With bing crosby, danny kaye, rosemary clooney, veraellen. Add white christmas to your watchlist to find out when its coming back. Irving berlins songs and dances are performed by two happy couples who discover that love, romance and a christmas eve snowfall make everyones dreams come true. Like untold many, ive loved bings rendition of white christmas for basically all my life. But according to imdb, the movies have even more in common than that. A natural for holidayseason viewing, its equally enjoyable at. Holiday inn 1942 white chrismas 1954 irving berlin is the man behind the music, years before the song white christmas was made for holiday inn and then appeared for the hit. While i never got around to asking bing which of the two film, white christmas or holiday inn, he preferred i know he had a great deal of fun. The movie is famous as it brought together three greats in the prime of their careers bing crosby, fred astaire, and irving berlin and won an academy award for best movie song, white christmas in 1943. Dec 19, 2012 its hard to shoot down the movie that brought us the song, white christmas, talking about holiday inn, but its not thought of as a classic in the way white christmas is.
With music by irving berlin, the composer wrote twelve songs specifically for the film, the best known being white christmas. Countdown to christmas year round with your favorite holiday movies. Dec 24, 2014 the movies holiday inn 1942 and white christmas 1954 have much in common. Holiday inn is a 1942 american musical film directed by mark sandrich and starring bing. For me, there is a bit too much chattering between kaye and crosby early on in the film. Which movie was made first white christmas or holiday inn. Both star bing crosby, both take place more or less around a hotelinn, and both are full of music and a. White christmas was written in 1940 by a irving berlin for the 1942 movie holiday inn starring bing crosby and fred astaire. Its that time of year, when we gather around the tv to watch our favorite christmas movies. What is the difference between holiday inn and white christmas. Astaire and crosby play partnerrival songanddance men who compete for the hand of their performing partner, played by virginia dale. If it wasnt for holiday inn, there wouldnt be a white christmas movie, but white christmas goes farther and leaves us with that warm, fuzzy feeling. In white christmas a songanddance duo team up with a sister act to stage a christmas spectacular at a vermont inn. The 10 most bonechillingly inappropriate christmas movies.
The movies holiday inn 1942 and white christmas 1954 have much in common. Nov 19, 2018 a famous actress comes to a christmas obsessed small town in iowa to shoot a holiday themed movie and is surprised to find herself falling for an innkeeper. Holiday affair, meet me in st louie, miracle on 34th st, a christmas story etc. A classic white christmas in the movie holiday inn hooked.
The most profound difference between white christmas and holiday inn is how conflict occurs. Both star bing crosby, both take place more or less around a hotelinn, and both are full of music and a little dancing. Check if it is available to stream online via where to watch. Sheet music arranged for pianovocalchords, and singer pro in c major transposable. So the answer is zero for the film or one for the song. Print and download white christmas sheet music from holiday inn. The beloved title song of this film was introduced in the film holiday inn.
The classic 1954 movie white christmas is one of my alltime favorites to watch. This poll is the result of a discussion in the holiday challenge about holiday inn 1942 vs white christmas 1954. The best 20 holiday films of alltime, ranked indiewire. Holiday inn 1942 bing crosby and fred astaire star as songanddance men vying for the heart of marjorie reynolds while performing at a club open only on holidays. Two wonderful bing crosby trailers for holiday films you may well see in the next ten days. Michael curtiz director michael curtizs casablanca christmas classic was paramounts first film shot in widescreen vistavision. Holiday inn 75th anniversary edition anniversary edition, 2. Im looking for fireplaces, christmas decorations galore, horse drawn carriage rides, good food, charming.
White christmas by michael curtiz bing crosby, danny kaye. At best, its a moderately watchable rehash of a superior movie, 1942s holiday inn. Both movies showcase irving berlin songs, including the title track. In 1952, the hotel was renamed village inn and became an allseasons hotel. Holiday inn 1942 bing crosby and fred astaire star as songanddance men vying. This is where id love to be spending the holidays and watching the snow fall each december, curled up by the fire while bing croons white christmas. I have this movie along with many other classic holiday movies from a bygone era playing daily in my home throughout the christmas season. Fun facts about white christmas and its connection to. White christmas is considered a holiday classic by some, but i dont think it deserves that designation. The march sisters show their true holiday spirit early in the movie when they give away their christmas breakfast of sausage, oranges, butter, and bread to a family in need. Both movies are regarded as christmas classics, with bing.
Dec, 2019 after winning for his holiday inn rendition of white christmas, he joked with the audience, im glad to present the award. A classic white christmas in the movie holiday inn fun facts about white christmas and its connection to holiday inn my sunroom is ready for christmasnow all we need is a little snow. Im dreaming of a white christmas just like the ones i used to know where the treetops glisten and children listen to hear sleigh bells. White christmas, its a wonderful life, even home alone. Astaire refused, as he had retired at the time, so the part was reworked for donald oconnor. One of my alltime favorite christmasmovie houses is the farmhouse that was transformed into holiday inn for the 1942 classic with bing crosby and fred astaire. Bing crosby and fred astaire costarred in holiday inn, and white. Irving berlin won an academy award for best original song in 1942 for white christmas, which had its film debut in holiday inn, performed as a duet by bing crosby and marjorie reynolds. However, the song white christmas was first featured in the film holiday inn 1942, and won the oscar for best song. Holiday inn 1942 white chrismas 1954 irving berlin is the man behind the music, years before the song white christmas was made for holiday inn and then appeared for the hit movie white. Holiday inn bing crosby sings white christmas youtube.
A partial reworking of the 1942 paramount smash holiday inn, which also starred crosby and introduced this films title song, white christmas is a colorful, highspirited extravaganza, a clear standout among the tunefests made during the waning years of the hollywood movie musical. Okay, so im looking for something that may not even exist. White christmas and easter parade, dozens of times perhaps in the 1942 berlinscored bing crosbyfred astaire silverscreen source, holiday inn. In the former, bing crosby doesnt want to get married or settle down, and its up to his friend to push him into a relationship that crosby eventually embraces. Holiday inn 75th anniversary edition anniversary edition. All movie names, logos, and brands are property of their respective owners. Is the 1954 movie with bing crosby, danny kaye and. Fun facts about white christmas and its connection to holiday inn. There are no tv airings of white christmas in the next 14 days. Holiday inn movie bing crosby sings white christmas. Is the 1954 movie with bing crosby, danny kaye and rosemary. Classic christmas collection its a wonderful life white.
All the new and classic holiday films you can watch this year. I was excited to see how her architect interpreted those sets with the dormers, the porch, and those big walls of windows. A successful songanddance team become romantically involved with a sister act and team up to save the failing vermont inn of their former commanding general. White christmas would also become his biggest hit quite a distinction, as curtiz also directed such classics as the adventures of robin hood 1938, casablanca 1942, and mildred pierce 1945. And both movies feature songs by irving berlin, most notably the song white christmas. The british arm of the universal label marked the 60th anniversary of the release of the film holiday inn in 1942 with this 2002 cd pairing the soundtrack actually, studio recordings associated with the film and those for the 1954 movie white christmas, which is sometimes cited as a partial remake of the earlier picture. This was his first film after leaving that studio and striking out as an independent director. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to. I found out ages ago that its film debut was in holiday inn, but i didnt get around to actually seeing the film until my 30s. Crosby plays a song and dance man who leaves showbiz to run. Holiday inn 1942 bing crosby and fred astaire star as songanddance men vying for the heart of marjorie. This was the exterior of holiday inn, for comparison below.
The classic was written by irving berlin, one of the most prolific american composers in history. White christmas 1954 army buddies turned postwar songanddance team bing crosby and danny kaye find romance with rosemary clooney and veraellen while rescuing their former commanding officer from financial ruin. On christmas day, linda arrives at holiday inn and meets jim, realizing their deception. What is the difference between the movies white christmas. Rumor has it the inn was built from what was left of the holiday inn sets 1942. It may be too sweet for some, but this unabashedly sentimental holiday favorite is too cheerful to resist. When a reader named lisa told me that the inns from the classic movies white christmas and holiday inn were the inspiration for the house her family built in atlanta, i asked if she could please, please, pretty please, send me some photos. At an inn which is only open on holidays, a crooner and a hoofer vie for the affections of a beautiful upandcoming performer. Yes, holiday inn has it all, including a lamentable scene in which bing crosby, in blackface and stovepipe hat, performs a tribute to abraham lincoln. Holiday inn 75th anniversary edition, dvd, anniversary edition, 2 pack, musicals theatrical, holidaychristmas live action, 1929036709.
I would like to feel like im in this movie or reasonably close. The dvd offers fairly solid picture plus mediocre sound and extras. A classic white christmas in the movie holiday inn. Get the latest on upcoming christmas movies, tv schedule updates, and new releases on dvd. My, oh my, things have certainly changed since 1942. Crosby plays a song and dance man who leaves showbiz to run an inn that is open. The original idea was to reunite fred astaire and bing crosby, as they had been successful in holiday inn 1942. White christmas 1954 singers bob wallace bing crosby and phil davis danny kaye join sister act betty rosemary clooney and judy haynes veraellen to perform a. This is the fundamental difference between the two movies. Berlins assignment was to write a song about each of the major holidays of the year. Both movies are regarded as christmas classics, with bing crosby starring in each movie. Its hard to shoot down the movie that brought us the song, white christmas, talking about holiday inn, but its not thought of as a classic in the way white christmas is. White christmas posted by doug marr on december 05, 1999 at 23.
Dec 24, 2006 white christmas is a holiday tradition beloved by millions. Filmed in technicolor, it features the songs of irving berlin, including a new version of the title song, white christmas, introduced by crosby in the 1942 film holiday inn. Mar 06, 2012 bing crosby and fred astaire sing and dance their way into your heart in the sensational musical comedy holiday inn. Dec 23, 2012 a look inside the farmhouse from the classic 1940s christmas movie holiday inn starring bing crosby and fred astaire and its memorable sets. White christmas movie tv listings and schedule tv guide. You can nourish your own family with this easy to make and slightly decadent breakfast casserole. White christmas posted by bingsboy on november 29, 1999 at 16. The holiday themed slasher movie genre was still surfing its first wave in 1980, and it was 100 percent inevitable that someone was gonna seize upon the opportunity to title their film christmas evil. Bing crosby and fred astaire sing and dance their way into your heart in the sensational musical comedy holiday inn. Holiday inn is a 1942 american musical film directed by mark sandrich and starring bing crosby and fred astaire. When bing died, they enterviewed many who knew him, including danny kaye, and kaye told the same story on the sisters number that you have told. Dec 14, 2019 irving berlin won an academy award for best original song in 1942 for white christmas, which had its film debut in holiday inn, performed as a duet by bing crosby and marjorie reynolds.
Though many tie the song white christmas to the movie, the song was first performed by bing crosby years earlier, on the radio show the kraft music hall. Holiday inn was always to star bing crosby, composer irving berlin. The vermont inn, used as the set for the movie, is actually the same inn used in holiday inn, another of irving berlins films. However, in holiday inn, ted pulls linda and jim apart and forces jim to take a proactive role. Holiday inn film holiday inn is a 1942 american musical film directed by mark sandrich and starring bing crosby and fred astaire, with virginia dale, marjorie reynolds, and walter abel. Of the two, holiday inn is the one i prefer, though how lucky we are that there are two movies to compare. Both take place, in at least part, at a country inn and in fact the inn set in white christmas is just a redressed version of the inn set from holiday inn. Bing crosby and fred astaire costarred in holiday inn, and white christmas was originally intended to be a kind of remake, bringing them together to sing and dance onscreen. With bing crosby, fred astaire, marjorie reynolds, virginia dale. By 1954, this song was a holiday favorite, and that year paramount pictures released a movie called white christmas to tie in with it. Both movies are christmas classics, bing crosby stars in both movies, both movies are musicals, and both movies feature songs by irving berlin, most notably the song white christmas.
White christmas nbc radio version thats christmas to us. Holiday inn is a 1942 american musical film directed by mark sandrich and starring bing crosby and fred astaire, with marjorie reynolds, virginia dale, and walter abel. Holiday inn movie living room wide shot a classic white christmas in the movie holiday inn fun facts and behindthescenes stories about the classic holiday movie white christmas starring bing crosby, rosemary clooney, veraellen and danny kaye. Which movie has the better version of the song white christmas. I agree with jacks comments on the music in holiday inn and the story. Holiday inns filmmakers were surprised by the runaway success of white christmas theyd bet on another berlin song, a romantic ballad, as the one to. All patrons will be eligible to win a family 4pack of tickets to beauty and the beast at the pasadena civic auditorium. It would really be wonderful if tcm, starting 1224 at midnight until midnight 1225, would play nothing but classic christmas movies. The movie was also meant to reunite bing crosby and fred astaire, but astaire turned down his part after reading the script. White christmas is a 1954 american musical film directed by michael curtiz and starring bing crosby, danny kaye, rosemary clooney, and veraellen. Holiday inn revolves around jim hardy bing crosby wanting to leave show business for the good life where he doesnt have to work much. The warmth of a roaring fireplace, the hot afterglow of a fine cognac, and the nostalgia of a classic holiday movie what could possibly be better at christmas. Bing crosby white christmas 1942 holiday inn version.
Crosby starred in the film along with danny kaye, and of course performed his famous song. Wc never is a truly bad film, but it seems consistently uninspired and bland. Hol iday inn would find itself at number 8 in the top grossing movies. Nov 01, 2008 holiday inn was first and introd the song white christmas, crosby is. Sold by cinemaplus and ships from amazon fulfillment. In 1935, on the set of the movie musical, top hat, composer irving. White christmas 1954 rotten tomatoes movie trailers.
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