Holiday Inn

Tuesday, December 2, 2008 we celebrated two great American classics to come out of the 1940s: Holiday Inn (1942) and Tuna Noodle Casserole.

Jim Hardy (Bing Crosby) and Ted Hanover (Fred Astaire) have been vaudeville partners for many years but when Ted announces that he and Jim's girlfriend, dancer Lila Dixon, are going to set off on their own, Jim decides the time has come to retire. He buys himself a farmhouse in New England and settles into the country life but soon realizes that he has an opportunity to do something special. He decides to open his inn to the public, but only on major holidays. Things are going well for him until his old partner Ted shows up and sets his sights on Jim's new friend, Linda Mason. The film introduced the song White Christmas.

I loved that this movie highlighted two holidays that just fly right by me during the year. Who knew that you are not supposed to tell a lie on Washington's birthday? It was pure shock and horror when watching Bing do his number in "black face" to celebrate Abraham lincoln's birthday-yikes! The tuna noodle casserole was just as it should be and we had so much fun carving our holiday log with the "axe" that Entenmann's so generous provided.

In attendance: Lindsey and Barb
Ratings: Movie = 2, Dinner = 2.625