“Durbin... In her most dramatic glory.”
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.
Robert Siodmak
Felix Jackson
Herman J. Mankiewicz
Elwood Bredell
Hans J. Salter
Deanna Durbin
Jackie Lamont / Abigail Martin
Gene Kelly
Robert Manette
Richard Whorf
Simon Fenimore
Dean Harens
Charles Mason
Gladys George
Valerie de Merode
Gale Sondergaard
Mrs. Manette
David Bruce
Gerald Tyler
Ruth Cherrington
Minor Watson
Townsend
Neal Dodd
Minister
Robert Homans
Policeman
James Flavin
Policeman
... and 21 more
John Chard
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 Hare...
Christmas Holiday (1945) trailer
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