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Holiday is a 1938 American black-and-white film directed by George Cukor. The cast includes Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant, Lew Ayres, and Edward Everett Horton. Sidney Buchman, Donald Ogden Stewart, and Philip Barry wrote the screenplay, while Everett Riskin produced the movie. Franz Planer served as director of photography, and Otto Meyer edited the film. Stephen Goosson designed the sets. The production company was Columbia Pictures, which also distributed the film.
The movie is a romantic comedy and drama set during the New Year. It has a runtime of 97 minutes according to one source and 95 minutes according to another. The original language is English. It was released on January 1, 1938, and March 17, 1939. The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Production Design. It is available via video on demand through Netflix. Review scores include 9/10, 100%, 7.311, and 7.7.
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7.3Johnny Case, a freethinking financier, has finally found the girl of his dreams — Julia Seton, the spoiled daughter of a socially prominent millionaire — and she's agreed to marry him. But when Johnny plans a holiday for the two to enjoy life while they are still young, his fiancée has other plans & that is for Johnny to work in her father's bank!
Cast
- Katharine Hepburn as Linda Seton
- Cary Grant as Johnny Case
- Doris Nolan as Julia Seton
- Lew Ayres as Ned Seton
- Edward Everett Horton as Nick Potter
- Henry Kolker as Edward Seton
Themes
- new year's eve
- sibling relationship
- holiday
- romcom
- sister
- free spirit
- best friend
- mansion
- alcoholic
- millionaire
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- George Cukor
- Screenwriter
- Philip Barry
- Cast member
- Charles Trowbridge
- Producer
- Everett Riskin
- Production company
- Columbia Pictures
- Cinematographer
- Franz Planer
- Duration
- 92
- FilmAffinity ID
- 164412
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- Holiday-Nolan-Grant-Hepburn.jpg
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- publication date
- 1938-01-01
- film editor
- Otto Meyer
- title
- Holiday
- color
- black-and-white
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Production Design
- distributed by
- Netflix
- production designer
- Stephen Goosson
- set during recurring event
- New Year
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 100%
- Commons category
- Holiday (1938 film)
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