Die unvergessliche Weihnachtsnacht (1940)
Kurz vor Weihnachten wird Lee Leander beim Stehlen erwischt. Es ist ihre dritte Straftat, weswegen John Sargent sie vor Gericht bringen will. Doch die Verhandlung wird verschoben, da es schwer ist, während der Weihnachtszeit eine Verurteilung zu erwirken. Sargent entwickelt Mitleid für Lee und sorgt dafür, dass sie auf Kaution freikommt. Er nimmt sie mit zu seiner Mutter, um dort Weihnachten zu feiern. Umgeben von einer liebevollen Familie, die im starken Kontrast zu Lees eigener familiärer Geschichte steht, sprühen zwischen Lee und John die Funken. Sie verlieben sich, doch noch gibt es ein Problem: Was wird aus dem kommenden Prozess?
Der Regisseur:
Mitchell Leisen
Der Autor:
Preston Sturges
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Barbara Stanwyck as Lee Leander/Anna Rose Malone |
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Fred MacMurray as Jack Sargent |
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Beulah Bondi as Mrs. Sargent |
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Elizabeth Patterson as Aunt Emma "Emmie" |
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Willard Robertson as Francis X. O'Leary |
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Sterling Holloway as Willie Simms |
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Charles Waldron as Judge in New York |
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Paul Guilfoyle as District Attorney |
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Charles Arnt as Tom |
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John Wray as Hank |
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Thomas W. Ross as Mr. Emory |
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Fred 'Snowflake' Toones as Rufus |
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Tom Kennedy as 'Fat' Mike |
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Georgia Caine as Lee's Mother, Mrs. Malone |
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Virginia Brissac as Mrs. Emory |
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Spencer Charters as Judge at Rummage Sale |
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Jean Acker as Jury Member (uncredited) |
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Ambrose Barker as Customs Official (uncredited) |
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John Beck as Lee's Stepfather (uncredited) |
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Brooks Benedict as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) |
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Avril Cameron as Jury Member (uncredited) |
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Chester Clute as Jewelry Salesman (uncredited) |
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Frank Conklin as Jury Member (uncredited) |
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Harry Depp as Jury Member (uncredited) |
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Edmund Elton as Minister (uncredited) |
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Julia Faye as Jury Member (uncredited) |
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James Flavin as Court Attendant (uncredited) |
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George Guhl as Court Guard (uncredited) |
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Beth Hartman as Jury Member (uncredited) |
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Milton Kibbee as Jury Member (uncredited) |
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Fuzzy Knight as Bandleader at Barn Dance (uncredited) |
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Lillian Lawrence as Townswoman at Rummage Sale (uncredited) |
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Kate Drain Lawson as Jail Matron (uncredited) |
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Martha Mears as Nightclub Singer (uncredited) |
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George Melford as Brian the Bailiff (uncredited) |
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Pat O'Malley as Jury Member (uncredited) |
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Walter Soderling as Jury Member (uncredited) |
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Bernard Suss as Jury Member (uncredited) |
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Julius Tannen as Jury Member (uncredited) |
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Florence Wix as Judge's Wife (uncredited) |
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James Carlisle as Nightclub Patron (uncredited) |
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William A. Boardway as Nightclub Patron (uncredited) |
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Steve Carruthers as Court Reporter (uncredited) |
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Roy Crane as Undetermined Role (uncredited) |
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Jon Dodson as Nightclub Singer #3 (uncredited) |
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Harry Evans as Nightclub Patron (uncredited) |
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Kenneth Gibson as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) |
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Carl M. Leviness as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) |
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Bud Linn as Nightclub Singer #4 (uncredited) |
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Robert Locke Lorraine as Nightclub Patron (uncredited) |
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Earl Pingree as Jury Member (uncredited) |
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Paul Power as Nightclub Patron (uncredited) |
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Rad Robinson as Nightclub Singer #2 (uncredited) |
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Ruth Warren as Undetermined Role (uncredited) |
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Katherine Yorke as Nightclub Patron (uncredited) |
| Art | Hans Dreier | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Edith Head | Costume Design |
| Art | Roland Anderson | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Wally Westmore | Makeup Artist |
| Editing | Doane Harrison | Editor |
| Writing | Preston Sturges | Screenplay |
| Directing | Mitchell Leisen | Director |
| Production | Mitchell Leisen | Producer |
| Camera | Ted Tetzlaff | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Dorothy Ponedel | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Walter Oberst | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Earl S. Hayman | Sound Recordist |
| Art | A. E. Freudeman | Interior Designer |
| Directing | Hal Walker | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Leo Shuken | Orchestrator |
| Crew | LeRoy Prinz | Choreographer |
| Production | William LeBaron | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Friedrich Hollaender | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Eugene Joseff | Other |
| Sound | Irvin Talbot | Conductor |
| Sound | Charles Bradshaw | Orchestrator |
| Art | A. E. Freudeman | Set Decoration |
| Production | John Zinn | Casting |
| Production | Albert Lewis | Producer |
