Christmas Eve (1947 film)
| Christmas Eve | |
|---|---|
 Poster | |
| Directed by | Edwin L. Marin |
| Produced by | Benedict Bogeaus |
| Written by |
Story: Richard H. Landau Screenplay: Laurence Stallings |
| Starring |
George Raft George Brent Randolph Scott |
| Music by | Heinz Roemheld |
| Cinematography | Gordon Avil |
| Edited by | James Smith |
Production company |
Benedict Bogeaus Productions |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
Release dates |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $1 million[1] |
Christmas Eve is a 1947 United Artists comedy film directed by Edwin L. Marin. The movie is based on the story by Richard H. Landau and stars George Raft, George Brent and Randolph Scott. It was rereleased under the title "Sinner's Holiday".
Plot
The greedy nephew Philip Hasting (Reginald Denny (actor)) of eccentric Matilda Reid (Ann Harding) seeks to have her judged incompetent so he can administer her wealth; In an informal meeting with her nephew, the doctor Dr. Doremus and the judge Alston they convene that she will be saved if her three long-lost adopted sons appear for a Christmas Eve reunion, as any of them is the one she could trust, but not her nephew. Later on it is revealed that nephew Philip did some very illegal things with her money, but she doesn't claim anything. Separate stories reveal with the help of Private Detective Gimlet (Joe Sawyer) that Michael (George Brent) is a bankrupt playboy loved by loyal Ann Nelson (Joan Blondell); Mario (George Raft) is a seemingly shady character tangling with a Nazi war criminal in South America and a beautiful lady, Jean Bradford (Dolores Moran); Jonathan (Randolph Scott) is a hard-drinking rodeo rider who falls for a flirtatious woman Claire (Virginia Field) at the station, that reveals to be a police-woman in disguise chasing after an orphanage that doesn't seem to do right. Finally the gathering at the Christmas Eve happened and the couple Johnatan-Claire bring the three girl orphans from the orphanage. Aunt Matilda feels like the day she got the three little boys for adoption,
Cast
- Ann Harding – Aunt Matilda Reed
- Reginald Denny – Phillip Hastings
- Clarence Kolb – Judge Alston
- Carl Harbord – Dr. Doremus
- Joe Sawyer – Private Detective Gimlet
- George Raft – Mario Torio
- George Brent – Michael Brooks
- Randolph Scott – Jonathan ´Johnny´
- Joan Blondell – Ann Nelson
- Virginia Field– Claire
- Dolores Moran – Jean Bradford
- Douglass Dumbrille– Dr. Bunyan
- Claire Whitney – Mrs. Bunyan
- John Litel – Joe Bland, FBI Agent
- Marie Blake – Reporter
- Dennis Hoey – Williams-Butler
- Molly Lamont – Harriet Rhodes
- John Litel – Joe Bland, FBI Agent
- Walter Sande – Mario's Hood
- Konstantin Shayne – Gustav Reichman
- Andrew Tombes – Auctioneer
Reception
The film didn't receive very good reviews. Leonard Maltin gave it 1.5 stars out of 4. The film didn't do very well at the box office.[2]
References
- ↑ Variety 7 January 1948
- ↑ Everett Aaker, The Films of George Raft, McFarland & Company, 2013 p 126
External links
- Christmas Eve at the Internet Movie Database
- Review of film at Variety