Holiday Inn (film)

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 films choreography was by Danny Dare.

Jim Hardy Bing Crosby, Ted Hanover Fred Astaire, and Lila Dixon Virginia Dale have a musical act popular in the New York City nightlife scene. On Christmas Eve, Jim prepares to give his last performance as part of the act before marrying Lila and retiring with her to a farm in Connecticut. At the last minute, Lila decides she is not ready to stop performing, and that she has fallen in love with Ted. She tells Jim that she will stay on as Teds dancing partner. While heartbroken, Jim follows through with his plan and bids the act goodbye.One year later on Christmas Eve, Jim is back in New York City. Farm life has proven difficult and he plans to turn his farm into an entertainment venue called Holiday Inn, which will only be open on public holidays. Ted and his agent Danny Reed Walter Abel scoff at the plan, but wish him luck. Later at the airport flower shop, while ordering flowers for Lila from Ted, Danny is accosted by employee Linda Mason Marjorie Reynolds who recognizes him as a talent agent and begs him for a start in show business. Danny refers her to Holiday Inn and gives her a pass to Teds club. That night, Linda sits at the performers table with Jim, who pretends he owns a big club and isnt sure he could use an act like Hanover and Dixon. Linda pretends shes a celebrity and friend of Teds, then escapes when the two performers come to Jims table. ........

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