Christmas in Connecticut
A savvy city journalist masquerades as a perfect suburban housewife for her popular column, but her carefully crafted lie unravels when a charming war hero arrives for a Christmas visit and sees through her façade.
“The romancin's rosy and the fun's furious and everybody's going to be there! You're invited!”
Synopsis
While recovering in a hospital, war hero Jefferson Jones grows familiar with the "Diary of a Housewife" column written by Elizabeth Lane. Jeff
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A crew of 47+ credited
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Edited by Frank MageeShot by Carl E GuthrieScored by Friedrich Hollaender
Box Office
1945 · Box office
✅ Made its money back — grossed 3.5× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$3.0M
Also known as
- Weihnachten nach Maßde
- Cena de Navidades
- Joyeux Noël dans le Connecticutfr
- Il sergente e la signorait
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Cast & Crew
47 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Barbara Stanwyck
as Elizabeth Lane
Dennis Morgan
as Jefferson Jones
Sydney Greenstreet
as Alexander Yardley
Reginald Gardiner
as John Sloan
S Z Sakall
as Felix Bassenak
Joyce Compton
as Mary Lee
Dick Elliott
as Judge Crowthers
Robert Shayne
as Dudley Beecham
Una O Connor
as Norah
Frank Jenks
as Sinkewicz
Betty Alexander
as Nurse Smith (uncredited)
Charles Arnt
as Homer Higgenbottom (uncredited)
Supporting cast
27Arthur Aylesworth
as Sleigh Driver (uncredited)
Walter Baldwin
as Herb, the Sheriff (uncredited)
Edward Biby
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Marie Blake
as Mrs. Wright (uncredited)
George Boyce
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Lillian Bronson
as Secretary (uncredited)
Bob Burns
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Oliver Cross
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
John Dehner
as State Trooper #2 (uncredited)
Charles Flynn
as U-Boat Torpedo Man (archive footage) (uncredited)
Allen Fox
as Postman (uncredited)
James Frasco
as Baby (uncredited)
Jody Gilbert
as Mrs. Gerseg (uncredited)
Sam Harris
as Man at Dance (uncredited)
Olaf Hytten
as Elkins (uncredited)
Fred Kelsey
as Harper (uncredited)
Kurt Kreuger
as U-Boat Sailor (archive footage) (uncredited)
Pat Lane
as Reporter (uncredited)
Wilbur Mack
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Charles Marsh
as Reporter (uncredited)
Jack Mower
as State Trooper #1 (uncredited)
Barry Norton
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
John O Connor
as Deliveryman (uncredited)
Jeffrey Sayre
as Officer in Restaurant (uncredited)
Scott Seaton
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Charles Sherlock
as Bartender (uncredited)
Emmett Smith
as Sam (uncredited)
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