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Movie for a Sunday afternoon: "Holiday Inn" (1942)
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Posted on 12/16/2012 12:13:01 PM PST by ReformationFan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzKRdPStAF8
The Christmas season is the inspiration for this week's feature. "Holiday Inn", the film that introduced the world to the perennial classic song "White Christmas". Easily one of the best musical films of the 1940s. Enjoy.
TOPICS: Music/Entertainment; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: 1942; bingcrosby; fredastaire; holidayinn; irvingberlin; marjoriereynolds; mfasa; virginiadale; whitechristmas
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzKRdPStAF8
To: ReformationFan
Love the firecracker number!
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posted on
12/16/2012 12:16:56 PM PST
by
jtal
(Runnin' a World in Need with White Folks' Greed - since 1492)
To: ReformationFan
bump
good place for classic movies I guess
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posted on
12/16/2012 12:21:53 PM PST
by
GeronL
(http://asspos.blogspot.com)
To: ReformationFan
Never really liked it or “White Christmas” but they are at least watchable.
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posted on
12/16/2012 12:25:21 PM PST
by
yarddog
(One shot one miss.)
To: yarddog
"Never really liked it or “White Christmas” but they are at least watchable."White Christmas would have been better without Danny Kaye.
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posted on
12/16/2012 12:39:01 PM PST
by
ex-snook
(without forgiveness there is no Christianity)
To: ex-snook
danny kaye is king. You are smoking it.
To: ReformationFan
Holiday Inn has been a "must see" every year at our house. My Dad (1919-1999) use to whistle just like Bing in the White Christmas song and has special meaning to me. It is also a "must see" for my 20 year old daughter.
"Bomb patrol".
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posted on
12/16/2012 4:36:36 PM PST
by
Wilum
(Never loaded a nuke I didn't like)
To: Wilum
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posted on
12/16/2012 4:38:08 PM PST
by
Wilum
(Never loaded a nuke I didn't like)
To: Wilum
That’s a neat story. Also encouraging that a 20 year old would like it. So many young folks tend to reject the classics since they’re “so old!” and/or don’t use MTV-style editing.
To: Walkingfeather
I always liked Danny Kaye and Vera-Ellen more than Bing Crosby and Rosemary Clooney in that film. They were the more fun couple.
To: ReformationFan
My favorite movie. It used to be shown the evening of Thanksgiving, but isn’t anymore..I always watch it and White Christmas sometime during the Holidays.
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posted on
12/16/2012 11:02:53 PM PST
by
sockmonkey
(Of Course I didn't read the article. After all, this is FreeRepublic..)
To: ReformationFan
Thanks. I introduced my daughter to some of the better known classics while she was young (she came late in my life at the age of 45). She literally wore out my 6-hour Curly special of the Three Stooges and her two favorites other than Holiday Inn are Casablanca and Singing in the Rain - especially Donald O’conners parts.
She is now a Graphic Artist and I hope my stirring her to the arts helped.
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posted on
12/17/2012 5:19:34 AM PST
by
Wilum
(Never loaded a nuke I didn't like)
To: ReformationFan
If you have not seen it I would highly recommend it to all. It is one of the best musicals ever done. The fireworks scene is unbelievable.
I love this musical and I think it is much better than “White Christmas”.
To: ReformationFan
To be a bit more specific, “White Christmas” is a good movie that will bring tears to your eyes. “Holiday Inn” has all of that but it also has many scenes in which you want to jump and cheer for loyalty and for the good old USA. It is positively stunning.
your kids need to see this musical.
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