Review of Holiday (1938) by Tracy B — 20 Jul 2008

Little known but utterly great hepburn/grant movie.

This review of Holiday (1938) was written by Tracy B on 20 Jul 2008.

Holiday has generally received very positive reviews.

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By Dakota G (36) on 23 Jul 2010

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By Keenan S (659) on 13 Apr 2018

Holiday is the oft-forgotten Katharine Hepburn/Cary Grant collaboration that is usually overshadowed by Bringing Up Baby and The Philadelphia…

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By Greg L (642) on 18 May 2012

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By Danielle U (100) on 07 Jan 2012

This movie is a beautiful little hidden treasure staring Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn and is a must for any lover of the classics and quirky,…

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By Maja G (8) on 19 Apr 2012

Ah,golden age of the 1930s and 1940s Next to The Philadelphia Story, the film is perhaps most-loved comedy of that period…

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By Bradley H (451) on 24 Feb 2014

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Finally saw, on tv, in 2017, 79 yrs after premiered in 1938, cuz I wanted to see a movie made well before I was born…

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By Rick A (191) on 25 Dec 2010

Many films attempt to tell a story of a couple falling in love in the span of one night, but it often comes off as contrived and unconvincing…

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By Tom M (1,308) on 19 Dec 2010

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