Holiday Inn (3 Disc Collector's Set)
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Actor: Bing Crosby, Fred Astaire, Marjorie Reynolds, Shelby Bacon, Virginia DaleBrand: UNI DIST CORP. (MCA)
Cinematographer: Dave Abel
Composer: Irving Berlin
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled)
Format: Black & White, Box set, Collector's Edition, Color, Dolby, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC, Subtitled
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 100 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-10-14
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Universal Studios
DVD Reviews of Holiday Inn (3 Disc Collector's Set)
DVD Review: movies
Summary: 5 Stars
Every home should own this DVD. Great movie, we watch it over and over again. DVD Review: Wonderful Movie
Summary: 5 Stars
This was suggested to us after the purchase of White Christmas. The story lines are a little similar, but definitely distinct enough. My wife actually likes it better than White Christmas, which has been the family favorite for years. DVD quality, packaging and picture were first rate. Highly recommended to expand your Christmas holiday collection.DVD Review: 3-Disc Set Showcases Lightweight Holiday Fare Even with Astaire, Crosby and Berlin Combining Talents
Summary: 3 Stars
Even though this black-and-white 1942 musical is viewed favorably by film historians when compared to its partial full-color 1954 remake, White Christmas, I think the original feels more dated and marginally less engaging perhaps because the pairing of Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire does not generate as much fun as one would hope. Given that each is a legend in his own right and they are bound to another legend, Irving Berlin, the result is too lightweight for its own good despite the prominent showcase given to the composer's songbook, most famously "White Christmas", which was first introduced in this film. It is also likely the only film to inspire an international hotel chain.
Crosby and Astaire play entertainers Jim Hardy and Ted Hanover, partnered professionally but finding themselves in a romantic predicament when Ted steals away Jim's fianc?, Lila. Jim takes the rejection in stride and decides to quit the act to start a Green Acres-like existence on a Connecticut farm. However, since show business is still in his blood. Jim decides to convert the farmhouse into an inn and nightclub but keeps his operation open only during the holidays. That way, he gets to relax for the remaining 350 days of the year. Ted re-enters the picture when he is jilted by Lila and finds himself in a drunken stupor dancing with Linda Mason, an aspiring singer-dancer whom Jim hires to perform at the inn. More romantic complications ensue until the inevitable happy ending, but the story is purely incidental compared with the songs.
Director-producer Mark Sandrich (Top Hat) keeps the story turns light enough to allow the performers to shine in their individual numbers. "White Christmas" is introduced as a duet between Crosby and Marjorie Reynolds (although her voice is dubbed albeit seamlessly by Martha Mears). Other standouts include "Easter Parade", "Lazy" and "Happy Holiday". Astaire gets to shine on the firecracker-popping "Say It with Firecrackers" and a nice duet with Virginia Dale on "You're Easy to Dance With". Unfortunately, Dale is given short shrift in the story as Lila, while the unjustly forgotten Reynolds plays Linda with unforced charm. The movie is not without a few duds, most notably the minstrel number, "Abraham", performed by Crosby and Reynolds in blackface.
The three-disc 2008 DVD package contains the Special Edition 2006 DVD which offers an informative commentary track from film historian Ken Barnes sprinkled with archival remarks from Astaire, Crosby and Crosby's longtime music director, John Scott Trotter. Less interesting is the 45-minute documentary, "A Couple of Song & Dance Men: Ava Astaire McKenzie in Conversation with Ken Barnes" in which Barnes and Astaire's daughter converse in a most mechanical manner. There is also a seven-minute short about the film's musical numbers narrated by Barnes, "All Singing - All Dancing", as well as the original theatrical trailer. Disc Two provides a colorized version of the film as well as a featurette on how far colorizing technology has come. Disc Three is an audio CD with Crosby and Astaire performing the twelve numbers on the soundtrack.
DVD Review: Holiday Inn 3 disk collectors set Colorized
Summary: 5 Stars
excellent investment....the extras that come with the set are well worth it. Recommended highlyDVD Review: Great Holiday Classic!
Summary: 4 Stars
This movie has long been a Christmas tradition in our family. Even our children, now grown, have made it part of their families' tradition. I was very excited when I saw on Amazon that it was available in color. I ordered it right away and couldn't wait for it to arrive. Seeing it in color for the first time was like seeing a new movie. We watched it New Years Eve, which was a great way to start off the year. I'm hoping next year we'll be watching another Christmas classic in color, "Christmas in Connecticut".
Description of Holiday Inn (3 Disc Collector's Set)
Experience one of the most popular holiday movies of all-time like never before with the 3-disc Holiday Inn Collector's Set featuring a brand-new color version of the film and the complete CD soundtrack!Screen legends Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire star as two talented pals who find themselves competing for the affections of the same lovely lady (Marjorie Reynolds) in this Academy Award-winning musical, filled with singing, dancing, comedy and romance.
Whether you are watching the original black & white masterpiece, discovering the new color version, or listening to the timeless Irving Berlin soundtrack featuring "White Christmas," the 3-disc Holiday Inn Collector's Set is the perfect way to enjoy the holiday season!
In 1942, Fred Astaire and Bing Crosby teamed up at Der Bingle's Paramount Pictures for Holiday Inn, a black-and-white musical that proves more entertaining than Crosby's color semi-remake White Christmas in 1954. Astaire and Crosby play partner/rival song-and-dance men who compete for the hand of their performing partner, played by Virginia Dale. After Crosby loses, he moves to the Connecticut countryside where he creates a resort that is only open on holidays and puts on the shows with the help of Marjorie Reynolds. Dumped by Dale, Astaire makes a drunken arrival at the inn on New Year's Eve and dances with Reynolds. He decides she'll be his new partner, but doesn't remember what she looks like, setting off a frenzied search at every subsequent show while the once-bitten Crosby does his best to steer him off track. The theme gives Irving Berlin an excuse to craft or recycle a number of holiday-themed songs, such as (in the former category) "Washington's Birthday" or (in the latter) "Easter Parade." The most famous of the new material, of course, is "White Christmas," which became one of the bestselling songs of all time and the title song of Crosby's 1954 film. Astaire and Crosby also team up for "I'll Capture Her Heart," which playfully contrasts the stars' specialties, and Astaire's "It's So Easy to Dance with You" became one of the signature songs of his post-Ginger Rogers career. Astaire and Crosby teamed up again for Blue Skies in 1946. --David Horiuchi
Bonus Descriptions
Disc 1: Original Black & White Version
- A Couple of Song and Dance Men: An intimate retrospective of Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire featuring an interview with Ava Astaire-MacKenzie
- All Singing-All Dancing: Experience the making of the unforgettable song and dance numbers of Holiday Inn
- Audio Commentary: Feature-length audio commentary with film historian Ken Barnes with archive audio comments by Bing Crosby, Fred Astaire and John Scott Trotter
- Original Theatrical Trailer
Disc 2: New Color Version
- Coloring a Classic: Learn how Holiday Inn was color-designed using amazing new technology that transformed the black and white classic to color with the help of Jan Mucklestone, personal sketch artist of the famed costume designer Edith Head
Disc 3: Music Soundtrack CD
- 12 classic Irving Berlin holiday songs from the original soundtrack including Bing Crosby's "White Christmas" and "Happy Holiday"
Track Listing
1. I'll Capture Your Heart (Bing Crosby & Fred Astaire)
2. Lazy (Bing Crosby)
3. You're Easy to Dance With (Fred Astaire)
4. Happy Holiday (Bing Crosby)
5. Let's Start the New Year Off Right (Bing Crosby)
6. Abraham (Bing Crosby)
7. Be Careful, It's My Heart (Bing Crosby)
8. I Can't Tell a Lie (Fred Astaire)
9. Easter Parade (Bing Crosby)
10. Song of Freedom (Bing Crosby)
11. I've Got Plenty to be Thankful For (Bing Crosby)
12. White Christmas (Bing Crosby)
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