“Holiday” is a romantic comedy film that is the story of a man from humble beginnings who gets engaged to a woman from a wealthy, upper-crust background. The comedy proceeds from there, benefiting from polished direction from George Cukor (“Camille” 1936) and a witty screenplay by Donald Ogden Stewart and Sidney Buchman. It was based on the 1928 play of the same name by Philip Barry.
The stars are Cary Grant, Katherine Hepburn, Lew Ayres, Edward Everett Horton, Doris Nolan, Henry Kolker, Binnie Barnes, Henry Daniell, and Jean Dixon in her final film role. She appeared in a total of twelve motion pictures since 1929. Dixon would continue acting in television programs later in her career before her passing in 1981.
The watchable “Holiday” was successful at the box office for Columbia Pictures. It was nominated for one Academy Award for Best Art Direction. Katherine Hepburn and Cary Grant would co-star in three other films together: “Sylvia Scarlett” (1935), “Bringing Up Baby” (1938), and “The Philadelphia Story” (1940).
Holiday (1938)
cinema
My Review
“Holiday” is a romantic comedy film that is the story of a man from humble beginnings who gets engaged to a woman from a wealthy, upper-crust background. The comedy proceeds from there, benefiting from polished direction from George Cukor (“Camille” 1936) and a witty screenplay by Donald Ogden Stewart and Sidney Buchman. It was based on the 1928 play of the same name by Philip Barry.
The stars are Cary Grant, Katherine Hepburn, Lew Ayres, Edward Everett Horton, Doris Nolan, Henry Kolker, Binnie Barnes, Henry Daniell, and Jean Dixon in her final film role. She appeared in a total of twelve motion pictures since 1929. Dixon would continue acting in television programs later in her career before her passing in 1981.
The watchable “Holiday” was successful at the box office for Columbia Pictures. It was nominated for one Academy Award for Best Art Direction. Katherine Hepburn and Cary Grant would co-star in three other films together: “Sylvia Scarlett” (1935), “Bringing Up Baby” (1938), and “The Philadelphia Story” (1940).