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Tuli ja tuhka

Original title: Christmas Holiday
  • 19441944
  • K-16K-16
  • 1h 33m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
1.4K
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Deanna Durbin in Tuli ja tuhka (1944)
A young femme fatale-type woman realizes that the man she married is an incorrigible wastrel.
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A young femme fatale-type woman realizes that the man she married is an incorrigible wastrel.A young femme fatale-type woman realizes that the man she married is an incorrigible wastrel.A young femme fatale-type woman realizes that the man she married is an incorrigible wastrel.

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  • Director
    • Robert Siodmak
  • Writers
    • W. Somerset Maugham(novel)
    • Herman J. Mankiewicz(written for the screen by)
  • Stars
    • Deanna Durbin
    • Gene Kelly
    • Richard Whorf
  • Director
    • Robert Siodmak
  • Writers
    • W. Somerset Maugham(novel)
    • Herman J. Mankiewicz(written for the screen by)
  • Stars
    • Deanna Durbin
    • Gene Kelly
    • Richard Whorf
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 44User reviews
    • 22Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 1 nomination total

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    "Christmas Holiday" Deanna Durbin
    Gene Kelly and Deanna Durbin in Tuli ja tuhka (1944)
    Gene Kelly in Tuli ja tuhka (1944)
    Deanna Durbin in Tuli ja tuhka (1944)
    Gene Kelly in Tuli ja tuhka (1944)
    Deanna Durbin and Gale Sondergaard in Tuli ja tuhka (1944)
    Gene Kelly, Deanna Durbin, and Gale Sondergaard in Tuli ja tuhka (1944)
    Gene Kelly in Tuli ja tuhka (1944)
    Deanna Durbin in Tuli ja tuhka (1944)
    Gene Kelly in Tuli ja tuhka (1944)
    Deanna Durbin and Gale Sondergaard in Tuli ja tuhka (1944)
    Deanna Durbin in Tuli ja tuhka (1944)

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    Deanna Durbin
    Deanna Durbin
    • Jackie Lamont…
    Gene Kelly
    Gene Kelly
    • Robert Manette
    Richard Whorf
    Richard Whorf
    • Simon Fenimore
    Dean Harens
    Dean Harens
    • Charles Mason
    Gladys George
    Gladys George
    • Valerie De Merode
    Gale Sondergaard
    Gale Sondergaard
    • Mrs. Manette
    David Bruce
    David Bruce
    • Gerald Tyler
    Eddie Acuff
    Eddie Acuff
    • Steve
    • (uncredited)
    Fred Aldrich
    Fred Aldrich
    • Bartender
    • (uncredited)
    Frank Austin
    Frank Austin
    • Jury Member
    • (uncredited)
    John Barton
    • Concertgoer
    • (uncredited)
    Vangie Beilby
    • Wedding Guest
    • (uncredited)
    John Berkes
    John Berkes
    • Waiter
    • (uncredited)
    Oliver Blake
    Oliver Blake
    • Defense Attorney
    • (uncredited)
    Charles Cane
    • Joe
    • (uncredited)
    Ruth Cherrington
    Ruth Cherrington
    • Concertgoer
    • (uncredited)
    James Conaty
    • Concert Patron
    • (uncredited)
    Heinie Conklin
    Heinie Conklin
    • Jury Member
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Robert Siodmak
    • Writers
      • W. Somerset Maugham(novel)
      • Herman J. Mankiewicz(written for the screen by)
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      Screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz changed the setting from a Paris brothel to a nightclub in New Orleans and the main character was changed from a prostitute to a more ambiguous nightclub singer and hostess, when adapting the 1939 novel of the same name by W. Somerset Maugham, due to the Hays Code.
    • Goofs
      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".
    • Quotes

      Abigail Martin: [to Robert] When I think of the things they didn't tell me in Vermont!

    • Connections
      Referenced in Suurkaupungin poika (1959)
    • Soundtracks
      Spring Will Be a Little Late This Year
      Music and Lyrics by Frank Loesser

      Sung by Deanna Durbin

    User reviews44

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    9/10
    Prepare to be Astonished!
    The two stars are Deanna Durbin and Gene Kelly so 1940's audiences seeing a title like "Christmas Holiday" may well have expected a musical. The surprise was a TKO, and people reeled under this somewhat cleansed version of the Maugham novel. A powerful drama, "Christmas Holiday" actually proves that Durbin could have been on the verge of a stellar adult career that would have included important dramatic roles. She is merely superb in this one as a 'dance hall singer-hostess' who is determined to suffer as much as her murderous, jailed, asocial husband, very well done here by Gene Kelly. Durbin sings two standards beautifully, but it is her ACTING here that boosts the attention. Robert Siodmak, one of our finest noir-ish directors, carries off this challenge with excellence. Dean Harens is an fine foil for Durbin in her quest for retribution. A Broadway actor, he sounds and acts in the Tom Drake-style, and that is a compliment. Gladys George, Gale Sondergaard, Richard Whorf work well under Siodmak. Perhaps the public wasn't ready for Durbin and Kelly as 'hostess' and 'psycopath', and that is a shame. Despite the whitewash of some of the novel's elements, this is a very very fine film, and Deanna Durbin, wherever you may be these days, you are to be sincerely commended. Thanks for this one!!
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    • Release date
      • December 21, 1945 (Finland)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Christmas Holiday
    • Filming locations
      • St Vibiana RC cathedral, Main St, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Universal Pictures
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 33 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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