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Christmas Holiday is a 1944 film noir crime film directed by Robert Siodmak starring Deanna Durbin and Gene Kelly. Based on the 1939 novel of the same name by W. Somerset Maugham, the film is about a woman who marries a Southern aristocrat who inherited his family's streak of violence and instability and soon drags the woman into a life of misery. After he is arrested, the woman runs away from her husband's family, changes her name, and finds work as a singer in a New Orleans dive. The film received an Academy Award nomination for Best Musical Score for Hans J. Salter.
Original Release
06/28/1944
US Release
06/28/1944
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Deanna Durbin | Abigail Martin / Jackie Lamont |
| Gene Kelly | Robert Manette |
| Richard Whorf | Simon Fenimore |
| Dean Harens | Charles Mason |
| Gladys George | Valerie De Merode |
| Gale Sondergaard | Mrs. Manette |
| David Bruce | Gerald Tyler |
| Eddie Acuff | Steve |
| Fred Aldrich | Bartender |
| Frank Austin | Jury Member / Juryman |
Directors
Writers
W. Somerset Maugham, Herman J. Mankiewicz
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Deanna Durbin | Abigail Martin / Jackie Lamont |
| Gene Kelly | Robert Manette |
| Richard Whorf | Simon Fenimore |
| Dean Harens | Charles Mason |
| Gladys George | Valerie De Merode |
| Gale Sondergaard | Mrs. Manette |
| David Bruce | Gerald Tyler |
| Eddie Acuff | Steve |
| Fred Aldrich | Bartender |
| Frank Austin | Jury Member / Juryman |
| John Barton | Concertgoer |
| Vangie Beilby | Wedding Guest |
| John Berkes | Waiter |
| Oliver Blake | Defense Attorney / Lawyer |
| Charles Cane | Joe / Detective |
| Ruth Cherrington | Concertgoer |
| James Conaty | Concert Patron |
| Heinie Conklin | Jury Member / Juryman |
| Joseph Crehan | Steve / Steve, the bartender |
| Louise Currie | Stewardess |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Felix Jackson | Producer |
| Frank Shaw | Producer |
Editors
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1945 | Oscar | Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture | Nominated |
