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Holiday Overview:

Holiday (1938) was a Comedy - Romance Film directed by George Cukor and produced by Everett Riskin.

SYNOPSIS

Hepburn and Grant shine in this gentle Cukor screwball comedy about a wrong marriage halted and the right one joyously celebrated. Grant's a free spirit who thinks he's just met the girl of his dreams. But he soon discovers that his lovely new bride-to-be comes from a blueblood Park Avenue family. He meets his true match in his intended's unconventional sister, Hepburn, who wants something different than the life her family has mapped out. Based on the play by Phillip Barry, the author of The Philadelphia Story, which would become a triumph for some of the same crew two years later.

(Source: available at Amazon AMC Classic Movie Companion).

Academy Awards 1938 --- Ceremony Number 11 (source: AMPAS)

AwardRecipientResult
Best Art DirectionStephen Goosson, Lionel BanksNominated
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Holiday BlogHub Articles:

Palm Springs Celebrates the Escapism of Kalloch's Costumes in 1938's HOLIDAY

on May 13, 2024 From GlamAmor

What could be better than classic film in Palm Springs? On May 5, I introduced George Cukor's Holiday (1938) as part of the Film Society of Screwball Comedy series Screwball Sundays. It was a lovely afternoon at the historic Camelot Theatre. I was thrilled so many people came to see the movie in bea... Read full article

You're Invited! Introducing 1938's HOLIDAY for Palm Springs' Screwball Sundays Series

on Apr 23, 2024 From GlamAmor

Join me May 5 as I introduce George Cukor's classic film Holiday (1938) and explore the many stories behind its style. The movie is being presented in 35mm by the Film Society of Screwball Comedy as part of their Screwball Sundays series at the historic Camelot Theatre.Sunday, May 5, 2024Elevation a... Read full article

Judy Holiday and Paul Douglas drive away in “The Solid Gold Cadillac”

By Stephen Reginald on Mar 4, 2024 From Classic Movie Man

Judy Holiday and Paul Douglas drive away in “The Solid Gold Cadillac” The Solid Gold Cadillac (1956) is an American comedy directed by Richard Quine and starring Judy Holiday and Paul Douglas. The supporting cast includes Fred Clark, John Williams, Ray Collins, Neva Patterson, and ... Read full article

Broderick Crawford, Judy Holiday, and William Holden in “Born Yesterday”

By Stephen Reginald on Feb 19, 2024 From Classic Movie Man

Broderick Crawford, Judy Holiday, and William Holden in “Born Yesterday” Born Yesterday (1950) is an American comedy directed by George Cukor and starring Broderick Crawford, Judy Holiday, and William Holden. Holiday recreated her role as Billie Dawn which she played on Broadway. Cr... Read full article

Holiday Television Specials on Tubi

By The Metzinger Sisters on Dec 24, 2022 From Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers

There has been a bevy of classic Christmas movies playing on television this year so you probably had no shortage of films to watch, but if you wanted to watch some classic singers crooning Christmas tunes, you may have to hunt a little further away from the mainstream channels and turn on your Roku... Read full article

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Holiday Quotes:

Linda Seton: For the love of Pete... it's the witch and Dopey!
Johnny Case: [upon seeing the mansion for the first time] Judas!
Downstairs Butler Admitting Johnny: I beg your pardon?
Johnny Case: Er, I just said Judas. It didn't mean anything.
Linda Seton: You've got no faith in Johnny, have you, Julia? His little dream may fall flat, you think. Well, so it may, what if it should? There'll be another. Oh, I've got all the faith in the world in Johnny. Whatever he does is all right with me. If he wants to dream for a while, he can dream for a while, and if he wants to come back and sell peanuts, oh, how I'll believe in those peanuts!
Linda Seton: Well, well, let's ring bells! Let's send up skyrockets! . . . Well, let's turn on all the lights in the house.
Linda Seton: What's the use of having all this jack around if it can't get us a superior kind of man?
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Holiday Facts
The third of four movies pairing Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn.
Edward Everett Horton repeats the role of Nick Potter, which he also played in the previous version of the film, Holiday.
Eighteen months before Clark Gable in Gone with the Wind, Katharine Hepburn says "damned" in a Production Code-approved Hollywood movie. The occurrence isn't gratuitous: She's recounting her experience in amateur theatrics and, in camp style, performs a fragment of Lady MacBeth's "Out damned spot" sleepwalking line from Shakespeare.
The play originally opened in New York City On 26 November 1928 and ran 229 performances.
Upset at the negative publicity that star 'Katherine Hepburn' was receiving in advance of the film, studio boss Harry Cohn proposed to take out an add in Variety asking "What is wrong with Katherine Hepburn?" Hepburn cautioned Cohn against the idea stating "Look out! They may tell you!"
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