In the 1938 remake, Edward Everett Horton plays the same role (Nick Potter) as he does in this version.
Made in the transition of fashion between 1929 and 1930. Look closely and you'll notice hemlines and waist lines on various women's costumes vary from the short skirted drop waist of the 20's to the high belted longer skirts of the 30's.
Katharine Hepburn understudied Hope Williams as Linda Seton in the original stage production and would play the character on screen in the 1938 remake directed by George Cukor.
Included in the Criterion Collection release of Holiday (1938), spine #1009.