Jim has plans to quit show business, marry his girl, Lila, and move to the countryside of Vermont. His plans change slightly when Lila leaves him for his best friend and fellow entertainer, Ted. However, Jim comes up with a plan to open an Inn that provides room, board and entertainment only on holidays. The plan is successful when he hires Linda, a singer / dancer trying to find her big break. Things may change when Ted arrives on the scene and has eyes for Linda. Here are a few movie mistakes to look for in “Holiday Inn”.

· During Jim and Ted’s first performance, before Jim heads off to Vermont, Jim grabs Ted’s coat tail. In the farther, front view it’s Ted’s right leg that he’s holding up as he sings. It cuts to a closer view and it’s now Ted’s left leg that’s elevated.

· Ted tosses Jim’s box of chocolates behind the bench on stage. They’re nowhere to be seen when Lila appears on stage and the song continues. In the farther view, when Ted sings, “I’ll make you my wife, dancing,” the box of chocolates can be seen on the floor, on its side, beside the bench. The box is flat on the floor a few moments later.

· Also during this scene, Jim takes a flower out of the bouquet Ted is carrying and places it in a buttonhole on his lapel. It’s still there during the dance number but is missing toward the end.

· Jim gives Ted a jar of peach preserves. In the close-up of Jim when he says, “non-fattening too”, his right hand is on the jar of peaches. The scene cuts to a wider view of the two and Jim’s right hand is now holding his hat.

· A drenched Linda waves down a car driven by Lila and asks for a lift. In the close-up, when Lila tells her to hop in, Linda is shown getting in the car and shuts the door. It cuts to a farther view and Linda is shown getting in the car again.

“Holiday Inn” (1942) stars Bing Crosby, Fred Astaire, Marjorie Reynolds, Virginia Dale, Walter Abel and Louise Beavers. It runs 100 minutes and is rated “Approved”.

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