Holiday (1938) | |
| Director(s) | George Cukor |
| Producer(s) | Everett Riskin |
| Top Genres | Comedy, Film Adaptation, Romance |
| Top Topics | Based on Play, Remake, Socialites |
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Holiday Overview:
Holiday (1938) was a Comedy - Romance Film directed by George Cukor and produced by Everett Riskin.
SYNOPSIS
Hepburn and Grant shine in this gentle Cukor screwball comedy about a wrong marriage halted and the right one joyously celebrated. Grant's a free spirit who thinks he's just met the girl of his dreams. But he soon discovers that his lovely new bride-to-be comes from a blueblood Park Avenue family. He meets his true match in his intended's unconventional sister, Hepburn, who wants something different than the life her family has mapped out. Based on the play by Phillip Barry, the author of The Philadelphia Story, which would become a triumph for some of the same crew two years later.
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Academy Awards 1938 --- Ceremony Number 11 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Art Direction | Stephen Goosson, Lionel Banks | Nominated |
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Quotes from
Linda Seton: It'll be a pity if this doesn't come off, it'll be a real pity.
[Looks down]
Linda Seton: Yes, it'll be a pity if this doesn't come off, too.
Linda Seton: For the love of Pete... it's the witch and Dopey!
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Facts about
Linda Seaton was loosely based on Gertrude Sanford Legendre, a former debutante who left high society to become a big-game hunter and later spied for the OSS during WWII.
The third of four movies pairing Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn.
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