Christmas Holiday
A jilted sailor meets a singer in a nightclub mourning her husband in gaol: he escapes and refuses to believe she has been faithful, the police kill him as he tries to kill her. Screenplay by Herman J. Mankiewicz From the novel by Somerset Maugham.
Cast & credits
Cast
- Jackie Lamont/Abigail Martin Manette Deanna Durbin
- Robert Manette Gene Kelly
- Simon Fenimore Richard Whorf
- Lieutenant Charles Mason Dean Harens
- Valerie De Merode Gladys George
- Mrs Manette Gale Sondergaard
- Lieutenant Gerald Tyler David Bruce
- [Townsend] Minor Watson
- [minister] Neal Dodd
- [policeman] Robert E. Homans
- [policeman] James Flavin
- [policeman] Charles Mcmurphy
- [Teddy Jordan] Cy Kendall
- [detective] Eddie Dunn
- [detective] Charles Cane
- [bailiff] Charles Jordan
- [member of the jury] Larry Steers
- [member of the jury] Charles Conklin
- [member of the jury] Cyril Ring
- [member of the jury] Arthur Hull
- [member of the jury] Frank Austin
- [member of the jury] James Farley
- [member of the jury] Jack C. Smith
- [foreman] John Hamilton
- [lawyer] Oliver Blake
- [judge] George Irving
- [waiter] John Berkes
- [bellboy] Frank Marlowe
- [Steve, the bartender] Joseph Crehan
- [clerk] Katherine York
- [room clerk] Edwin Stanley
- [stewardess] Louise Currie
- [colonel] Clyde Fillmore
- [airline attendant] Joe Kirk
- [choral voices] St. Brendan's Boys Choir
Credits
Direction
- Director Robert Siodmak
- Assistant Director William Holland
Production
- ©/Production Company Universal Pictures Company
- Producer Felix Jackson
- Associate Producer Frank Shaw
Writing
- As written for the screen by Herman J. Mankiewicz
- Based on the novel by W. Somerset Maugham
Photography
- Director of Photography Woody Bredell
- Special Photography John P. Fulton
Editing
- Film Editor Ted J. Kent
Design
- Art Director John Goodman
- Art Director Robert Clatworthy
- Set Decorator Russell A. Gausman
- Set Decorator E.R. Robinson
Costumes
- Gowns Vera West
- Miss Durbin's Wardrobe Muriel King
- Miss Durbin's Wardrobe Howard Greer
Music
- Musical Score/Musical Direction Hans J. Salter
- Vocal Coach Andres De Segurola
Sound
- Sound Director Bernard B. Brown
- [Sound] Technician Joe Lapis