Holiday (1938) Movie Review, Cast & Crew, Film Summary

Though not up to the standard of The Philadelphia Story, this is a delightful little film, featuring Cary Grant and Kate Hepburn at their most incandescently charming and backed up by marvellous turns from Edward Everett Horton, Binnie Barnes, and Lew Ayres. It’s a fascinating exercise to compare a film like this with its modern comedic descendents. This film is built around a piece of social satire, and stands staunchly for individualism, anarchy, free-thinking and the right to opt out. Modern rom-coms stand staunchly for conformity, looking down your nose at the different, and the need to earn five million a year before you’re worth marrying.