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Holiday (1938)

APPROVED  95 min  -  Comedy | Romance   -  15 June 1938 (USA)
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A young man falls in love with a girl from a rich family. His unorthodox plan to go on holiday for the early years of his life is met with skepticism by everyone except for his fiancée's eccentric sister and long suffering brother.

Director:

George Cukor

Writers:

Donald Ogden Stewart (screenplay), Sidney Buchman (screenplay), and 1 more credit »
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Katharine Hepburn ...
Cary Grant ...
Johnny Case
Doris Nolan ...
Lew Ayres Lew Ayres ...
Ned Seton
Edward Everett Horton ...
Professor Nick Potter
Henry Kolker Henry Kolker ...
Binnie Barnes Binnie Barnes ...
Mrs. Laura Cram
Jean Dixon Jean Dixon ...
Mrs. Susan Elliott Potter
Henry Daniell Henry Daniell ...
Seton Cram
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Harry Allen Harry Allen ...
Scotchman (scenes deleted)
Frank Benson Frank Benson ...
Scotchman (scenes deleted)
Aileen Carlyle Aileen Carlyle ...
Farm Girl (scenes deleted)
Edward Cooper Edward Cooper ...
Scotchman (scenes deleted)
Robert Hale Robert Hale ...
Scotchman (scenes deleted)
Margaret McWade Margaret McWade ...
Farmer's Wife (scenes deleted)
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Storyline

Free-thinking Johnny Case finds himself betrothed to a millionaire's daughter. When her family, with the exception of black-sheep Linda and drunken Ned, want Johnny to settle down to big business, he rebels, wishing instead to spend the early years of his life on "holiday." With the help of his friends Nick and Susan Potter, he makes up his mind as to which is the better course, and the better mate. Written by Terri A. Mabry <tamabry@uci.edu>  

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Taglines:

Heart-warming drama -- smiles -- and the tears behind them! See more »

Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Free to Live See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

The play originally opened in New York City On 26 November 1928 and ran 229 performances. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: Near the end of the movie, Johnny has being announced and is coming up the stairs and Neddie is trying to persuade Linda not to give up. As Neddie then walks away, he has his right arm fully extended down, forgetting that he is supposed to be carrying a drink, then, a second later, he remembers it and bends his right elbow at 90 degrees, keeping it bent. See more »

Quotes

Linda Seton: Well, well, let's ring bells! Let's send up skyrockets! . . . Well, let's turn on all the lights in the house.
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Soundtracks

"The Blue Danube"
Music by Johann Strauß
Played by music box in play room See more »