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Prequel to White Christmas - Holiday Inn from 1942

posted 9 years ago by oknar1977
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I guess people don't know there is a similar film with Bing, with same song White Christmas, filmed during the war

Holiday Inn (1942)

[–] jaynekranc 9 years ago

The song is in three films actually, Holiday Inn, White Christmas, and Blue Skies, which is mentioned in White Christmas.

[–] k-man-3 9 years ago

Not a prequel either just similar tone, comedy and music.

[–] oknar1977 9 years ago

but i bet that producers and Bing had in mind Holiday Inn when they decided to create White Christmas, so in a way, Holiday Inn is a prequel to later creation, right?

[–] Bilwick1 8 years ago

Unless they changed the definition, that's not what a "prequel" is.

[–] oknar1977 8 years ago

and yet if you remove stick from your behind and open your mind, it might be
:D

[–] Bilwick1 8 years ago

Brilliant--and witty!-- defense of your position, okanar! Voltaire had nothing on you!

[–] oknar1977 8 years ago

:D :D

Merry Christmas!
:x

[–] FromaBuick8 8 years ago

White Christmas is a loose remake of holiday inn.

[–] Bilwick1 8 years ago

A very loose remake, since the characters and plot are almost completely different. There's an inn, and a song, and Bing Crosby singing it. That's about it.

[–] JasminePosey 8 years ago

Yeah, they are quite similar. I re-watched Holiday Inn and saw for the first time White Christmas as a part of my Christmas films list. Almost finished :) http://blog.cinemaparadiso.co.uk/13-films-to-watch-this-christmas/

[–] JasminePosey 8 years ago

Yeah, there are similar. I re-watched Holiday Inn and saw for the first time White Christmas as a part of my Christmas films list. Almost finished :) http://blog.cinemaparadiso.co.uk/13-films-to-watch-this-christmas/