| Holiday Inn (3 Disc Collector's Set) | 
 enlarge | Actors: Bing Crosby, Fred Astaire, Marjorie Reynolds, Virginia Dale, Shelby Bacon
Studio: Universal Studios
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  27 reviews
Sales Rank: 2202
Format: Box Set, Black & White, Collector's Edition, Color, Dolby, Dvd-video, Full Screen, Subtitled, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Number Of Items: 3
Running Time: 101
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.5 x 0.7
MPN: MCAD61102370D
UPC: 025195018623
EAN: 0025195018623
ASIN: B001DXS4E2
Theatrical Release Date: 1942
Release Date: October 14, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: BRAND NEW FACTORY SEALED 3 Disc Box Set Inludes Color and Original Versions plus a Music CD All items are fully guaranteed
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Product Description
Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: 10/14/2008 Rating: Nr
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In 1942, Fred Astaire and Bing Crosby teamed up at Der Bingle's Paramount Pictures for Holiday Inn, a black-and-white musical that proves more entertaining than Crosby's color semi-remake White Christmas in 1954. Astaire and Crosby play partner/rival song-and-dance men who compete for the hand of their performing partner, played by Virginia Dale. After Crosby loses, he moves to the Connecticut countryside where he creates a resort that is only open on holidays and puts on the shows with the help of Marjorie Reynolds. Dumped by Dale, Astaire makes a drunken arrival at the inn on New Year's Eve and dances with Reynolds. He decides she'll be his new partner, but doesn't remember what she looks like, setting off a frenzied search at every subsequent show while the once-bitten Crosby does his best to steer him off track. The theme gives Irving Berlin an excuse to craft or recycle a number of holiday-themed songs, such as (in the former category) "Washington's Birthday" or (in the latter) "Easter Parade." The most famous of the new material, of course, is "White Christmas," which became one of the bestselling songs of all time and the title song of Crosby's 1954 film. Astaire and Crosby also team up for "I'll Capture Her Heart," which playfully contrasts the stars' specialties, and Astaire's "It's So Easy to Dance with You" became one of the signature songs of his post-Ginger Rogers career. Astaire and Crosby teamed up again for Blue Skies in 1946. --David Horiuchi
Bonus Descriptions
Disc 1: Original Black & White Version
- A Couple of Song and Dance Men: An intimate retrospective of Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire featuring an interview with Ava Astaire-MacKenzie
- All Singing-All Dancing: Experience the making of the unforgettable song and dance numbers of Holiday Inn
- Audio Commentary: Feature-length audio commentary with film historian Ken Barnes with archive audio comments by Bing Crosby, Fred Astaire and John Scott Trotter
- Original Theatrical Trailer
Disc 2: New Color Version
- Coloring a Classic: Learn how Holiday Inn was color-designed using amazing new technology that transformed the black and white classic to color with the help of Jan Mucklestone, personal sketch artist of the famed costume designer Edith Head
Disc 3: Music Soundtrack CD
- 12 classic Irving Berlin holiday songs from the original soundtrack including Bing Crosby's "White Christmas" and "Happy Holiday"
Track Listing
1. I'll Capture Your Heart (Bing Crosby & Fred Astaire)
2. Lazy (Bing Crosby)
3. You're Easy to Dance With (Fred Astaire)
4. Happy Holiday (Bing Crosby)
5. Let's Start the New Year Off Right (Bing Crosby)
6. Abraham (Bing Crosby)
7. Be Careful, It's My Heart (Bing Crosby)
8. I Can't Tell a Lie (Fred Astaire)
9. Easter Parade (Bing Crosby)
10. Song of Freedom (Bing Crosby)
11. I've Got Plenty to be Thankful For (Bing Crosby)
12. White Christmas (Bing Crosby)
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| Customer Reviews: Read 22 more reviews...
 excellent classic January 8, 2009
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
the color version is done very well,just as good to watch as black and white version.
Wonderful Christmas Movie January 6, 2009
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I overlooked this movie for years; my favorite being White Christmas from this era. After watching it on TV I decided to purchase it. I'm so glad I did. It's great having the film both in B&W and color. It is now one of my favorites.
Holiday Inn 3-disk dvd January 6, 2009
This product was a gift for my 81 yr old Father. It arrived early, he saw it and was tickled pink.. Thank you
GREAT NOSTALGIA! January 6, 2009
A Holiday classic--love the new color version! Great price for CD and 2 DVD's
A perfect movie for the holidays! December 24, 2008
Jim Hardy (Bing Crosby) and Ted Hanover (Fred Astair) are two friends who are into the entertainment business, one of them opens up a special resort called "Holiday Inn" which offers quality food and entertainment for it's only open on major holidays like Christmas, Thanksgiven, Licoln Day etc. but there is a beautiful woman (Majorie Reynolds) as they compete to get the girl.
A spectacular and funny musical comedy with great original songs by music writer Irving Berlin and Bing Crosby whom even sang the unforgettable "White Christmas". The plot is a little hard at times but there is great performances from the main cast including some crowd pleasing musical numbers with great dance sequences. This movie went one to be one of the top grossing movies of 1942 for Paramount and an instant classic that later got semi-remade as "White Christmas" in 1954 but this is the better movie in my opinion.
This DVD set contains both the original black and white and colored versions with great picture and sound! a bonus music CD with the timeless Bing Crosby and Irvin Berlin songs, three featurettes, audio commentary, and trailer.
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