Holiday Inn
film by Sandrich [1942]
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Holiday Inn is a 1942 American musical film directed by Mark Sandrich. The movie stars Bing Crosby as a singer and dancer who leaves show business to open a Connecticut inn that only operates on holidays. Fred Astaire plays Crosby's former partner and rival. The film is notable for introducing Irving Berlin's song "White Christmas," which became a massive hit and one of the best-selling singles of all time. The film itself was a significant box-office success.123
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