Christmas in Connecticut

Dear Fans, Barbara Stanwyck and Dennis Morgan are spending a very merry "Christmas in Connecticut." The romancin's rosy and the fun's furious and everybody's going to be there! You're invited! Warner Bros. (The happy hosts) (original poster - written in script)

MPAA Rating: APPROVED

IMDB Rating: 7.3 / 10

Length: 102 min

Tags: comedy, romance

Director: Peter Godfrey
Writers:

Cast:

Elizabeth Lane
(Barbara Stanwyck)
Jefferson Jones
(Dennis Morgan)
Alexander Yardley
(Sydney Greenstreet)
John Sloan
(Reginald Gardiner)
Felix Bassenak
(S.Z. Sakall)
Dudley Beecham
(Robert Shayne)
Norah
(Una O'Connor)
Sinkewicz
(Frank Jenks)
Judge Crothers
(Joyce Compton)
Mary Lee
(Joyce Compton)

Editor Review

Barbara Stanwyck stars in this Christmas classic dating all the way back to 1945. In those days there was much need for positivity after the tough years of the war that had just passed, and celebrating Christmas with Stanwyck winking naughtily was the perfect medicine. Most known for her film of the same year, the ground-breaking Double Indemnity, Stanwyck really is on top form, showing how she deserved the four Academy nominations for an Actress in a leading role throughout her career (as well as many, many others).

Stanwyck plays the lead role of Elizabeth Lane, a food critic who in fact knows very little about being the perfect housewife. She lives a single life in New York City, while claiming to be a hard-working farm woman, and she can't even boil an egg! This Christmas, she must cover up her little white lies, as her boss and a returning war hero, who of course becomes Lane's love interest, show up for Christmas dinner.

This World War II hero, Jefferson Jones, who is played by Dennis Morgan, has been tangled in some complications of his own, and there are quite a few deceptions to sort out before there is any chance that Christmas can continue unscathed. Also, somehow along the way there even feature two babies on the scene at "Lane's" farm, which adds a whole other dilemma to the already complicated mix.

There was a remake of Christmas in Connecticut in 1992, with none other than Arnold Schwarzenegger directing the piece. However, this version was less than well-received, despite having Dyan Cannon and Kris Kristofferson in the lead roles. Perhaps it was beyond the main pull of the stars' reach to make the version work.

It can be a difficult classic to find even at Christmas on the myriad of television stations we have these days. It's such a shame that there's always another station, but golden oldies like this aren't getting aired. But if you get a chance to see Christmas in Connecticut this winter season, be sure to reap the rewards and enjoy the stunning and one of a kind starlet Stanwyck while you have the opportunity.


Fun Fact:

Stanwyck's character, Elizabeth Lane, was loosely based on the then popular Family Circle Magazine columnist Gladys Taber, who lived on Stillmeadow Farm in Connecticut.

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