| Christmas in Connecticut (1945),
				Director: Peter Godfrey, Rated Approved 
						It's 
						the fun show that's the one show to see! 
				
				  Starring: 
				Barbara Stanwyck, Dennis Morgan, Sydney Greenstreet, Reginald 
				Gardiner, S. Z. Sakall, Robert Shayne, Una O'Connor, Frank 
				Jenks, Joyce Compton, Dick Elliott 
				DML Rating: 
				★★★★★★★☆☆☆ 
				- good 
				"All my life I 
				promised myself a mink coat. You know, Felix, it's very 
				important to keep promises, especially to yourself." - 
				Elizabeth Lane 
				Why watch this? This 
				screwball holiday classic bounces off a lot of walls, and 
				thoroughly entertains. 
				Plot Summary: 
				Elizabeth Lane writes a well-known weekly newspaper article 
				about her country lifestyle which includes a Connecticut farm, 
				husband, baby, and her set of delicious recipes. The only issue 
				is that she's actually single, lives in a NYC flat, and 
				can't boil an egg (the recipes are from her chef "uncle", Felix 
				Bassenak). Her publisher, Mr. Yardley has no idea of her 
				charade, and requires that she host a Christmas dinner at her 
				farm, for returning war hero Jeff Jones, who loves her recipes. 
				This forces Elizabeth into a jam to keep up the ruse or lose her 
				job. Dad's Preview:  The theme is basically "how far can you carry a lie until 
				it backfires on you." Regardless, it does make for a very funny 
				Christmas yarn centered on a spunky single lady, who will do 
				almost anything to stay employed. That is, until she falls in 
				love with the right guy. Stanwyck's dry sense of humor is a 
				delight as Ms. Lane, while Sydney Greenstreet also shines as her 
				demanding boss.     
						 William 
						Jacobs; Warner Bros.
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