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Director:
Writers:
Isobel Lennart (screenplay)
John D. Weaver (story)
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Release Date:
24 December 1949 (USA) more
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Tagline:
It happened in December...but its hotter than July ! more
Plot:
The Christmas-season romance of a young widow and a sales clerk who (thanks to her) is unemployed. full summary | add synopsis
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Leigh's Legs
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User Comments:
A must movie for the holidays. more (40 total)

Cast

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Robert Mitchum ... Steve Mason

Janet Leigh ... Connie Ennis
Wendell Corey ... Carl Davis
Gordon Gebert ... Timmy Ennis
Griff Barnett ... Mr. Ennis
Esther Dale ... Mrs. Ennis
Henry O'Neill ... Mr. Crowley
Harry Morgan ... Police lieutenant (as Henry Morgan)
Larry J. Blake ... Plainclothesman
Helen Brown ... Emily (Mr. Crowley's secretary)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
87 min
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Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound System)
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Quotes:
Steve Mason: Carl isn't the real threat to me. Maybe I'm not to him. This isn't two fellows and a girl, you know. This is two fellows, a girl and her husband. I can't fight a shadow - I tried - competition's too tough. You were even going to play it safe and settle for someone you didn't love so you wouldn't be unfaithful to your husband.
Connie Ennis: Oh, you're always so wrong about me. I have a wonderful memory of a husband and a marriage. You're trying to take it away from me.
Steve Mason: Nobody wants to do that. I know. I'm sure Carl doesn't. All anybody wants is for you to live in the present and not be afraid of the future. You know, maybe it could happen again if you quit pretending that something that's dead is still alive.
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Movie Connections:
Remade as Holiday Affair (1996) (TV) more

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22 out of 23 people found the following comment useful.
A must movie for the holidays., 22 July 2002
Author: cmyklefty from Philadelphia

Christmas is six months away from now, but I felt to comment on this film now. Holiday Affair is one of the best holiday films out there. Janet Leigh and Robert Mitchum are perfect as the widow and unemployed store clerk, plus the boy who plays Leigh's son performance in the picture is excellent. This film shows the true spirit of Christmas during the holidays. A film not to pass up during any time of the year especially on Christmas.

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