I’ll echo what my co-blogger said about the blackface scene. It’s ugly and was wrong then and now. That scene may be why Holiday Inn is often overshadowed by its cinematic "descendant" White Christmas. It's mainly remembered today for introducing the most popular Christmas song of all time. The Holiday Inn is a 1942 comedy/musical/sentimental/Christmas film directed by Mark Sandrich, starring Bing Crosby, Fred Astaire and Marjorie Reynolds. Synopsis: Two dancers, Jim Hardy and Ted Hanover, are both in love with their partner, Lila Dixon. I always enjoyed the Fourth of July dance scene with the firecrackers a lot. Hes smoking a cigarette, dancing, AND popping firecrackers? Too fun to watch. And the dancing/singing battles between Bing and Freds characters are silly and fun. I have a copy on DVD that I watch every couple of years and just fast forward through Lincolns bday. Reply From the movie HOLIDAY INN (1942) by Mark Sandrich | Music by Irving Berlin** I don't own any rights to this, obviously Discover 49 intriguing facts about the beloved movie classic, Holiday Inn, from its iconic songs and dance numbers to the fascinating behind-the-scenes stories. There is only one fleeting reference to World War II in Holiday Inn, a brief montage of military images behind Bing Crosby during his “Freedom Man” song on the Fourth of July. I always enjoyed the Fourth of July dance scene with the firecrackers a lot. Hes smoking a cigarette, dancing, AND popping firecrackers? Too fun to watch. And the dancing/singing battles between Bing and Freds characters are silly and fun. I have a copy on DVD that I watch every couple of years and just fast forward through Lincolns bday. Reply Played by the Bob Crosby Orchestra in blackface at the Holiday Inn Sung on Lincoln's birthday by Bing Crosby, Martha Mears (dubbing Marjorie Reynolds) in blackface, Chorus, and Louise Beavers with Shelby Bacon and Joan Arnold Holiday Inn is a 1942 American musical film starring Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire, with Marjorie Reynolds, Virginia Dale, and Walter Abel. [2] It was directed by Mark Sandrich with music by Irving Berlin. The composer wrote twelve songs specifically for the film, the best known being "White Christmas". The film features a complete reuse of the song "Easter Parade", written by Berlin for the Apart from White Christmas, the two most famous numbers in the film are probably Astaire's 4th of July dance routine and the Lincoln's birthday blackface debacle. Eventually Ted manages to find Linda, falls in love with her and convinces her to make movies. The film is about Jim's Holiday Inn and he goes to the set to watch the shooting. There he finds Linda, while Ted is with Lila again: all four are finally happy together. The firecracker dance sequence was added to the movie as a patriotic number, following the attack on Pearl Harbor, which took place during filming. The montage preceding the firecracker dance includes shots of war-time production, military exercises, General MacArthur, and President Roosevelt. The dance number required three days of rehearsal and took two days to film. Fred Astaire did 38 The July 4th holiday falls on Friday this year. Plan your holiday fun with this listing of festivals and fireworks shows across WNC. "It's the fourth of July at Holiday Inn!" Check out "Let's Say It With Firecrackers/Song of Freedom" from Holiday Inn on BroadwayHD, written by Holiday Inn - White Christmas & Ending Medley: Linda (Marjorie Reynolds) and Jim (Bing Crosby) reunite during a movie shoot.BUY THE MOVIE: While the film covers all of the holidays, the 1946 Bing Crosby Fred Astaire team up "Holiday Inn" is most famous for Bing's signature take on Irving Berlin's "White Chirstmas" - but Fred Particularly astonishing is the Fourth of July routine, which Hanover dances solo. With his partner Dale delayed, he improvises by grabbing two handfuls of fireworks, lights a cigarette, and enters the stage alone. His performance begins impeccably as he intertwines his tap steps with firecrackers that explode on the floor. But the real reason Holiday Inn is better than White Christmas is quite simple: Fred Astaire. Holiday Inn 's plot is pure fluff but the Irving Berlin tunes and dance numbers are fabulous. According to Hollywood legend Fred Astaire was really inebriated during his “drunk” dance routine. Wednesday, July 3, 2013 Holiday Inn on the Fourth of July! One of my favorite musicals of all-time is Irving Berlin's Holiday Inn! It was released in 1942 and is still a joy to watch Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire compete for the adorable Marjorie Reynolds. The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii occurred halfway through filming. As a result, the Fourth of July segment was expanded beyond Fred Astaire's firecracker dance to include the patriotic number that highlights the strength of the US military. [8]
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