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Holiday Affair

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6.8/10 • 83

1949-12-121h 27m

ComedyRomanceDrama

IT HAPPENS IN DECEMBER...BUT IT'S HOTTER THAN JULY!

Just before Christmas, department store clerk Steve Mason meets big spending customer Connie Ennis, who's actually a comparison shopper sent by another store. Steve lets her go, which gets him fired. They spend the afternoon together, which doesn't sit well with Connie's steady suitor, Carl, when he finds out, but delights her young son Timmy, who quickly takes to Steve.

Directors
Don Hartman
Editors
Harry Marker

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  1. Robert Mitchum

    Robert Mitchum

    Steve Mason

  2. Janet Leigh

    Janet Leigh

    Connie Ennis

  3. Wendell Corey

    Wendell Corey

    Carl Davis

  4. Griff Barnett

    Griff Barnett

    Mr. Ennis

  5. Esther Dale

    Esther Dale

    Mrs. Ennis

  6. Henry O'Neill

    Henry O'Neill

    Mr. Crowley

  7. Harry Morgan

    Harry Morgan

    Police Lieutenant (as Henry Morgan)

  8. Larry J. Blake

    Larry J. Blake

    Plainclothesman

  9. Helen Brown

    Helen Brown

    Emily

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John Chard

May 15, 2015

8/10

All anybody wants is for you to live in the present and not be afraid of the future. Directed by Don Hartman and written by Isobel Lennart and John D. Weaver, Holiday Affair stars Robert Mitchum, Janet Leigh and Wendell Corey. Story finds Leigh as Connie, a widower with a young son still trying to get over the death of her husband. Semi-courting the safe and reliable Carl (Corey), Connie's head is spun when she meets the more macho and up-front Steve (Mitchum). This is all she needs at Christmas time! A lovely Christmas Cracker of a movie, Holiday Affair never over eggs the eggnog with the love triangle axis beating at the core story. The spectre of grief is a prominent character here, where thankfully the writers have come up with a smart and respectful screenplay that's blessed with quality actors able to make the script have resonance. The seasonal staging is delightful, especially when involving a white coated Central Park. Comedy is also rife, none more so than during a court hearing sequence when Harry Morgan pops in to add his delightful wry skills. The wonder of toys and trees, of snow and ice, of families and love, all come together in a seasonal film that should be on every movie lovers list of Xmas films to see. 8/10

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
new year's evemarriage proposallove triangleparent child relationshipdepartment storeonly childlittle boysingle mothermissing childnecktieholiday seasonmeant for each otherchristmaswar widowwidowed mothercomparison shopperelectric train set