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.| Status: | Released (1944-07-31) |
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| Awards: | Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 nomination total |
| Screen: | W. Somerset Maugham, Herman J. Mankiewicz |
| Productions: | Universal Pictures |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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Casts
- 95622: Deanna Durbin - Jackie Lamont / Abigail Martin
- 13294: Gene Kelly - Robert Manette
- 30270: Richard Whorf - Simon Fenimore
- 94881: Dean Harens - Charles Mason
- 14450: Gladys George - Valerie de Merode
- 25173: Gale Sondergaard - Mrs. Manette
- 95623: David Bruce - Gerald Tyler
Crews
- 5029: Robert Siodmak - Director - Directing
- 27916: W. Somerset Maugham - Novel - Writing
- 30012: Herman J. Mankiewicz - Screenplay - Writing
- 103050: Elwood Bredell - Director of Photography - Camera
- 105570: Felix Jackson - Producer - Production
- 2920: Ted J. Kent - Editor - Editing
- 1123022: Frank Shaw - Associate Producer - Production
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Reviews
John Chard
Review text:
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 ....
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