Rent Holiday Affair (1949)
3.7 of 5 from 53 ratings
1h 27min
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- Synopsis:
Just before Christmas, department store clerk Steve Mason (Robert Mitchum) meets big-spending customer Connie Ennis (Janet Leigh) who is really a commercial spy. Steve unmasks her duplicity but when he discovers that Connie is a war widow he feels sorry for her and with the spirit of Christmas in the air and goodwill to all people, Steve decides to let Connie go. But his kind-hearted decision rebounds when the company fires him before the Christmas holiday. When Steve and Connie end up on a chance date, Connie's steady (Wendell Corey) is not impressed but her son Timmy (Gordon Gebert) is delighted. With her wedding booked for New Years day, can Connie choose between the safe yet dull Carl, or the handsome but unpredictable Steve Mason? - Actors:
- Robert Mitchum, Janet Leigh, Wendell Corey, Gordon Gebert, Griff Barnett, Esther Dale, Henry O'Neill, Harry Morgan, Larry J. Blake, Helen Brown, Pat Barton, Genevieve Bell, Melinda Casey, Chick Chandler, Jack Chefe, James Conaty, Yvonne Crossley, Michka Egan, George Eldredge, Louise Franklin
- Directors:
- Don Hartman
- Producers:
- Don Hartman
- Writers:
- Isobel Lennart, John D. Weaver
- Aka:
- Christmas Gift
- Studio:
- Odeon Entertainment
- Genres:
- Classics, Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Collections:
- 12 Films of Christmas Past, Holidays Film Collection, Santa's Film Wishlist for Grown-Ups, The Ultimate Christmas Films Collection, Top 10 Films Set in Department Stores, Top Films
