Product: Holiday (1938)
Rating: 5.0
Breezy Comedy with Hepburn & Grant Making A Perfect Match!
Freethinking Johnny Case (Cary Grant) finds himself betrothed to a millionaire's daughter (Doris Nolan). When her family, with the exception of black-sheep Linda (played with great comedy flair by Katherine Hepburn!) and drunken Ned, (Lew Ayres) want Johnny to settle down to big business, he rebels, wishing instead to spend the early years of his life on "holiday." With the help of his friends Nick (Edward Everett Horton) and Susan Potter, (Jean Dixon) he makes up his mind as to which is the better course, and the better mate!The dialogue in this 1938 classic makes "Holiday" one of the most enjoyable Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant movies ever! The same year the duo made "Bringing Up Baby" (available in an essential DVD 2-disc special edition!) under the direction of Howard Hawks. Then re-teamed two years later for the ultra-comedy classic, "The Philadelphia Story" (a must own in the 2-disc DVD special edition!) would once again prove what a dynamic comedy team Hepburn and Grant made! Director George Cukor directed both "Holiday" and "The Philadelphia Story" creating two of Hollywood's true comedy gems and (as always) did a fantastic job! "Holiday" may not have gotten the attention that "The Philadelphia Story" or Hawk's "Bringing Up Baby," received, however, it is thoroughly entertaining and showcases Hepburn and Grant beautifully!Having these wonderful films on DVD and as part of my Classic Comedies DVD Library is fantastic! For sometime now "The Philadelphia Story" and "Bringing Up Baby," (both in a 2-disc Special Edition) have set together on their shelf awaiting "Holiday," and now the set is complete!