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Love blooms between a sympathetic attorney and the comely shoplifter he has taken home for the Christmas holiday.Love blooms between a sympathetic attorney and the comely shoplifter he has taken home for the Christmas holiday.Love blooms between a sympathetic attorney and the comely shoplifter he has taken home for the Christmas holiday.
Charles Arnt
- Tom
- (as Charlie Arnt)
Fred 'Snowflake' Toones
- Rufus
- (as Snowflake)
Jean Acker
- Jury Member
- (uncredited)
Ambrose Barker
- Customs Official
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
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4 years before the memorable "Double Indemnity," Fred MacMurray first teamed with Barbara Stanwyck in "Remember the Night."
The story is typical Preston Sturgis-people meeting in unusual circumstances and falling in love.
In this one, MacMurray prosecutes Stanwyck for shoplifting, and since it's Christmas time, he takes her home for the holidays. They encounter a madcap adventure before settling in his home.
Virginia Brissac is memorable in a brief but devastating performance as a cold mother whose veneer tells you immediately what she is like. Contrast this with MacMurray's family, the wonderful, understanding Beulah Bondi as his mother and Elizabeth Patterson, as an also understanding spinster aunt. This film tries to depict that we are what we are because of our environment. It alternates in being funny and serious. Stanwyck's hard-nosed character does become gentle right-away but that's due to environmental factors.
The ending may disappoint you at first but upon further thought there is hope for our two major characters.
The story is typical Preston Sturgis-people meeting in unusual circumstances and falling in love.
In this one, MacMurray prosecutes Stanwyck for shoplifting, and since it's Christmas time, he takes her home for the holidays. They encounter a madcap adventure before settling in his home.
Virginia Brissac is memorable in a brief but devastating performance as a cold mother whose veneer tells you immediately what she is like. Contrast this with MacMurray's family, the wonderful, understanding Beulah Bondi as his mother and Elizabeth Patterson, as an also understanding spinster aunt. This film tries to depict that we are what we are because of our environment. It alternates in being funny and serious. Stanwyck's hard-nosed character does become gentle right-away but that's due to environmental factors.
The ending may disappoint you at first but upon further thought there is hope for our two major characters.
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaAccording to director Mitchell Leisen, the role of Lee's mother was originally taken by Marjorie Main. After Main's performance proved to be far too broad and overdone, the scene was re-shot with Georgia Caine.
- GoofsThe street sign on the corner of the shop where Lee tries to pawn the stolen bracelet reads "3rd Avenue" and "West 54th Street" in NYC. With 3rd Avenue being east of Fifth Avenue, which divides east from west Manhattan, the street sign should read "East 54th Street."
- Alternate versionsThere is an Italian edition of this film on DVD, distributed by DNA srl, "CHRISTMAS IN CONNECTICUT (Il sergente e la signora, 1945) - New Widescreen Edition + RICORDA QUELLA NOTTE (1940)" (2 Films on a single DVD, with "Christmas in Connecticut" in double version 1.33:1 and 1.78:1), re-edited with the contribution of film historian Riccardo Cusin. This version is also available for streaming on some platforms.
- ConnectionsFeatured in A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas! (2011)
- SoundtracksJingle Bells
(1857) (uncredited)
Written by James Pierpont
Played in the score during the first scene of the film, as Lee is walking away with the bracelet.
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Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Recuerdo de una noche
- Filming locations
- Windsor, Ontario, Canada(Lee and Jim enter Canada)
- Production company
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $167,800
- Runtime1 hour 34 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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