IMDb > Holiday (1938)
Holiday
Quicklinks
Top Links
trailers and videosfull cast and crewtriviaofficial sitesmemorable quotes
Overview
main detailscombined detailsfull cast and crewcompany creditstv schedule
Awards & Reviews
user reviewsexternal reviewsnewsgroup reviewsawardsuser ratingsparents guiderecommendationsmessage board
Plot & Quotes
plot summarysynopsisplot keywordsAmazon.com summarymemorable quotes
Fun Stuff
triviagoofssoundtrack listingcrazy creditsalternate versionsmovie connectionsFAQ
Other Info
merchandising linksbox office/businessrelease datesfilming locationstechnical specslaserdisc detailsDVD detailsliterature listingsNewsDesk
Promotional
taglines trailers and videos posters photo gallery
External Links
showtimesofficial sitesmiscellaneousphotographssound clipsvideo clips
Photos (see all 14 | slideshow)

Oscar Nominations    Photos    more »

Overview

User Rating:
7.8/10   4,759 votes
Your Rating:
Saving vote...
Deleting vote...
/10   (delete | history)
Sorry, there was a problem
MOVIEmeter: ?
Up 18% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.
Director:
Writers:
Philip Barry (play)
Donald Ogden Stewart (screenplay) ...
more
Contact:
View company contact information for Holiday on IMDbPro.
Release Date:
15 June 1938 (USA) more
Genre:
Tagline:
So daring -- so tender -- so human -- so true -- that everyone in love will want to see it! more
Plot:
Free-thinking Johnny Case finds himself betrothed to a millionaire's daughter. When her family, with... more | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. more
NewsDesk:
(10 articles)
Holiday Movies: What's on Tonight? (12/6/09)
 (From ReelzChannel. 5 December 2009, 6:04 PM, PST)

Jacques Tati and French film comedy
 (From The Guardian - Film News. 4 December 2009, 4:05 PM, PST)

User Reviews:
One of Cukor's best more (62 total)

Cast

  (Complete credited cast)

Katharine Hepburn ... Linda Seton

Cary Grant ... John 'Johnny' Case
Doris Nolan ... Julia Seton
Lew Ayres ... Edward 'Ned' Seton

Edward Everett Horton ... Professor Nick Potter
Henry Kolker ... Edward Seton
Binnie Barnes ... Mrs. Laura 'The Witch' Cram
Jean Dixon ... Mrs. Susan Elliott Potter
Henry Daniell ... Seton 'Dopey' Cram
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Harry Allen ... Scotchman (scenes deleted)
Frank Benson ... Scotchman (scenes deleted)
Aileen Carlyle ... Farm Girl (scenes deleted)
Edward Cooper ... Scotchman (scenes deleted)
Robert Hale ... Scotchman (scenes deleted)
Margaret McWade ... Farmer's Wife (scenes deleted)
Frank Shannon ... Farmer (scenes deleted)
Charles Trowbridge ... Banker (scenes deleted)
more
Create a character page for: ?

Additional Details

Also Known As:
Free to Live (UK)
Unconventional Linda (UK) (reissue title)
more
Runtime:
95 min
Country:
Language:
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Eighteen months before Clark Gable in Gone with the Wind (1939), Katharine Hepburn says "damned" in a Production Code-approved Hollywood movie. The occurrence isn't gratuitous: She's recounting her experience in amateur theatrics and, in camp style, performs a fragment of Lady MacBeth's "Out damned spot" sleepwalking line from Shakespeare. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Katherine Hepburn decides to come downstairs to join the New Year's Eve party, her hairstyle in the scene when she begins her descent changes in the next scene as she is descending the stairs. more
Quotes:
Linda Seton: For the love of Pete... it's the witch and Dopey! more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Delphinsommer (2004) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing more

FAQ

A Note Regarding Spoilers
Is "Holiday" based on a book?
more
14 out of 19 people found the following review useful.
One of Cukor's best, 11 October 2002
8/10
Author: funkyfry from Oakland CA

Likeable urbane comedy about an ill-fated courtship and the romance that springs up in the shadows behind it. Grant and Hepburn are fresh and fun to watch; Grant impresses with what feels like ad-libbed quips and shows off his vaudeville background by doing numerous gymnastic stunts. Hepburn sheds her usual stuffy airs and lets fly as a "black sheep" heiress, the betrothed's sister. Cukor directed it in his best imitation of Howard Hawks, but with his own personal style added -- like the "realistic" feminine relationship between Hepburn and her sister (Nolan) which deteriorates by the film's end into stereotypes.

Was the above review useful to you?
more (62 total)

Message Boards

Discuss this movie with other users on IMDb message board for Holiday (1938)
Recent Posts (updated daily)User
Seton's (REALLY Large) Home dkangel24
Holiday alfpiano
fascist salute? silkyorange
Cary Grant's acrobatics jeremybond-1
Holiday or Bringing up Baby? sma_88_05
Comedy? stevenvh
more

Recommendations

If you enjoyed this title, our database also recommends:
- - - - -
Dodsworth Has Anybody Seen My Gal You Can't Take It with You Stage Door Mansfield Park
IMDb User Rating:
IMDb User Rating:
IMDb User Rating:
IMDb User Rating:
IMDb User Rating:
Show more recommendations

Related Links

Full cast and crew Company credits External reviews
News articles IMDb Comedy section IMDb USA section
Add this title to MyMovies

You may report errors and omissions on this page to the IMDb database managers. They will be examined and if approved will be included in a future update. Clicking the 'Update' button will take you through a step-by-step process.