Mar 081945
Magazine publisher Alexander Yardley (Sydney Greenstreet) arranges for a war hero to stay at his food columnist’s farm in Connecticut during Christmas. The problem is that the columnist, Elizabeth Lane (Barbara Stanwyck), doesn’t have a farm, or know how to cook.
Quick Review: A combination farce and romance with a little wartime patriotism, Christmas in Connecticut works on every level. While the writing is good (and the directing is superb; the film whips along without a dull moment), it is the cast that makes this a holiday classic. Barbara Stanwyck is at her best, pulling off strong and silly simultaneously. Christmas in Connecticut is blessed with some of the great character actors, including Sydney Greenstreet (The Maltese Falcon), S.Z. Sakall (Casablanca), and Una O’Connor (The Adventures of Robin Hood). With those three, you don’t need anything more than a room for them to speak in.