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Christmas Holiday ()

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A young femme-fatale realizes that the man she married is an incorrigible wastrel.
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Abigail Martin (Jackie Lamont)
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Robert Manette
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Simon Fenimore
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Charles Mason
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Valerie De Merode
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Mrs. Manette
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Gerald Tyler
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Steve (uncredited)
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Bartender (uncredited)
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Jury Member (uncredited)
John Barton ...
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Waiter (uncredited)
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Defense Attorney (uncredited)
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Joe (uncredited)
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Plane Passenger (uncredited)
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James Conaty ...
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Jury Member (uncredited)
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Steve (uncredited)
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Stewardess (uncredited)
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Lieutenant (uncredited)
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Minister (uncredited)
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Jim (uncredited)
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Jury Member (uncredited)
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Colonel (uncredited)
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Policeman (uncredited)
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Jury Foreman (uncredited)
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Policeman (uncredited)
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Jury Member (uncredited)
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Judge (uncredited)
Charles Jordan ...
Bailiff (uncredited)
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Teddy Jordan (uncredited)
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Airline Attendant (uncredited)
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Man (uncredited)
Perc Launders ...
Corporal (uncredited)
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Bellhop (uncredited)
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Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Harry Mayo ...
Concertgoer (uncredited)
Charles McMurphy ...
Policeman (uncredited)
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Juror (uncredited)
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Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
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Plane Passenger (uncredited)
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Waiter (uncredited)
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Jack C. Smith ...
Jury Member (uncredited)
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Room Clerk (uncredited)
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Courtroom Attendant (uncredited)
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Townsend (uncredited)
Katherine Yorke ...
Clerk (uncredited)

Directed by

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Robert Siodmak

Written by

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W. Somerset Maugham ... (novel)
 
Herman J. Mankiewicz ... (written for the screen by)

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Felix Jackson ... producer
Frank Shaw ... associate producer

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Hans J. Salter ... (as H.J. Salter)

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Elwood Bredell ... director of photography (as Woody Bredell)

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Ted J. Kent ... (as Ted Kent)

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Robert Clatworthy
John B. Goodman

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Russell A. Gausman ... (as R.A. Gausman)
Edward R. Robinson ... (as E.R. Robinson)

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Vera West ... (gowns)

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William Holland ... assistant director

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Bernard B. Brown ... sound director
Joe Lapis ... technician

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John P. Fulton ... special photography

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Howard Greer ... wardrobe: Miss Durbin
Muriel King ... wardrobe: Miss Durbin
Eugene Joseff ... costume jeweller (uncredited)

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Andrés de Segurola ... vocal coach (as Andres de Segurola)
Hans J. Salter ... music director (as H.J. Salter)
George Parrish ... composer: stock music (uncredited)
Crew believed to be complete

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Plot Summary

Inclement weather forces Lt. Charles Mason to spend Christmas in New Orleans. Recently dumped by his girlfriend, the depressed Lieutenant falls in with Jackie Lamont, a singer who works at a nightclub and brothel. After they attend midnight Mass together, she tells him her story: Her real name is Abigail and she fell in love with Robert Manette. After six months of happy married life, Robert was arrested for murder, but Abigail can't help loving her no-good husband. Written by L. Hamre

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Taglines DURBIN in the screen's greatest woman's role! See more »
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Also Known As
  • W. Somerset Maugham's Christmas Holiday (United States)
  • Vacances de Noël (France)
  • Luz en el alma (Spain)
  • Weihnachtsurlaub (West Germany)
  • Tha s' agapo pantoteina (Greece)
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Trivia Because of the Hays Code, screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz changed the setting from a Paris brothel to a nightclub in New Orleans, and changed the main character from a prostitute to a more ambiguous nightclub singer and hostess, in adapting the 1939 novel of the same name by W. Somerset Maugham. See more »
Goofs After Robert breaks out of jail, the newspaper spells his last name as "Mannette". However, the correct spelling is "Manette". See more »
Movie Connections Referenced in Go, Johnny, Go! (1959). See more »
Soundtracks Spring Will Be a Little Late This Year See more »
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.
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