Weihnachten nach Maß (1945)
Als Jefferson Jones und sein Kumpel Sinkewicz im Zweiten Weltkrieg auf See verwundet werden und nachher 18 Tage in einem Schlauchboot auf offener See treiben, kommen sie ins Krankenhaus unter die Fittiche von Schwester Mary Lee . Um den Aufenthalt für sich etwas angenehmer zu machen und eine bessere Essensration zu erhalten, macht Jefferson Mary Lee schöne Augen - die steigt auch drauf ein und verliebt sich. Nur mit der Hochzeit scheint es nichts zu werden. Da hat sie eine Idee: Sie will ihrem Geliebten zum bevorstehenden Weihnachtsfest etwas besonderes schenken und schreibt einen Brief an den Verleger Alexander Yardley. In seinen Zeitungen schreibt nämlich die Kolumnistin Elizabeth Lane, die - ihren Artikeln zufolge - auf einer traumhaften Farm in Connecticut lebt. Hierhin soll sie Jefferson einladen und Mary Lee hofft, dort wird er die richtige Weihnachtsstimmung finden, um in die Ehe einzuwilligen.
Der Regisseur:
Peter Godfrey
Die Autor:
Lionel Houser, Adele Comandini.
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Barbara Stanwyck as Elizabeth Lane |
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Dennis Morgan as Jefferson Jones |
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Sydney Greenstreet as Alexander Yardley |
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Reginald Gardiner as John Sloan |
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S.Z. Sakall as Felix Bassenak |
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Robert Shayne as Dudley Beecham |
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Una O'Connor as Norah |
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Frank Jenks as Sinkewicz |
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Joyce Compton as Nurse Mary Lee |
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Dick Elliott as Judge Crothers |
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Betty Alexander as Nurse Smith (uncredited) |
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Charles Arnt as Homer Higgenbottom (uncredited) |
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Arthur Aylesworth as Sleigh Driver (uncredited) |
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Walter Baldwin as Herb, the Sheriff (uncredited) |
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Edward Biby as Restaurant Patron (uncredited) |
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Marie Blake as Mrs. Wright (uncredited) |
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George Boyce as Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Lillian Bronson as Secretary (uncredited) |
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Bob Burns as Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Oliver Cross as Restaurant Patron (uncredited) |
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John Dehner as State Trooper #2 (uncredited) |
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Charles Flynn as U-Boat Torpedo Man (archive footage) (uncredited) |
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Allen Fox as Postman (uncredited) |
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James Frasco as Baby (uncredited) |
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Jody Gilbert as Mrs. Gerseg (uncredited) |
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Sam Harris as Man at Dance (uncredited) |
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Olaf Hytten as Elkins (uncredited) |
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Fred Kelsey as Harper (uncredited) |
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Kurt Kreuger as U-Boat Sailor (archive footage) (uncredited) |
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Pat Lane as Reporter (uncredited) |
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Wilbur Mack as Restaurant Patron (uncredited) |
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Charles Marsh as Reporter (uncredited) |
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Jack Mower as State Trooper #1 (uncredited) |
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Barry Norton as Restaurant Patron (uncredited) |
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John O'Connor as Deliveryman (uncredited) |
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Jeffrey Sayre as Officer in Restaurant (uncredited) |
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Scott Seaton as Restaurant Patron (uncredited) |
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Charles Sherlock as Bartender (uncredited) |
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Emmett Smith as Sam (uncredited) |
| Writing | Lionel Houser | Screenplay |
| Sound | Friedrich Hollaender | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Aileen Hamilton | Story |
| Costume & Make-Up | Perc Westmore | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Edith Head | Costume Design |
| Editing | Frank Magee | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Milo Anderson | Costume Design |
| Writing | Adele Comandini | Screenplay |
| Directing | Peter Godfrey | Director |
| Art | Stanley Fleischer | Art Direction |
| Art | Casey Roberts | Set Decoration |
| Camera | Carl E. Guthrie | Director of Photography |
| Production | Jack L. Warner | Executive Producer |
| Production | William Jacobs | Producer |
| Sound | Everett Alton Brown | Sound |
| Sound | Jerome Moross | Orchestrator |
| Sound | Leo F. Forbstein | Music Director |
| Sound | M.K. Jerome | Songs |
| Directing | Claude Archer | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Lou Jennings | Additional Camera |
| Sound | Charles David Forrest | Sound Mixer |
| Crew | William C. McGann | Special Effects |
| Visual Effects | Willard Van Enger | Visual Effects |
| Sound | Gerald W. Alexander | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Robert G. Wayne | Sound Mixer |
| Writing | Jack Scholl | Lyricist |