Holiday Inn (film)
- Bing Crosby Jim Hardy
- Fred Astaire Ted Hanover
- Virginia Dale Lila Dixon
- Marjorie Reynolds Linda Mason
- Walter Abel Danny Reed
Music, Music ( Original Title: Holiday Inn). 's A dance movie from the year 1942 in the two male leads Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire play.
Action
Jim Hardy, Ted Hanover and Lila Dixon are the outstanding talents of the New York nightlife. In the opening number of their night clubs, the song I'll Capture Your Heart, however, shows a rivalry between the singer and the dancer Jim Ted about their singing and dancing partner Lila. Jim explains on Christmas Eve compared to Ted that he is disappointed in the show business and has decided, along with Lila Dixon to run a farm in rural Connecticut. Purple is however in love with Ted and has no ambitions to leave the show business. So she stays in New York and Jim pulls alone to Connecticut.
Since the farm work is too strenuous for Jim, he plans to convert the house into an entertainment place called Holiday Inn, which is open only on holidays. At the same time Ted's agent Danny Reed meets at the airport the saleswoman Linda Mason, who asked him to let it occur once in his show. He recommends to the Holiday Inn and also gives her a ticket to Ted's club for the same evening. There she meets Jim, who pretends to have a big club, and she pretends to be a celebrity. But the next day, the two meet at the Holiday Inn and give their lies to.
On New Year's Eve opens the Holiday Inn. In New York, Ted learns that Lila has left him for a Texan millionaire. He gets drunk and then drives to the Holiday Inn to talk to Jim about it. At midnight comes the drunken Ted. When Linda recognizes him, they dance together, but the next morning, Ted can not remember anything more. Jim hides Linda because he fears that Ted wants to take them away from him. At Abraham Lincoln's Birthday (February 12 ) Ted and Danny make the Holiday Inn on the search for Linda. Jim, however, is prepared and decides to make the musical number Abraham with a black make-up, so that Linda can not be detected by them. While he applies the makeup Linda, Jim asks if she wants to remain on the days when she is not working at the Holiday Inn. Linda sees this as a marriage proposal and assumes pleased. The trick with the mask works, but Ted and Danny are not giving up and plan on Valentine's Day come back.
At this Jim Linda leaves with the new song Be Careful, It's My Heart occur as a Valentine gift. In the sample but Ted comes in and dances with Linda. Then he granted Jim, the next holiday together with Linda may occur in a number. At George Washington's birthday ( February 22 ) occur Ted and Linda with I Can not Tell a Lie together on. However, Jim is trying to sabotage the dance. After the dance, Ted asks Linda that she should be his new partner. Linda refuses to do so because they stay at the Holiday Inn and Jim's wife wants to be. When Ted Jim tells the story of this alleged marriage, this is surprising, but playing with. Ted is unconvinced of Jim's intentions and wants to try it with Linda on. Easter wants to stay at the Holiday Inn Ted, so Jim does not trust him more and more.
This feeling is confirmed on Independence Day ( July 4 ), as Jim learns that representatives from Hollywood want to see the night show to see if Ted and Linda are also suitable for the cinema. Jim instructed Gus to ensure that Linda does not arrive at the Holiday Inn. Gus runs the service vehicle with which he picks Linda, into a raging creek. While Linda tries to return to the Holiday Inn, it is carried along by purple. This tells Linda from the selection and that purple was chosen as Ted's partner. Linda shows Lila the way to the Holiday Inn, but it also leads in the passing over the river. When Linda finally finds its way to the inn, she learns that Ted has impressed the studio executives with his improvised solo and gets a chance. Angered by Jim, who did not trust her, she announces and goes to Hollywood. However, the producers want to make a film about the Holiday Inn, to which Jim agrees pleased.
On Thanksgiving Day, the Holiday Inn is closed, Jim is depressed and not even touches on the turkey. He wants to send a recording of his new Thanksgiving songs I've Got Plenty to be Thankful For to Hollywood, but he is not yet convinced of the song. Mamie brings him to go to California to recover Linda. On Christmas Eve he arrives at the studio when Ted wants to go after the last rotation just with Linda to marry her. Jim, Ted is in the dressing room to talk. Before Linda turns the last scene of the movie about the Holiday Inn, Jim comes to the set and talks to the director. Jim leaves his pipe lying on the piano and is hiding nearby. Linda comes in a sleigh in the snow-covered environment, and musing about their lost love. She sings White Christmas and noticed Jim, who sings with her. So he came out of his hiding and she runs up to him, as the director terminates. Ted and Danny did you hear about Jim's plan, but too late. Jim and Linda now want to stay together and jointly lead the Holiday Inn. Ted is soon back together with Lila, who left the millionaire.
Production and publication
The film was made in 1942 from an idea by Irving Berlin and directed by Mark Sandrich at Paramount Pictures. The music was written by Irving Berlin, wrote the screenplay Claude Binyon. In the film, twelve new vocal numbers come before, and there is a resumption of Oh How I Hate to Get Up in the Morning from the year 1917.
The film was released on August 4, 1942 in the United States in the cinemas. The Germany premiere followed on 16 December 1947.
Awards
The film was nominated in three categories for the Oscar, Irving Berlin was awarded the prize in the category Best Music, Original Song.