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Director:

Peter Godfrey

Producer:

William Jacobs

Release Date:

Aug 11, 1945

Runtime:

1hr 41m

Synopsis

A food writer who has lied about being the perfect housewife must try to cover her deception when her boss and a returning war hero invite themselves to her home for a traditional family Christmas.

Cast

  • Barbara Stanwyck
  • Dennis Morgan
  • Sydney Greenstreet
  • Reginald Gardiner
  • S.Z. Sakall
  • Robert Shayne
  • Una O'Connor
  • Frank Jenks
  • Joyce Compton
  • Dick Elliott

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  • Dec 12, 2019

    this is the second barbara stanwyck christmas movie i’ve watched in 24 hours where a cow surprises barbara stanwyck by sticking its head through a window. don’t know what that means exactly but i thought i’d share.

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    eely
    eely
    Dec 24, 2020

    Love a movie where a major moment of drama hinges on someone flipping a pancake

    795 Likes
    Patrick Willems
    Patrick Willems
    Dec 24, 2022

    You're telling me they're celebrating Christmas? In CONNECTICUT?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

    572 Likes
    Patrick Willems
    Patrick Willems
  • Dec 24, 2020

    Barbara Stanwyck always referring to the various babies as “it.” Incredible running gag, funny every time

    457 Likes
    Patrick Willems
    Patrick Willems
    Dec 22, 2020

    all i want is for s.z. sakall to be in the background of every movie adjusting his glasses and making faces and saying "everything is hunky dunky" when everything is very much not hunky dunky at all

    424 Likes
    nora
    nora
    Dec 6, 2019

    When Barbara Stanwyck shattered an ornament because she was swooning over Dennis Morgan so hard... I felt that

    318 Likes
    Bre
    Bre
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    Dec 25, 2021

    My life’s ambition is to decorate a 10ft tall Christmas tree in an evening gown and fur trimmed bolero.

    313 Likes
    🍁 e m m é
    🍁 e m m é
    Dec 11, 2018

    This movie is great, but come on guys, if you're going to plan an elaborate ruse, at least get all your stories straight.

    205 Likes
    Patrick Willems
    Patrick Willems
    Dec 7, 2025

    finally a christmas movie that celebrates city girls scamming men for the bit 💞 we thank you for your service, scam queen barbara stanwyck!!

    57 Likes
    amanda
    amanda
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  • Olivia Octavius
    Olivia Octavius loved
    Christmas in Connecticut

    One of our favorite family Christmas movies. Watch it every year and every year it’s just as funny.

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    Kward0610
    Kward0610 loved
    Christmas in Connecticut

    One of my all time favorite holiday movies. This film is just so delightful

    1Y
    Marguerite Pagnotta
    Marguerite Pagnotta liked
    Christmas in Connecticut

    A pretty good movie; I know a lot of people like it.

    2Y
  • Emily Gage
    Emily Gage liked
    Christmas in Connecticut

    Silly and fun.

    1Y
    Justin
    Justin is "meh" on
    Christmas in Connecticut

    It was meh.

    1Y
    ava lindstrom
    ava lindstrom liked
    Christmas in Connecticut

    hunky dunky

    2Y
  • EmilyEckert
    EmilyEckert loved
    Christmas in Connecticut

    A favorite

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Tinsel-thin seasonal folly (1945) about a newslady who has a GI hero over for Christmas dinner. Frolicsome in an artificially hearty sort of way, though it made its studio (Warners) a nice holiday bundle.

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