Holiday Inn / a Paramount picture ; a Mark Sandrich production ; screen play by Claude Binyon ; adaptation by Elmer Rice ; produced and directed by Mark Sandrich.
Edition:
[Blu-ray version]. 75th anniversary edition.
Publisher:
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment,
Copyright Date:
2017
Description:
2 videodiscs (101 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1942. Based on an idea by Irving Berlin. Includes original black and white version and color version. Full screen. Special features: A couple of song and dance men; All-singing, all dancing; Coloring a classic; audio commentary; theatrical trailer; bonus disc with full-length Broadway musical. Bing Crosby, Fred Astaire, Marjorie Reynolds, Virginia Dale, Walter Abel, Louise Beavers.
Contents:
Disc 1: motion picture. Disc 2: Broadway musical.
Summary:
Screen legends Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire sing and dance in one of the most timeless holiday classics of all time. Featuring the Academy Award-winning song, "White Christmas", Crosby plays a song and dance man who leaves showbiz to run an inn that is open only on holidays. Astaire plays his former partner and rival in love. Follow the two talented pals as they find themselves competing for the affections of the same lovely lady.
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