Star in the Night (1945)

Cast

Complete credited cast:
	J. Carrol Naish	...	Nick Catapoli
	Donald Woods	...	Hitchhiker
	Rosina Galli	...	Rosa Catapoli
	Richard Erdman	...	Cowboy (as Dick Erdman)
	Lynn Baggett	...	Maria Santos
	John Miles	...	Cowboy (as Johnny Miles)
	Anthony Caruso	...	José Santos (as Tony Caruso)

Storyline

This modern version of the Christmas story adds elements of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol." On Christmas eve somewhere in the US southwest, three cowboys are riding through the desert night with items they purchased at a general store. They see a bright light just above the horizon and decide to find out where the it is coming from. The light turns out to be a newly installed light, in the shape of a large star, at the Star Auto Court. The auto court's owner, Nick, doesn't believe there is much good left in the world. He complains that people wish each other 'Merry Christmas,' then look out only for themselves the rest of the year. His customers get the brunt of his rudeness, but have no other choice of lodging nearby. A young couple, Jose and Maria Santos, arrives hoping to get lodging. There are no cabins available, so they must settle for a small shed to sleep in... Written by David Glagovsky <dglagovsky@prodigy.net>  

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