Holiday Inn

US (1942): Musical/Comedy/Dance

This perennial, Christmas-season favorite teams Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire as entertainers (and rival suitors of Marjorie Reynolds) running an inn that is only open on holidays. It's a great excuse for lots of singing and dancing, seamlessly wrapped in a catchy story, and Astaire's frequent director Mark Sandrich (Top Hat, Shall We Dance?) doesn't let us down. The Irving Berlin numbers (each one connected to a different holiday) are winners. Crosby's warm performance of "White Christmas" is a movie touchstone. The Paramount cast includes Virginia Dale, Walter Abel and Louise Beavers. (Amazon.com)

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3 nominations, 1 Award