, ▁as ▁C ros by ' s ▁and ▁Reyn olds ' ▁make - up ▁is ▁brown , ▁rather ▁than ▁the ▁black ▁of ▁bur nt ▁c ork . ▁ ▁The ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁Hol iday ▁Inn ▁hotel ▁chain ▁was ▁inspired ▁by ▁the ▁film . ▁The ▁title ▁of ▁the ▁film ▁had ▁also ▁inspired ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁ren aming ▁of ▁a ▁small ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁inn ▁in ▁Inter v ale , ▁New ▁Ham pshire . ▁The ▁own ers ▁of ▁that ▁inn ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁bar ▁any ▁other ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁name ▁in ▁that ▁area ▁of ▁New ▁Ham pshire ▁until ▁they ▁chose ▁to ▁rel in qu ish ▁the ▁name , ▁as ▁their ▁use ▁preced ed ▁the ▁naming ▁of ▁the ▁chain . ▁ ▁Ada pt ations ▁Hol iday ▁Inn ▁was ▁dram at ized ▁as ▁a ▁half - hour ▁radio ▁play ▁on ▁the ▁January ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁CBS ▁broadcast ▁of ▁The ▁Screen ▁Gu ild ▁Theater , ▁st arring ▁C ros by ▁and ▁A sta ire ▁with ▁Din ah ▁Sh ore . ▁On ▁December ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 9 5 2 , ▁The ▁Rail road ▁H our ▁presented ▁a ▁half - hour ▁ad a ption ▁of ▁the ▁film . ▁The ▁episode ▁star red ▁Gordon ▁Mac R ae ▁and ▁Dor othy ▁War ensk j old . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Universal ▁Stage ▁Produ ctions , ▁the ▁live ▁the ater ▁division ▁of ▁Universal ▁Pictures , ▁invited ▁Good speed ▁Musical s ▁to ▁develop ▁a ▁stage