civil argument has been somewhat blown out of proportion perhaps by me, as i do like holiday inn. For the songs that were actually in the film, see holiday inn soundtrack. The film features a complete reuse of the song easter parade, written by berlin for. The movie jumps holiday to holiday and first shows jims frustrations, then his romance with linda, and then his depression.
At an inn which is only open on holidays, a crooner. Holiday inns structure if fairly simple and based on the calendar. If this were done today, they might have included a person such as sydney poitier, or a denzell, or even will smith to step in and do the scene. Bing crosby, fred astaire, marjorie reynolds, virginia dale, walter abel, official content from universal studios home entertainment. Many of our popular destinations offer a variety of culture, arts and entertainment activities that are fun for the whole family. Holiday inn is blandly pleasant fare at seattles 5th. Well even let you know about secret offers and sales when you sign up to our emails. Holiday inn 1942 jim hardy bing crosby and ted hanover fred astaire, along with lila dixon virginia dale, are a successful songanddance act, but jim has had just about enough of the showbiz lifestyle. Holiday inn 1942 starring bing crosby and fred astaire at an inn which. Holiday inn isnt about any redemption of the characters. Explore our directory of italy hotels and book your stay securely online. Page 2 of 4 holiday inn hotels in italy and see why our kidfriendly hotels are perfect for family vacations, anniversaries or weekend getaways. Explore holiday inn hotels in italy and see why our kidfriendly hotels are perfect for family vacations, anniversaries or weekend getaways. The hotel chains headquarters are in denham, buckinghamshire.
Holiday inn 1942 stream and watch online moviefone. Visit holiday inn express hotels and discover the best in travel and convenience. With bing crosby, fred astaire, marjorie reynolds, virginia dale. The film features a complete reuse of the song easter parade, written by berlin for the 1933. All holiday inn hotels in sorrento coast italy holiday inn. He purchases a rustic new england farm and converts it to an inn, which he opens to the public floor show and all only on holidays. It is about 3 km from teatro ariosto, teatro valli and the cathedral of. Astaire and crosby play partnerrival songanddance men who compete for the hand of their performing partner, played by virginia dale. Find movie and film award information for holiday inn 1942 mark sandrich on allmovie.