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Christmas in Connecticut

NR
Movie
1945
1h 42m
English
Comedy, Romance
While recovering in a hospital, war hero Jefferson Jones grows familiar with the "Diary of a Housewife" column written by Elizabeth Lane. Jeff's nurse arranges with Elizabeth's publisher, Alexander Yardley, for Jeff to spend the holiday at Elizabeth's bucolic Connecticut farm with her husband and child. But the column is a sham, so Elizabeth and her editor, Dudley Beecham, in fear of losing their jobs, hasten to set up the single, childless and entirely nondomestic Elizabeth on a country farm.
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7.2
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Christmas in Connecticut (1945) on IMDb
CRITIC SCORE
77

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Barbara Stanwyck
Elizabeth Lane
Dennis Morgan
Jefferson Jones
Sydney Greenstreet
Alexander Yardley
SZ Sakall
Felix Bassenak
Robert Shayne
Dudley Beecham
Frank Jenks
Sinkewicz
Joyce Compton
Nurse Mary Lee
Dick Elliott
Judge Crothers
Jody Gilbert
Mrs. Gerseg
Walter Baldwin
Herb, the Sheriff
Marie Blake
Mrs. Wright (uncredited)
Betty Alexander
Nurse Smith
George Boyce
Party Guest
Charles Arnt
Homer Higgenbottom (uncredited)
Arthur Aylesworth
Sleigh Driver (uncredited)
John Dehner
State Trooper #2 (uncredited)
Olaf Hytten
Elkins (uncredited)
Charles Sherlock
Bartender (uncredited)
Fred Kelsey
Harper (uncredited)
Barry Norton
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Sam Harris
Man at Dance (uncredited)
Oliver Cross
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Directed By: Peter Godfrey
Written By: Lionel Houser (Screenplay), Adele Comandini (Screenplay), + 1 more

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bondless says...
6 years ago
Though most people associate Christmas films of the classic era with _White Christmas_ or _It's a Wonderful Life_, there are many worthwhile holiday classics from the 1940s. _Christmas in Connecticut_ is one of the funniest holiday comedies of the era. The all star cast reaches far beyond Stanwyck to brilliant performances by Sydney Greenstreet, S.Z. Sakall, Dick Elliott and Reginald Gardiner. Though the film does have a ton of twists and turns, they aren't so unbelievable as to make the film unwatchable. Indeed, they are more believable then _It's A Wonderful Life_.
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Nancy L Draper says...
6 years ago
Classic Romantic Comedy - subterfuge, comedic twists, great cast, romantic chemistry, all leading to the inevitable resolve. I'm used to seeing an older Barbara Stanwick in gritty dramatic roles but she sparkles in this. Dennis Morgan brings his good looks and great voice to the incidental music. I never tire of the quirky characters and comedic virtuosity of S.Z. Sakall. This little gem was new to me, but is on more than a few Top Christmas movies lists. I very much injoyed the romp and give this a 7.9 (enjoyable) out of 10. [Classic RomCom]
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christopher_brink says...
12 years ago
Hunkey-dunkey!
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jarvis-8243417 says...
3 years ago
Barbara Stanwyck stars in the screwball comedy Christmas in Connecticut. New York society columnist Elizabeth Lane, who writes a cooking column pretending to be a country homemaker with a husband and child, is forced to make her homemaker persona real when her publisher arranges for a returning soldier, who’s a fan of hers, to have an old fashion Christmas with her and her “family”...and hilarity ensues. Stanwyck gives a strong performance and is especially good at the farcical style comedy. And, the writers impressively avoid some of the more common tropes of the genre, which helps to keep the characters from becoming clichéd stereotypes. A fun and entertaining film, Christmas in Connecticut delivers plenty of laughs and holiday cheer.
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talisencrw
6 years ago
Very charming film is more a straight romantic comedy than a Christmas film per se, but any chance to see cinematic greats such as Barbara Stanwyck (especially at this vintage) and, one of the finest character actors ever in Sydney Greenstreet, together is definitely not a lump of coal in a cinephil More
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talisencrw
6 years ago
I greatly loved this yuletide film, with excellent performances by Barbara Stanwyck and Sydney Greenstreet, and fine direction by Peter Godfrey. Had they a stronger actor in the lead than Dennis Morgan, it would be a perfect film, but it's still a wonderful Christmas perennial and favourite to watch More
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talisencrw
6 years ago
I greatly loved this yuletide film, with excellent performances by Barbara Stanwyck and Sydney Greenstreet, and fine direction by Peter Godfrey. Had they a stronger actor in the lead than Dennis Morgan, it would be a perfect film, but it's still a wonderful Christmas perennial and favourite to watch More
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