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Holiday Inn (1942)

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All Time

of 190,116

363

1940's

of 9,975

34

1942

of 1,956

5
Christmas
- Christmas All Time
  
  of 303
  
  8
  
  Christmas of 1942
  
  of 1
  
  1
  
  Christmas of the 1940's
  
  of 19
  
  4
Comedy
- Comedy All Time
  
  of 36,542
  
  56
  
  Comedy of 1942
  
  of 277
  
  3
  
  Comedy of the 1940's
  
  of 2,305
  
  7
Musical
- Musical All Time
  
  of 3,076
  
  23
  
  Musical of 1942
  
  of 68
  
  1
  
  Musical of the 1940's
  
  of 689
  
  2
Romance
- Romance All Time
  
  of 6,887
  
  50
  
  Romance of 1942
  
  of 35
  
  2
  
  Romance of the 1940's
  
  of 373
  
  11

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Holiday Inn (1942) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars

Overall Rating:3.1839

Avg Critic Score:3.1465

Holiday Inn (1942) Rank 3 Reviews

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CultureDose.net (David Abrams)

There are two moments in 1942â��s Holiday Inn which always sucker-punch me right in the old feel-good bone. The first involves firecrackers; the second, a pipe. ...read the complete Holiday Inn movie review at CultureDose.net (David Abrams)

Movie Mirror (Sanderson Beck)

On Christmas Eve singer Jim Hardy (Bing Crosby) expects to retire with Lila Dixon (Virginia Dale), but she hasn't told him she wants to go on dancing with Ted Hanover (Fred Astaire). Danny Reed (Walter Abel) and Ted tell Jim that Lila is working with ...read the complete Holiday Inn movie review at Movie Mirror (Sanderson Beck)

BBC Films (Almar Haflidason)

Yuletide favourite "Holiday Inn" comes to a DVD that reveals the fascinating story behind the film, and the Irving Berlin hit song, "White Christmas". ...read the complete Holiday Inn movie review at BBC Films (Almar Haflidason)

filmsgraded.com (Brian Koller)

When Ginger Rogers split up her dance partnership with Fred Astaire, it turned out for the best for both of them. Rogers promptly won a Best Actress Oscar for Kitty Foyle (1940), while Astaire was also able to accept a wider variety of roles. One of ...read the complete Holiday Inn movie review at filmsgraded.com (Brian Koller)

Time Out (--)

Despite opportunities for some fine dancing from Astaire at his most energetic, he's lumbered not only with Crosby, crooning 'White Christmas' for the first time, but also with Marjorie Reynolds, clearly no replacement for Ginger Rogers. But the ...read the complete Holiday Inn movie review at Time Out (--)

Holiday Inn (1942) Critic Reviews continued...

filmsgraded.com (Brian Koller)

Foster on Film

After he loses a girl to his partner, Ted Hanover (Fred Astaire), song man Jim Hardy (Bing Crosby) quits the business to run an Inn which will only be open on holidays. He hires singer-dancer Linda Mason (Marjorie Reynolds) for his shows, and the two ...read the complete Holiday Inn movie review at Foster on Film

Doug Pratt's DVD Review

Crosby is a priest in the Oscar-winning Going My Way , assigned to clean up an urban parish, run by Fitzgeraldâ��s character, that has been unable to keep up with the times. Essentially a pastiche of emotional subplots and a few musical numbers ...read the complete Holiday Inn movie review at Doug Pratt's DVD Review

Bright Lights Film Journal (--)

Holiday Inn is a bit of a curateâ��s egg; parts of it are excellent. Fredâ��s dances with his two female costars, â��Youâ��re Easy to Dance Withâ�� (Virginia Dale) and â��Be Careful, Itâ��s My Heartâ�� (Marjorie Reynolds), are both elegant exercises in ...read the complete Holiday Inn movie review at Bright Lights Film Journal (--)

Doug Pratt's Laserdisc Review

Holiday Inn makes regular yearly appearances on local TV stations, but for those who have been too busy shopping every year to pay attention, the movie stars Fred Astaire and Bing Crosby and has a fairly amusing plot as the two vie for the affections of ...read the complete Holiday Inn movie review at Doug Pratt's Laserdisc Review

Reel.com DVD review (Pam Grady)

Bing Crosby sang what would become his holiday signature tune and one of the best-selling records of all time â�� Irving Berlin's "White Christmas" â�� for the first time in the romantic 1942 musical, Holiday Inn. Crosby plays a singer who retires ...read the complete Holiday Inn movie review at Reel.com DVD review (Pam Grady)

Dual Lens (Ian Whitney)

I like musicals, but Iâ��m very specific about the kind of musicals I like. In the late 40s and early 50s, as the American musicals reached their creative peak, characters were created that were believable and stories were written that enhanced the ...read the complete Holiday Inn movie review at Dual Lens (Ian Whitney)

Crazy for Cinema

Instead of waiting for Hollywood to dream up ways to use his songs, the prodigiously-talented Irving Berlin developed the idea for this fun and frothy musical treat as a way to showcase his latest tunes. Throw in the pairing of Astaire and Crosby and you ...read the complete Holiday Inn movie review at Crazy for Cinema

Decent Films - faith on film (Steven D. Greydanus)

Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire respectively sing and dance their way through the slight but pleasant holiday-themed romantic comedy-musical Holiday Inn, which casts the two entertainers as romantic rivals vying for the same woman â�� twice. Numerous Irving ...read the complete Holiday Inn movie review at Decent Films - faith on film (Steven D. Greydanus)

VideoVista

Irving Berlin's Holiday Inn is considered a classic musical and inextricably tied up with the all-time hit number White Christmas but, in many ways, it's inferior to the 1954 picture bearing that title. Song and dance sensations Jim Hardy (Bing ...read the complete Holiday Inn movie review at VideoVista

musicOMH.com (Bill Lehane)

This all-singing, all-dancing vintage piece of celluloid dates from 1942, when Elvis was just a kid and White Christmas was a brand new song. ...read the complete Holiday Inn movie review at musicOMH.com (Bill Lehane)

FireBlade Coffeehouse DVD Reviews

Moving around the menus is very, very strange. When you stick the disk in, it pops up a choice: â��Going My Wayâ��, or â��Holiday Innâ��. When the movie ends, it returns you to this menu. If you want to get to the special features, you need to choose the ...read the complete Holiday Inn movie review at FireBlade Coffeehouse DVD Reviews

Reel.com

Along with It's a Wonderful Life and Miracle on 34th Street, the Bing Crosby/Fred Astaire musical Holiday Inn is a Christmas classic, one of those films that runs on cable and is watched by people every year when December rolls around. Though the movie ...read the complete Holiday Inn movie review at Reel.com

Crazy for Cinema (Lisa Skrzyniarz)

nstead of waiting for Hollywood to dream up ways to use his songs, the prodigiously-talented Irving Berlin developed the idea for this fun and frothy musical treat as a way to showcase his latest tunes. Throw in the pairing of Astaire and Crosby and you ...read the complete Holiday Inn movie review at Crazy for Cinema (Lisa Skrzyniarz)

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