Christmas in Connecticut (1945) starring Barbara Stanwyck, Dennis Morgan, Sydney Greenstreet
Product Description – Christmas in Connecticut
Barbara Stanwyck stars as a famous expert on marriage, cooking and homemaking who is asked by her publisher to host a national hero for Christmas dinner at her famous Connecticut home. It should be simple, but she must scramble to keep the secret that she’s single, can’t cook and doesn’t own a home. With a lot of help, meticulous planning and split-second timing, the urban sophisticate may succeed . . . but the unforeseen happens when she falls in love with her guest in this classic romantic comedy.
Cast of characters
- Barbara Stanwyck (Double Indemnity; Titanic 1953) … Elizabeth Lane. The female protagonist, a writer for a national magazine. She’s a good writer, but comes across as an expert on housekeeping and marriage, which she knows nothing about. And to save her job, has to pretend that is whom she’s been pretending to be, when her boss invites himself to Christmas dinner!
- Dennis Morgan (My Wild Irish Rose; Cowboy From Brooklyn) … Jefferson Jones. The handsome young military man, invited by her publisher to Christmas dinner at Elizabeth’s house. She starts falling for him … But she’s supposedly married to John!
- Sydney Greenstreet (Pillow to Post; Between Two Worlds) … Alexander Yardley. Elizabeth’s publisher. He’s created the conflict, without knowing it. A genial man, but one accustomed to getting his own way.
- Reginald Gardiner (Sweet Rosie O’Grady; The Great Dictator) … John Sloan.
- S.Z. Sakall (In the Good Old Summertime; Casablanca) … Felix Bassenak
- Robert Shayne (The Giant Claw; The Indestructible Man) … Dudley Beecham
- Una O’Connor (Witness for the Prosecution; The Invisible Man) … Norah
- Frank Jenks (The She-Creature; The Amazing Colossal Man) … Sinkewicz
- Joyce Compton (Scared to Death) … Mary Lee. Jefferson’s nurse/fiancée, until …
- Dick Elliott (Springtime in the Rockies) … Judge Crowthers
Additional Cast
- Betty Alexander … Nurse Smith (uncredited)
- Charles Arnt … Homer Higgenbottom (uncredited)
- Walter Baldwin … Sheriff Potter (uncredited)
- Marie Blake … Mrs. Wright (uncredited)
- Lillian Bronson … Miss Scott (uncredited)
- John Dehner (Man on a Tightrope) … State Trooper #2 (uncredited)
- Allen Fox … Postman (uncredited)
- James Frasco … Baby (uncredited)
- Jody Gilbert … Mrs. Gerseg (uncredited)
- Olaf Hytten … Elkins (uncredited)
- Fred Kelsey (If a Body Meets a Body) … Harper (uncredited)
- Pat Lane … Reporter (uncredited)
- Charles Marsh … Reporter (uncredited)
- Jack Mower … State Trooper #1 (uncredited)
- Barry Norton … Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
- John O’Connor … Deliveryman (uncredited)
- Charles Sherlock … Bartender (uncredited)
- Emmett Smith … Sam (uncredited)
Songs
- The Wish That I Wish Tonight
- Music by M.K. Jerome
- Lyrics by Jack Scholl
- Played during the opening credits
- Also sung by Dennis Morgan (uncredited)
- Played often in the score
- Jingle Bells
- Music by James Pierpont
- Played during the opening credits and when the sleigh arrives at the farm house
- She Broke My Heart in Three Places
- Written by Al Hoffman, Jerry Livingston and Milton Drake
- Played when the nurse is reading the magazine to Jeff
- Bridal Chorus
- from “Lohengrin”
- Music by Richard Wagner
- Played on the phonograph for the wedding ceremony
- O Little Town of Bethlehem
- Music by Lewis H. Redner
- Lyrics by Phillips Brooks
- Sung by Dennis Morgan
- Turkey in the Straw
- Traditional
- Played at the community dance
- Pop Goes the Weasel
- Traditional
- Played at the community dance
- The Irish Washerwoman
- Traditional
- Played at the community dance
- For You
- Music by Joseph A. Burke
- Played at the community dance and when Jeff and Elizabeth go outside
