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On Lincoln's Birthday, Ted and Danny search for Linda, but Jim convinces Linda to play the minstrel show number "Abraham" in blackface together to foil them. While applying Linda's makeup, Jim asks her to stay there with him between holidays, which she interprets as a proposal.
Watch Bing Crosby sing in blackface as Abraham Lincoln in Holiday Inn 1942, a controversial scene from a classic musical film.
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12 de feb. de 2024 · There were efforts right after Lincoln’s death to get this birthday recognized as a holiday, but there has never been a federal Lincoln-birthday holiday. By 1890, Lincoln’s birthday was observed as a paid holiday in 10 states.
13 de dic. de 2019 · The sequence for Abraham Lincoln's birthday and its song Abraham are usually cut from all TV transmissions due to the lead actors appearing in black face. The scene remains on home releases.
He and Danny decide to come back to the club on Lincoln's birthday to scout for "the back of a woman they don't know." Meanwhile, Jim has fallen in love with Linda, who can really sing and dance, and he offers her a life at the Inn, and sort of proposes to her.
[Sung on Lincoln's birthday by Bing Crosby, Martha Mears (dubbing Marjorie Reynolds) in blackface, Chorus, and Louise Beavers with Shelby Bacon and Joan Arnold.]
Then comes Lincoln's Birthday. In an attempt to disguise Linda, Jim decides that all of the performers and musicians will perform the minstrel number "Abraham" in blackface. Ted and Danny return, and attempt to find Linda, but their search proves fruitless.
