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Christmas in Connecticut
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Christmas in Connecticut

1945-07-27 · 102 min · ★ 7.0

Comedy · Romance

While recovering in a hospital, war hero Jefferson Jones grows familiar with the "Diary of a Housewife" column written by Elizabeth Lane. Jeff's nurse arranges with Elizabeth's publisher, Alexander Yardley, for Jeff to spend the holiday at Elizabeth's bucolic Connecticut farm with her husband and child. But the column is a sham, so Elizabeth and her editor, Dudley Beecham, in fear of losing their jobs, hasten to set up the single, childless and entirely nondomestic Elizabeth on a country farm.

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Directors
Peter Godfrey
Production companies
Warner Bros. Pictures
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released
Budget
USD 864,000
Revenue
USD 3,000,000

Top Cast

Barbara StanwyckBarbara StanwyckElizabeth Lane
Dennis MorganDennis MorganJefferson Jones
Sydney GreenstreetSydney GreenstreetAlexander Yardley
Reginald GardinerReginald GardinerJohn Sloan
S.Z. SakallS.Z. SakallFelix Bassenak
Robert ShayneRobert ShayneDudley Beecham
Una O'ConnorUna O'ConnorNorah
Frank JenksFrank JenksSinkewicz
Joyce ComptonJoyce ComptonNurse Mary Lee
Dick ElliottDick ElliottJudge Crothers
Betty AlexanderBetty AlexanderNurse Smith (uncredited)
Charles ArntCharles ArntHomer Higgenbottom (uncredited)
Arthur AylesworthArthur AylesworthSleigh Driver (uncredited)
Walter BaldwinWalter BaldwinHerb, the Sheriff (uncredited)
Edward BibyRestaurant Patron (uncredited)
Marie BlakeMarie BlakeMrs. Wright (uncredited)
George BoyceParty Guest (uncredited)
Lillian BronsonLillian BronsonSecretary (uncredited)
Bob BurnsBob BurnsParty Guest (uncredited)
Oliver CrossRestaurant Patron (uncredited)

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