Holiday Inn (film)

thumb thumb|Bing Crosby as Jim Hardy and Marjorie Reynolds as Linda Mason. Holiday Inn is a 1942 film set at an inn which is only open on holidays, where a crooner and a hoofer vie for the affections of a beautiful up-and-coming performer. Directed by Mark Sandrich. Written by Irving Berlin (idea), Elmer Rice (adaptation), and Claude Binyon (screenplay). Jim Hardy [trying to describe Linda] She was sort of a medium built, medium height. With a nice evening gown on with a belt in the back. She's sorta built like the girl I knew from the corner drugstore who used to play pinball. Conshwella Schlepkiss. I remember she was high man three weeks in a row. I'm dreaming of a white Christmas, Just like the ones I used to know. Ted Hanover A gentle smile often breeds a kick in the pants. Danny Reed If I'm not the best manager in the business, I'll eat a garage mechanic's shirt! Mamie [about winning Linda back] You could melt her heart right down to butter, if you'd only turn on the heat! Dialogue Linda Mason: My father was a lot like you, just a man with a family. Never amounted to much, didn't care. But as long as he was alive, we always had plenty to eat and clothes to keep us warm. Jim Hardy: Were you happy? Linda Mason: Yes. Jim Hardy: Then your father was a very successful man. Ted Hanover: [reading] Come out and relax on a farm, music, dancing, home cooking. Open holidays only. [skeptical] Open holiday's only? Say, how many of them are there? Jim Hardy: [excited] About 15. That gives me 350 days to kick around in! Ted Hanover: [laughing] You would think of that! Linda Mason: What would you like? Danny Reed: Orchids, the finest you've got. Linda Mason: Corsage? Danny Reed: No, no. A dozen, loose, looking like they don't care! Danny Reed: How'd he get that far in five minutes? Ted Hanover: The lady must have been willing. Danny Reed: The world can't do this to us! Lila Dixon: [about Jim] He gets a look. Ted Hanover: He always has that look! It doesn't mean anything emotionally. It has something to do with his... liver. Linda Mason: You better go inside, it's cold and you don't have a coat... [gently pushes him] Go on. Jim Hardy: [kisses her, moves back] Well I don't need a coat anymore. Ted Hanover: I like it here... with you and Linda. Jim Hardy: And we love having you. When are you leaving? Jim Hardy: Lila's back in New York. I got a letter from her yesterday. Ted Hanover: What happened to her millionaire? Jim Hardy: Slight mistake there. He didn't own millions, he owed them. Ted Hanover: Poor girl. Always straying to greener pastures and finding spinach. Lila Dixon: I love you... and Jim. Ted Hanover: Well, I love Jim too... but let's not get too chummy. Cast Bing Crosby - Jim Hardy Fred Astaire - Ted Hanover Marjorie Reynolds - Linda Mason Virginia Dale - Lila Dixon Walter Abel - Danny Reed Louise Beavers - Mamie Irving Bacon - Gus Marek Windheim - François James Bell - Dunbar John Gallaudet - Parker Shelby Bacon - Vanderbilt External links 0034862 Holiday Inn holiday_inn Holiday Inn Category:1942 American films Category:Christmas comedy films Category:American musical comedy films Category:American romantic comedy-drama films Category:Films set in hotels Category:Films set in Connecticut Category:Films set in country houses Category:American comedy-drama films Category:1942 English-language films Category:American films with live action and animation Category:Christmas romance films Category:Films set in New York City