Kick your cares down the stairs...and come to Holiday Inn (1942)

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSkg-ylDQ31AzYLvKQmt2NpS5zTIvFWdb1b-3tQl5BIJ1uqrf4x5N6Or2aHaBffta6y_JHbUUeBoZpI0dbhj9Lg4pqWAyWvntTAOeP5Cnc_9pmoEVf1flZg8ousM1pBiy7JcZSqbWdtjPv/s1600/1+holiday+inn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSkg-ylDQ31AzYLvKQmt2NpS5zTIvFWdb1b-3tQl5BIJ1uqrf4x5N6Or2aHaBffta6y_JHbUUeBoZpI0dbhj9Lg4pqWAyWvntTAOeP5Cnc_9pmoEVf1flZg8ousM1pBiy7JcZSqbWdtjPv/s1600/1+holiday+inn.jpg" /></a></div><br /><strong>Holiday Inn</strong> (1942) is famed as the film in which Bing Crosby first sang "White Christmas." I love its teaming of Crosby with Fred Astaire, their song and dance routines, the comedic rivalry between them, Irving Berlin's sensational music, the wintry New England scenery...everything about it.<br /><br />In this video review, New YorkTimes critic A.O. Scott discusses <strong>Holiday Inn</strong> - with film clips. He does talk about the "Abraham" number...but<em> doesn't </em>suggest censoring it. Click to watch...<br /><br /><object height="385" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/iMtSqdRoagw?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/iMtSqdRoagw?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br />Scott's review started with a clip of a clever Fred Astaire routine, his New Year's Eve dance "under the influence" with Marjorie Reynolds...click below to watch the entire sequence...<br /><br /><object height="385" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/cszCAE6YfBY?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/cszCAE6YfBY?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br />(I probably don't need to add: don't try this yourself!)

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Holiday Inn (1942) is famed as the film in which Bing Crosby first sang "White Christmas." I love its teaming of Crosby with Fred Astaire, their song and dance routines, the comedic rivalry between them, Irving Berlin's sensational music, the wintry …

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