Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on December 11, 2024

Deanna Durbin and Gene Kelly in “Christmas Holiday” Christmas Holiday (1944) is a film noir directed by Robert Siodmak and starring Deanna Durbin and Gene Kelly. Audiences in 1944 might have thought they were going to see a light musical, considering the talent involved, but it&#821   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on November 25, 2019

Christmas Holiday begins as a movie we’ve probably seen before countless times. A returning G.I. (Dean Harens) is getting ready for some Christmas leave except our star is as stiff as cardboard and that comes before he gets the sobering news. The girl he was intent on marrying has duped him...   read more

Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Karen Burroughs Hannsberry on December 12, 2018

Noir Nook: Five Things You Need to Know About Christmas Holiday (1944) Christmas Holiday is a 1944 noir starring Deanna Durbin as a devoted young bride who slowly comes to realize that her husband, played by Gene Kelly, is a charming sociopath and killer. The cast includes Gale Sondergaard as...   read more

Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Karen Burroughs Hannsberry on December 17, 2017

Noir Nook: Christmas Holiday  It’s called Christmas Holiday. It stars famed hoofer Gene Kelly and popular singer Deanna Durbin. This is noir? You bet your rain-swept streets it is. Christmas Holiday, 1944, stars Deanna Durbin and Gene Kelly Released in 1944 and directed by Robert Siodmak, Christmas   read more

Serendipitous Anachronisms Posted by Summer Reeves on September 4, 2015

Unusual Suspects Week 4: Gene Kelly in Christmas Holiday (1944) 04 Friday Sep 2015 Posted by Summer Reeves in 1940s, Crime, Drama, Holiday, Musicals, Politics, Romance ≈ 4 Comments Tags1940s, Crime, Drama, Film Noir, Holiday, Mo   read more

Where Danger Lives Posted by Mark on May 27, 2010

I became interested in classic film early in my teens. Able to stay up late during summer vacations I passed the time with American Movie Classics. (TCM was still more than a decade away.) Despite being weaned in a house where films such as Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Rebecca,...   read more