Holiday Affair (1949) 7.0
The Christmas-season romance of a young widow and a sales clerk who (thanks to her) is unemployed. Director:Don Hartman |
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Holiday Affair (1949) 7.0
The Christmas-season romance of a young widow and a sales clerk who (thanks to her) is unemployed. Director:Don Hartman |
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| Robert Mitchum | ... |
Steve
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| Janet Leigh | ... |
Connie
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| Wendell Corey | ... |
Carl
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Gordon Gebert | ... |
Timmy
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Griff Barnett | ... |
Mr. Ennis
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Esther Dale | ... | |
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Henry O'Neill | ... | |
| Harry Morgan | ... |
Police Lieutenant
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Larry J. Blake | ... |
Plainclothesman
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Helen Brown | ... |
Emily
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Just before Christmas, department store clerk Steve Mason meets big spending customer Connie Ennis, really a commercial spy. He unmasks her but lets her go, which gets him fired. They end up on a date, which doesn't sit well with Connie's steady suitor, Carl, but delights her son Timmy, who doesn't want Carl for a step-dad. Standard (if sweet) romantic complications follow. Written by Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>
Bright and engaging holiday-themed romantic comedy has single mom Janet Leigh wooed by two men over the holidays: devil-may-care Robert Mitchum (who really does have a sardonic demon in his eyes!) and staunch, dull Wendell Corey. Poor Corey really has a thankless role here, not only playing the third wheel but berated for it as well; still, he plays dishwater-dull to perfection and his voice of reason would surely give Leigh cause to second-guess her heart. Surprisingly quirky film isn't the least bit obvious or clichéd, and Janet's screen-relationship with the likable youngster playing her son is very well handled. Top-notch writing, directing and acting; a gem. ***1/2 from ****