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Christmas Holiday

  • 19441944
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 33m
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6.5/10
1.5K
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Deanna Durbin in Christmas Holiday (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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6.5/10
1.5K
YOUR RATING
    • Robert Siodmak
    • W. Somerset Maugham(novel)
    • Herman J. Mankiewicz(written for the screen by)
  • Stars
    • Deanna Durbin
    • Gene Kelly
    • Richard Whorf
    • Robert Siodmak
    • 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
    • 47User reviews
    • 22Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar

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    Gene Kelly and Deanna Durbin in Christmas Holiday (1944)
    Gene Kelly in Christmas Holiday (1944)
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    Gene Kelly in Christmas Holiday (1944)
    Deanna Durbin and Gale Sondergaard in Christmas Holiday (1944)
    Gene Kelly, Deanna Durbin, and Gale Sondergaard in Christmas Holiday (1944)
    Gene Kelly in Christmas Holiday (1944)
    Deanna Durbin in Christmas Holiday (1944)
    Gene Kelly in Christmas Holiday (1944)
    Deanna Durbin and Gale Sondergaard in Christmas Holiday (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)
      • Robert Siodmak
      • W. Somerset Maugham(novel)
      • Herman J. Mankiewicz(written for the screen by)
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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

      Simon Fenimore: [to Charles] The planes are all grounded, the trains won't do you any good, and you're too big for me to carry on piggyback.

    • Connections
      Referenced in Go, Johnny, Go! (1959)
    • Soundtracks
      Spring Will Be a Little Late This Year
      Music and Lyrics by Frank Loesser
      Sung by Deanna Durbin

    User reviews47

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    A Durbin/Kelly disgrace that you won't finish.
    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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    • Release date
      • July 31, 1944 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
    • Also known as
    • 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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    • 1 hour 33 minutes
      • Black and White

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