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Pam 29/08/08 |
It is the 1954 film with Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye and Rosemary Clooney called White Christmas or Holiday Inn? |
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TL 29/08/08 |
No, it's "White Christmas", which, together, "The Wizard of Oz" has become a perrenial favorite as "Holiday Inn", which stars Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire (in one of his few roles caddish) |
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Bodhisattva E 29/08/08 |
The first movie was Holiday Inn. They sang Christmas and white that has become a popular song. Then they made the film White Christmas. |
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Liss Reynolds 29/08/08 |
White Christmas reality: The original idea was to reunite Fred Astaire and Bing Crosby, as they had been successful in Holiday Inn (1942). Astaire declined, as he had "retired" at the time, so that the part was reworked for Donald O'Connor. O'Connor pulled out, and the party has been redrafted to Danny Kaye. So it is not a remake, has agreed to merge, but it was Astaire 'retire', then refused. |
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PanamaJoe 29/08/08 |
"White Christmas" is a loose remake of "Holiday Inn". The original was in B & W, and who wanted to make a color version, but Fred Astaire was busy, so Danny Kaye intervened as dancer. You're not crazy, they are both very similar themes. |
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Pam 29/08/08 |
I could swear that I saw on TV called Holiday Inn, but all searches on the Internet I did say that it has always been known as White Christmas and Holiday Inn is a 1940 film with Fred Astaire and Bing Crosby. I am so confused! Thanks for help. |