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69% Critic Match
Holiday Affair
“It happens in December... but it's hotter than July!”
6.9 / 10• 1949• 1h 27m•NR• English
ComedyRomanceDrama
Storyline
Just before Christmas, department store clerk Steve Mason meets big spending customer Connie Ennis, who's actually a comparison shopper sent by another store. Steve lets her go, which gets him fired. They spend the afternoon together, which doesn't sit well with Connie's steady suitor, Carl, when he finds out, but delights her young son Timmy, who quickly takes to Steve.
Cast & Crew
Robert Mitchum
Steve Mason
Lead
Janet Leigh
Connie Ennis
Wendell Corey
Carl Davis
Griff Barnett
Mr. Ennis
Esther Dale
Mrs. Ennis
Henry O'Neill
Mr. Crowley
Harry Morgan
Police Lieutenant (as Henry Morgan)
Larry J. Blake
Plainclothesman
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Don Hartman's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Holiday Affair is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
