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Holiday Inn ()

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At an inn which is open only on holidays, a crooner and a hoofer vie for the affections of a beautiful up-and-coming performer.
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  • Won 1 Oscar. Another 2 wins & 2 nominations.
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Jim Hardy
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Ted Hanover
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Linda Mason
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Lila Dixon
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Danny Reed
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Mamie
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Gus
Marek Windheim ...
François
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Dunbar
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Parker
Shelby Bacon ...
Vanderbilt
Joan Arnold ...
Daphne
Bob Crosby Orchestra ...
Orchestra (as Bob Crosby's Band)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Edward Arnold Jr. ...
Second Dancer Ted Bumps Into (uncredited)
Loretta Barnett ...
Dancer (uncredited)
Muriel Barr ...
Dancer (uncredited)
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Midnight Club Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
Patsy Bedell ...
Dancer (uncredited)
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Flower Shop Proprietor (uncredited)
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Guest at Inn (uncredited)
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Hat Check Girl (uncredited)
Ralph Brooks ...
Guest at Inn (uncredited)
Donald Brown ...
Child Dancer (uncredited)
William Cabanne ...
Dancer (uncredited)
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Guest at Inn (uncredited)
Marion Colby ...
Dancer (uncredited)
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Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
Laurie Douglas ...
Guest at Inn (uncredited)
June Ealey ...
Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
Edward Emerson ...
Guest at Inn (uncredited)
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Guest at Inn (uncredited)
Charles Ferguson ...
Guest at Inn (uncredited)
Sam Finn ...
Guest at Inn (uncredited)
Glenn D. Forbes ...
Dancer (uncredited)
Joe Gilbert ...
Waiter (uncredited)
Lynda Grey ...
Guest at Inn (uncredited)
Kenneth Griffith ...
Dancer (uncredited)
Robert Haines ...
Guest at Inn (uncredited)
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Maid (uncredited)
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4th of July Dancer (uncredited)
Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian ...
Nightclub Doorman (uncredited)
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Pop (uncredited)
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Santa Claus (uncredited)
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Drunk (uncredited)
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Guest at Inn (uncredited)
Lora Lee ...
Guest at Inn (uncredited)
Glenn Leedy ...
Little Boy (uncredited)
Jack Lindquist ...
Chorus Member (uncredited)
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Cigarette Girl (uncredited)
Robert Locke Lorraine ...
Dancer (uncredited)
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General Douglas MacArthur (in montage) (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Guest at Inn (uncredited)
Bud Mercer ...
Dancer (uncredited)
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Cameraman on Film Set (uncredited)
Ross Murray ...
Dancer (uncredited)
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First Dancer Ted Bumps Into (uncredited)
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Dancer, 'Abraham' Number (uncredited)
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Guest at Inn (uncredited)
Reed Porter ...
Assistant Director (uncredited)
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Guest at Inn (uncredited)
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Guest at Inn (uncredited)
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Assistant Director (uncredited)
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Movie Director (uncredited)
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Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
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President Franklin D. Roosevelt (in montage) (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
Mel Ruick ...
Guest at Inn (uncredited)
Jack Shea ...
Night Club Patron (uncredited)
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Guest at Inn (uncredited)
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Guest at Inn (uncredited)
David Tihmar ...
Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
Sid Troy ...
Stagehand (uncredited)
Jacques Vanaire ...
Waiter (uncredited)
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Easter Day Churchgoer (uncredited)
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Guest at Inn (uncredited)

Directed by

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Mark Sandrich
Robert Allen ... (uncredited) (animation sequences)

Written by

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Claude Binyon ... (screen play by)
 
Elmer Rice ... (adaptation by)
 
Irving Berlin ... (based on an idea by)
 
Ben Holmes ... (contributing writer) (uncredited)
 
Bert Lawrence ... (contributing writer) (uncredited)
 
Zion Myers ... (contributing writer) (uncredited)
 
Francis Swann ... (contributing writer) (uncredited)

Produced by

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Mark Sandrich ... producer

Music by

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Irving Berlin
Robert Emmett Dolan ... (uncredited)

Cinematography by

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David Abel ... director of photography

Editing by

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Ellsworth Hoagland

Art Direction by

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Roland Anderson
Hans Dreier

Set Decoration by

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Ray Moyer ... (uncredited)

Costume Design by

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Edith Head ... (gowns)

Makeup Department

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Wally Westmore ... makeup artist
Leonora Sabine ... hair stylist supervisor (uncredited)

Production Management

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Charles Woolstenhulme ... unit manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Charles C. Coleman ... assistant director (uncredited)
Oscar Rudolph ... second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Sam Comer ... set dresser (uncredited)
William Flannery ... assistant art director (uncredited)
Ray Moyer ... set dresser (uncredited)

Sound Department

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John Cope ... sound recordist
Earl S. Hayman ... sound recordist (as Earl Hayman)

Camera and Electrical Department

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John Ellis ... still photographer (uncredited)

Animation Department

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Robert Allen ... animation director (uncredited)
Preston Blair ... animator (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Eugene Joseff ... costume jeweller (uncredited)
Billy Livingston ... wardrobe designer: chorus (uncredited)

Location Management

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Norman Lacey ... location manager (uncredited)

Music Department

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Irving Berlin ... lyricist
Robert Emmett Dolan ... musical director
Arthur Franklin ... music assistant
Joseph J. Lilley ... vocal arrangements (as Joseph Lilley)
Bob Crosby Orchestra ... specialty accompaniments
Bob Crosby ... specialty accompaniments band director (uncredited)
Gil Grau ... music arranger (uncredited)
Louis Kaufman ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Martha Mears ... singing voice: Marjorie Reynolds (uncredited)
Walter Scharf ... composer: additional music (uncredited) / orchestrator (uncredited)
Andrea Setaro ... music advisor (uncredited)
Herbert W. Spencer ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Paul Weston ... orchestrator (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Grace Dubray ... script clerk (uncredited)
Trudy Wellman ... script clerk (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Daniel Dare ... dance ensembles staged by (as Danny Dare)
Jean Bosquet ... publicist (uncredited)
June Chapman ... dancer (uncredited)
Eunice Douglas ... secretary: Irving Berlin (uncredited)
George King ... assistant dance director (uncredited)
Sam Ledner ... dance director (uncredited)
Al Mann ... dance assistant (uncredited)
Zion Myers ... production assistant (uncredited)
Hazel Noe ... dance secretary (uncredited)
Babe Pearce ... assistant dance director (uncredited)
Trudy Wellman ... secretary (uncredited)
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Storyline

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Plot Summary

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. Jim's supper club, Holiday Inn, is the setting for the chase by Hanover and manager Danny Reed. The music's the thing. Written by Steve Fenwick

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Also Known As
  • Irving Berlin's Holiday Inn (United States)
  • Irving Berlin's Holiday Inn (United Kingdom)
  • L'amour chante et danse (France)
  • Musik, Musik (Germany)
  • La posada de las vacaciones (Spain)
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Runtime
  • 100 min
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Budget $3,200,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia The Connecticut inn set for this film was reused by Paramount 12 years later as a Vermont inn for the musical White Christmas (1954), also starring Bing Crosby, and again with songs composed by Irving Berlin. See more »
Goofs The telegram that Ted Hanover receives from Jim Hardy on Christmas Eve is dated December 25th. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Concept (1964). See more »
Soundtracks I'll Capture Your Heart Singing See more »
Quotes Linda Mason: My father was a lot like you, just a man with a family. Never amounted to much, didn't care. But as long as he was alive, we always had plenty to eat and clothes to keep us warm.
Jim Hardy: Were you happy?
Linda Mason: Yes.
Jim Hardy: Then your father was a very successful man.
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