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Christmas Holiday( 1944)

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Durbin... In her most dramatic glory.

Overview

Don't be fooled by the title. Christmas Holiday is a far, far cry from It's a Wonderful Life. Told in flashback, the story begins as Abigail Martin marries Southern aristocrat Robert Monette. Unfortunately, Robert has inherited his family's streak of violence and instability, and soon drags Abigail into a life of misery.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Deanna Durbin

      Jackie Lamont / Abigail Martin

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      Gene Kelly

      Robert Manette

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      Richard Whorf

      Simon Fenimore

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      Dean Harens

      Charles Mason

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      Gladys George

      Valerie de Merode

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      Gale Sondergaard

      Mrs. Manette

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      David Bruce

      Gerald Tyler

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      Ruth Cherrington

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      Minor Watson

      Townsend

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      Neal Dodd

      Minister

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      Robert Homans

      Policeman

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      James Flavin

      Policeman

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      Charles McMurphy

      Policeman

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      Cy Kendall

      Teddy Jordan

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      Eddie Dunn

      Detective

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      Charles Cane

      Detective

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      Charles Jordan

      Bailiff

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      Larry Steers

      Juryman

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      Heinie Conklin

      Juryman

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      Cyril Ring

      Juryman

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      Arthur Stuart Hull

      Juryman

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      Frank Austin

      Juryman

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      Jim Farley

      Juryman

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      Jack C. Smith

      Juryman

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      John Hamilton

      Foreman

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      Oliver Blake

      Lawyer

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      George Irving

      Judge

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      John Berkes

      Waiter

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      Frank Marlowe

      Bellboy

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      Joseph Crehan

      Steve, the bartender

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      Edwin Stanley

      Room Clerk

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      Louise Currie

      Stewardess

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      Clyde Fillmore

      Colonel

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    A review by John Chard

    7.5
    Written by John Chard on Sat Dec 27 2014
    Christmas Holiday (1944) Vacationing with the troubled and the forlorn. Christmas Holiday is directed by Robert Siodmak and adapted to screenplay by Herman J. Mankiewicz from the novel of the same name written by W. Somerset Maugham. It stars Deanna Durbin, Gene Kelly, Richard Whorf, Dean Harens, Gale Sondergaard and Gladys George. Music is by Hans J. Salter and cinematography by Elwood Bredell. The title is a bit of a bum steer, the presence of Durbin and Kelly a splendid slice of red herring casting, and the written notices on the internet announce that the source material was watere...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • airplane
    • flashback
    • film noir
    • murder
    • reporter
    • catholic church