Tap Dancing in the Film "Holiday Inn"

Famous tap dancing scene in the 1942 film "Holiday Inn". See also more Tap Dancing in the Movies

TITLE: "Holiday Inn"
CAST: Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire
DIRECTOR: Mark Sandrich
PRODUCER: Mark Sandrich
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Paramount Pictures
RELEASE DATE: August 4, 1942
RUNNING TIME: 100 minutes (1 hour and 40 minutes)

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Songs, Dances, and Musical Numbers

I'll Capture Your Heart Singing
Played by the Bob Crosby Orchestra
Performed by Fred Astaire, Bing Crosby, and Virginia Dale at the nightclub
Reprised at the end with these three and Marjorie Reynolds

Lazy
Sung by Bing Crosby offscreen during a montage on the farm

You're Easy to Dance With
Played by the Bob Crosby Orchestra
Sung by Fred Astaire and chorus: Ken Darby at the nightclub
Danced by Fred Astaire and Virginia Dale at the nightclub
Dance reprised by Fred Astaire and Marjorie Reynolds at the Holiday Inn on New Year's Eve

White Christmas
Played during the opening credits
Sung by Bing Crosby and Martha Mears (dubbing Marjorie Reynolds)
Played on the movie set by the Bob Crosby Orchestra and sung by Martha Mears (dubbing Marjorie Reynolds) and chorus
Whistled by Bing Crosby
Played as background music often

Happy Holiday
Played during the opening credits
Played by the Bob Crosby Orchestra and sung at the Holiday Inn on New Year's Eve by Bing Crosby,
Martha Mears (dubbing Marjorie Reynolds) and chorus with Shelby Bacon and Joan Arnold

(Come To) Holiday Inn
Played by the Bob Crosby Orchestra
Sung by Bing Crosby and Martha Mears (dubbing Marjorie Reynolds) at the Holiday Inn on Christmas Eve

Let's Start the New Year Right
Played by the Bob Crosby Orchestra and sung by Bing Crosby at the Holiday Inn on New Year's Eve

Abraham
Played by the Bob Crosby Orchestra in blackface at the Holiday Inn
Sung on Lincoln's birthday by Bing Crosby, Martha Mears (dubbing Marjorie Reynolds) in blackface, Chorus, and Louise Beavers with Shelby Bacon and Joan Arnold

Be Careful, It's My Heart
Played during the opening credits
Played by the Bob Crosby Orchestra and sung by Bing Crosby at the Holiday Inn on Valentine's Day
Danced by Fred Astaire and Marjorie Reynolds
Dance reprised by Fred Astaire and Marjorie Reynolds during the Hollywood montage
Played as background music often

I Can't Tell a Lie
Played by the Bob Crosby Orchestra and sung at the Holiday Inn by Fred Astaire and danced by Fred Astaire and Marjorie Reynolds on Washington's Birthday

Easter Parade
Played during the opening and as background music
Sung by Bing Crosby on Easter Sunday

Let's Say It with Firecrackers
Played by the Bob Crosby Orchestra, sung at the Holiday Inn by the chorus and danced by Fred Astaire on the 4th of July

Song of Freedom
Played by the Bob Crosby Orchestra
Sung at the Holiday Inn by Bing Crosby on the 4th of July

(I've Got) Plenty to Be Thankful For (1942) Music and Lyrics by Irving Berlin Sung by Bing Crosby from a record on Thanksgiving Day

Oh, How I Hate to Get Up in the Morning
In the score when Jim's alarm clock rings

Hollywood Medley
Performed by Bing Crosby and Martha Mears (dubbing Marjorie Reynolds)

Ending Medley
Performed by Bing Crosby and Martha Mears (dubbing Marjorie Reynolds), Fred Astaire, and Virginia Dale