Review of Holiday Inn (1942) by Lisa D — 09 Sep 2007

The Movie where the song "White Christmas" Was first performed!

This review of Holiday Inn (1942) was written by Lisa D on 09 Sep 2007.

Holiday Inn has generally received very positive reviews.

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By John S (2,711) on 20 Dec 2012

The story of Holiday Inn is fairly thin and delves into silly annoyances towards the end, but the film is more than worth seeing for the spectacular…

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By Ken S (1,985) on 26 Oct 2013

Like the main character's establishment, it's an idea that works a little better on paper than it does when realized, but it's still a lot of fun…

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By Late R (405) on 12 Dec 2016

Fred Astaire plays a horrible friend to Bing Crosby, who opens a Holiday Inn with the help of a lovely lady…

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By John B (4,244) on 16 Feb 2016

The story exists mainly to showcase the songs (only two of which you'll recognize), all done with that patented style of pandering that was…

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By Scott Nash (692) for Three Movie Buffs (692) on 04 Dec 2013

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By Asa B (508) on 26 Oct 2013

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By Eric H (2,898) on 22 Dec 2014

I know that the time period of this film was not perfect. There were no Civil Rights acts or equality for women. A war was going on…

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By Indira S (412) on 06 Feb 2013

Could this be one of the best Christmas movies ever made? It ranks very high in my list…

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By James S (2,117) on 23 Dec 2017

Such a great movie. have to watch it before you die…

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