Editing Holiday (1930 film)

{{Short description|1930 film}}
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{{Infobox film
| name           = Holiday
| image          = Holiday1930poster.jpg
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| director       = [[Edward H. Griffith]]
| producer       = [[E. B. Derr]]
| based_on       = {{Based on|''[[Holiday (play)|Holiday]]''<br>1928 play|[[Philip Barry]]}}
| writer         = [[Horace Jackson]]
| starring       = [[Ann Harding]]<br />[[Mary Astor]]<br />[[Edward Everett Horton]]<br />[[Robert Ames (actor)|Robert Ames]]<br />[[Hedda Hopper]]
| music          = [[Josiah Zuro]]
| editing        = [[Daniel Mandell]]
| cinematography = [[Norbert Brodine]]
| studio         = Pathé Exchange
| distributor    = [[Pathé Exchange]]
| released       = {{Film date|1930|07|3|}}
| runtime        = 98 minutes
| language       = English
| country        = United States
| budget         = 
| gross          = 
}}

'''''Holiday''''' is a 1930 American [[Pre-Code Hollywood|pre-Code]] romantic comedy film which tells the story of a young man who is torn between his free-thinking lifestyle and the tradition of his wealthy fiancée's family. It stars [[Ann Harding]], [[Mary Astor]], [[Edward Everett Horton]], [[Robert Ames (actor)|Robert Ames]] and [[Hedda Hopper]]. It was produced and released by [[Pathé Exchange]].

The film was adapted by [[Horace Jackson]] from [[Holiday (play)|the 1928 play]] by [[Philip Barry]].  It was directed by [[Edward H. Griffith]].

==Plot==
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==Cast==
{{Cast listing|
* [[Ann Harding]] as Linda Seton
* [[Mary Astor]] as Julia Seton
* [[Edward Everett Horton]] as Nick Potter
* [[Robert Ames (actor)|Robert Ames]] as Johnny Case
* [[Hedda Hopper]] as Susan Potter
* [[Monroe Owsley]] as Ned Seton
* [[William Holden (character actor)|William Holden]] as Edward Seton
* Elizabeth Forrester as Laura
* Mabel Forrest as Mary Jessup
* [[Creighton Hale]] as Pete Hedges
* [[Hallam Cooley]] as Seton Cram
* [[Mary Forbes]] as Pritchard Ames
}}

==Award nominations==
It was nominated for [[Academy Awards]] for [[Academy Award for Best Actress|Best Actress in a Leading Role]] (Ann Harding) and [[Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay|Best Writing, Adaptation]].<ref name="Osborne">{{cite book |title=65 Years of the Oscar: The Official History of the Academy Awards |last=Osborne |first=Robert |author-link=Robert Osborne |year=1994 |publisher=Abbeville Press |location=London |isbn=1-55859-715-8 |page=[https://archive.org/details/65yearsofoscarof00osbo/page/27 27] |url=https://archive.org/details/65yearsofoscarof00osbo/page/27 |url-access=registration }}</ref>

==Remake==
The film was remade in [[Holiday (1938 film)|1938]]. Directed by [[George Cukor]], it starred [[Katharine Hepburn]] and [[Cary Grant]], with Horton reprising his role as Professor Nick Potter from the 1930 version.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0020985}}
* {{TCMDb title|78189}}
* {{AFI film|9784}}
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ucvMGszXk8&t=5s Full film at Youtube]

{{Edward H. Griffith}}
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[[Category:1930 films]]
[[Category:1930s romantic comedy-drama films]]
[[Category:1930s screwball comedy films]]
[[Category:American romantic comedy-drama films]]
[[Category:American screwball comedy films]]
[[Category:American black-and-white films]]
[[Category:1930s English-language films]]
[[Category:American films based on plays]]
[[Category:American independent films]]
[[Category:Pathé Exchange films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Edward H. Griffith]]
[[Category:1930s independent films]]
[[Category:1930s American films]]
[[Category:Silent romantic comedy films]]
[[Category:Silent romantic drama films]]
[[Category:English-language romantic comedy-drama films]]


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