Lovely Linda Mason has crooner Jim Hardy head over heels, but suave stepper Ted Hanover wants her for his new dance partner after fickle Lila Dixon gives him the brush. Jim's supper club, Holiday Inn, is the setting for the chase by Hanover and his manager.
Acting
Astaire's drunk dance solo—improvised, legendary, one-take magic.
Cinematography
Vibrant holiday color sequences popping from black-and-white reality.
Director
Mark Sandrich
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Astaire's 'firecracker' solo took 38 takes; his shoes were literally smoking by the end.
This film invented the 'White Christmas' phenomenon—Berlin wrote it specifically for Crosby's limited range, not knowing it would redefine American holiday culture.
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