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This article is from the Movie Trivia, by Murray Chapman muzzle@cs.uq.oz.au with numerous contributions by others.

91 Holiday Inn (1942)

- 'Marjorie Reynolds' (qv) singing was dubbed by 'Martha Mears' (qv).
- For the ``drunk'' dance, 'Fred Astaire' (qv) had two drinks of bourbon before
the first take and one before each succeeding take. The seventh (last) take
was used in the film.
- The animated Thanksgiving sequence is a topical reference to President
Roosevelt's failed attempt to change the date of the holiday.
- The script originally called for a Labor Day dance number, ``This Is a Great
Country.''

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