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Holiday Affair
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.
- Original title
- Holiday Affair
- Language
- EN
- Country
- US
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CinemaSerf
Mar 27, 2022 · via TMDB
This is one of Janet Leigh's more endearing roles - sandwiched, as she is, between the rather dull but reliable attorney "Carl" (Wendell Corey) and the slightly enigmatic "Mason" (Robert Mitchum). It starts when she, "Connie", engaged as a sort of modern day secret shopper, is unmasked in a department store by salesman who instead of dobbing her in, keeps quiet and gets fired for his troubles. The pair go on a date, he meets her young son "Timmy" (Gordon Gebert) and soon she has another man in her life... The film looks at her tussle between the safe and the unknown - and also takes a little look at her own character (previously widowed and reluctant to take the plunge again!). The star of the show, for me anyway, is the young boy. A natural in front of a camera, working well with two experienced stars in a fashion that I found most engaging. His are the last few scenes that gently deliver the common sense that we have long since all to easily guessed will prevail. The ending's a bit rushed, I thought - but a good quick-fire scene from an incredulous police lieutenant Harry Morgan and some fun with a train set make this a better than average Christmas feel-good drama.
John Chard
May 15, 2015 · via TMDB
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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Robert Mitchum
Steve Mason
Janet Leigh
Connie Ennis
Wendell Corey
Carl Davis
Griff Barnett
Mr. Ennis
Esther Dale
Mrs. Ennis
Henry O'Neill
Mr. Crowley
Harry Morgan
Police Lieutenant (as Henry Morgan)
Larry J. Blake
Plainclothesman
Helen Brown
Emily
Pat Barton
Saleswoman (uncredited)
Melinda Casey
Girl (uncredited)
Chick Chandler
New Year's Celebrant (uncredited)
Jack Chefe
Waiter (uncredited)
George Eldredge
Elevator Operator (uncredited)
James Griffith
Crowley's Floorwalker (uncredited)
Jimmy Hunt
Boy Looking at Crowley's Trains (uncredited)
Jack Kelly
Drunk on Train (uncredited)
Mike Lally
Man (uncredited)
Frank Mills
Bum in Park (uncredited)
Frances Morris
Mary (uncredited)
Joey Ray
Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Paula Raymond
Girl at Drinking Fountain (uncredited)
Carl Sklover
Department Store Clerk (uncredited)
Harmon Stevens
Clerk (uncredited)
Mary Stewart
Girl (uncredited)
Charles Sullivan
Park Policeman (uncredited)
Albert S. D'Agostino
Art Direction
Milton Krasner
Director of Photography
C. Bakaleinikoff
Music Director
Roy Webb
Original Music Composer
Isobel Lennart
Screenplay
An Unwilling Hero
Hot Girl Winter
Yi Yi
Red, White and Blue
Miracle on 34th Street
On Golden Pond
Like Mother Like Son: The Strange Story of Sante and Kenny Kimes
An Inspector Calls
The Proposal
A Taste of Honey
Christmas Getaway
Disney's Christmas Favorites
Mamma Mia!
The Croods
Cat People
The Hairdresser's Husband
The Beautician and the Beast
Yogi Bear's All-Star Comedy Christmas Caper
Karen Kingsbury's Maggie's Christmas Miracle
How Old Are You
If the Father and the Son
Peter's Friends
Looking for Alibrandi
Danger Patrol
Nativity!
The Miser
A Very Brady Christmas
Robin and the 7 Hoods
The Christmas Cottage
Mojin: The Lost Legend
Silent Night
Miss Austen Regrets
Powder Blue
A Gift to Remember
Jabberwocky
Christmas, Love and Fudge
Unaccompanied Minors
Jingle Bell Heist
Me and Mr. Christmas
Christmas at Holly Lodge
All About Them
Camp Nowhere
3 Men and a Little Lady
Sugar Orange
The Three Kings
Santa Claus vs. Cupid
The Three Dogateers
A Chance for Christmas
Iron & Blood: The Legend of Taras Bulba
Holidaze
Abenteuer Weihnachten – Familie kann nie groß genug sein
Meet Miss Anxiety
Anthony
Aging Out
Family Ornaments
Wild Flowers
Before the Freeze
Zombies und Dromomanen - Die blinden Vögel unterwegs
Konec milování
The Road Home
The Apartment
The Shop Around the Corner
Hobson's Choice
Miracle on 34th Street
The Magnificent Ambersons
The Secret: Dare to Dream
Bachelor Mother
Persuasion
Serendipity
The Christmas Secret
Sleepless in Seattle
Enough Said
You've Got Mail
Falling in Love
He's Just Not That Into You
Lovely, Still
The Santa Clause
One Fine Day
Single All the Way
The Family Stone
The Mistletoe Promise
The Noel Diary
The Christmas Setup
A Merry Little Ex-Mas
Mother's Day
Four Christmases
My Christmas Dream
Nov 23, 1949
New York City, New York
Dec 24, 1949
