Holiday Inn

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Holiday Inn is a 1942 American musical film starring Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire, best known for introducing the classic song "White Christmas."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American film
film
musical film
academyAwards Academy Award for Best Original Song
associatedFranchise Holiday Inn (hotel chain)
awardWinningSong White Christmas (song)
surface form: White Christmas
blackAndWhite true
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director Mark Sandrich
distributedInFormat theatrical release
distributor Paramount Pictures
featuresSong White Christmas (song)
surface form: White Christmas
filmingFormat 35 mm
genre musical
romantic comedy
hasCultFollowing true
holidayTheme Christmas
Easter
New Year
Thanksgiving Day
surface form: Thanksgiving
homeMediaRelease Blu-ray
DVD
VHS
inspired White Christmas (1954 film)
introducedSong White Christmas (song)
surface form: White Christmas
leadActorRole Bing Crosby
surface form: Bing Crosby as Jim Hardy

Fred Astaire
surface form: Fred Astaire as Ted Hanover
musicBy Irving Berlin
narrativeFocus inn that opens only on holidays
notableDanceSequences Fred Astaire dance numbers
originalLanguage English
producer Mark Sandrich
productionCompany Paramount Pictures
releaseDate 1942-08-04
releaseYear 1942
runtimeMinutes 100
screenwriter Claude Binyon
setDuring World War II
setIn Connecticut
songPerformer Bing Crosby
starring Bing Crosby
Fred Astaire
Louise Beavers
Marjorie Reynolds
Virginia Dale
Walter Abel
storyBy Irving Berlin

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Bing Crosby notableWork Holiday Inn
Fred Astaire notableWork Holiday Inn
Frederick Austerlitz notableWork Holiday Inn
Frederick notableWork Holiday Inn
subject surface form: Frederick Austerlitz