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Holiday Affair ()

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A young widow is torn between a boring attorney and a romantic ne'er-do-well.
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Steve Mason
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Connie Ennis
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Carl Davis
Gordon Gebert ...
Timmy Ennis
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Mr. Ennis
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Mrs. Ennis
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Mr. Crowley
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Police Lieutenant (as Henry Morgan)
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Plainclothesman
Helen Brown ...
Emily
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Pat Barton ...
Saleswoman (uncredited)
Genevieve Bell ...
Saleswoman (uncredited)
Melinda Casey ...
Girl (uncredited)
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New Year's Celebrant (uncredited)
Jack Chefe ...
Waiter (uncredited)
James Conaty ...
Man Entering Nightclub (uncredited)
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Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Michka Egan ...
Man (uncredited)
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Elevator Starter (uncredited)
Louise Franklin ...
Elevator Operator (uncredited)
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Crowley's Floorwalker (uncredited)
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Clerk (uncredited)
Don Hartman ...
Man Leaving Phone Booth (uncredited)
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Boy in Park (uncredited)
Mame Henderson ...
Clerk (uncredited)
Billy Henry ...
Boy (uncredited)
Robert Hughes ...
Joey (uncredited)
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Boy Looking at Crowley's Trains (uncredited)
Frank Johnson ...
Santa Claus (uncredited)
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Drunk on Train (uncredited)
Genevieve Kendall ...
Clerk (uncredited)
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Man (uncredited)
Robert Lyden ...
Boy (uncredited)
Allen Mathews ...
Mr. Gow (uncredited)
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Bum in Park (uncredited)
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Mary (uncredited)
Philip Morris ...
Train Conductor (uncredited)
Al Murphy ...
Man (uncredited)
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Peanut Vendor (uncredited)
Theodore Rand ...
Man (uncredited)
Joey Ray ...
Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
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Girl at Drinking Fountain (uncredited)
Charles Regan ...
Man (uncredited)
Al Rhein ...
Detective (uncredited)
Sammy Shack ...
Man (uncredited)
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Department Store Clerk (uncredited)
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Henry (uncredited)
Harmon Stevens ...
Clerk (uncredited)
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Girl (uncredited)
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Park Policeman (uncredited)

Directed by

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Don Hartman

Written by

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Isobel Lennart ... (screenplay)
 
John D. Weaver ... (story "Christmas Gift")

Produced by

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Don Hartman ... producer

Music by

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Roy Webb

Cinematography by

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Milton R. Krasner ... director of photography (as Milton Krasner)

Editing by

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Harry Marker

Art Direction by

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Carroll Clark
Albert S. D'Agostino

Set Decoration by

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Darrell Silvera ... (set decorations)
William Stevens ... (set decorations)

Makeup Department

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Larry Germain ... hair stylist
James House ... makeup artist (uncredited)
Vera Peterson ... hair stylist (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Sam Ruman ... assistant director (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Clem Portman ... sound
Francis M. Sarver ... sound (as Frank Sarver)

Camera and Electrical Department

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James Almond ... gaffer (uncredited)
Ernest Bachrach ... still photographer (uncredited)
Jim Kirley ... grip (uncredited)
Eddie Pyle ... camera operator (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Howard Greer ... gowns: Miss Leigh
Joan Joseff ... costume jeweller (uncredited)
Bruce MacIntosh ... gowns: Miss Leigh (uncredited)

Music Department

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C. Bakaleinikoff ... musical director

Script and Continuity Department

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Richard Kinon ... script supervisor (uncredited)
Crew believed to be complete

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Plot Summary

Just before Christmas, department store clerk Steve Mason meets big spending customer Connie Ennis, really a commercial spy. He unmasks her but lets her go, which gets him fired. They end up on a date, which doesn't sit well with Connie's steady suitor, Carl, but delights her son Timmy, who doesn't want Carl for a step-dad. Standard (if sweet) romantic complications follow. Written by Rod Crawford

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Taglines It happened in December...but its hotter than July ! See more »
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Also Known As
  • Christmas Gift (United States)
  • The Man Who Played Santa Claus (United States)
  • Un mariage compliqué (France)
  • Mariage compliqué (France)
  • Negocio de vacaciones (Spain, Castilian title)
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Runtime
  • 87 min
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Trivia Although this modest film was not a success at the time, annual showings on Turner Classic Movies in recent years have made this film something of a minor holiday classic. See more »
Goofs When Timmy opens the box containing the train set his mother buys, he quickly re-wraps the box leaving a small amount of the tissue paper hanging on the outside of the box. In the next scene, the paper is not hanging outside the box. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas! (2011). See more »
Soundtracks Auld Lang Syne See more »
Quotes Steve Mason: Carl isn't the real threat to me. Maybe I'm not to him. This isn't two fellows and a girl, you know. This is two fellows, a girl and her husband. I can't fight a shadow - I tried - competition's too tough. You were even going to play it safe and settle for someone you didn't love so you wouldn't be unfaithful to your husband.
Connie Ennis: Oh, you're always so wrong about me. I have a wonderful memory of a husband and a marriage. You're trying to take it away from me.
Steve Mason: Nobody wants to do that. I know. I'm sure Carl doesn't. All anybody wants is for you to live in the present and not be afraid of the future. You know, maybe it could happen again if you quit pretending that something that's dead is still alive.
Connie Ennis: Oh, alright, if it will make you any happier, you're a fortune teller. You're absolutely right about me all the time. I want everything just the way it is - Mrs. Status Quo. Just me and Timmy - no changes.
Steve Mason: And I want a girl that'll drop everything and run to me, no matter what the score is.
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