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Director:

Robert Siodmak

Writers:

W. Somerset Maugham (novel)
Herman J. Mankiewicz (written for the screen by)

Contact:

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Release Date:

30 June 1944 (USA) more

Genre:

Film-Noir | Drama more

Tagline:

DURBIN in the screen's greatest woman's role! more

Plot:

A young femme fatale-type woman realizes that the wealthy man she married is an incorrigible wastrel. | add synopsis

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. more

User Comments:

A Durbin/Kelly disgrace that you won't finish. more (20 total)


Cast

  (Credited cast)
Deanna Durbin ... Jackie Lamont / Abigail Martin

Gene Kelly ... Robert Manette
Richard Whorf ... Simon Fenimore
Dean Harens ... Lt. Charles Mason
Gladys George ... Valerie de Merode
Gale Sondergaard ... Mrs. Manette
David Bruce ... Gerald Tyler
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Additional Details

Also Known As:

W. Somerset Maugham's Christmas Holiday (Australia)
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Runtime:

93 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)


Fun Stuff

Goofs:

Miscellaneous: After Robert breaks out of jail, the newspaper spells his last name as "Mannette", however the spelling of the last name in the end credits is "Manette". more

Quotes:

[first lines]
Corporal: [to the soldiers] You are now about to become Officers of the Army of the United States.
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Soundtrack:

Always (Reprise) more


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7 out of 18 people found the following comment useful.
A Durbin/Kelly disgrace that you won't finish., 11 November 2001
Author: SanDiego from The Beach

As of this writing, this rare film is not available on commercial video and is sold for very high bidding prices on auction sites so only a few with deep pockets have seen it. Durbin fans don't waste the bucks, the odds of you finishing this tripe is even rarer than the film itself. If you are looking for dark Durbin watch Lady On A Train again, Christmas Holiday (despite it's title) is pitch black. The title is misleading since the film is neither Merry (as in Christmas), nor a Holiday. Fortunately there were better films to come in her short career.

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