Christmas in Connecticut
Seen it?1945 | 102 min | Comedy, Romance
Sunday Safe Betearly ratingWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
It earned strong reviews (89% on Rotten Tomatoes). A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for romantics and anyone who wants a laugh. If you loved Elf, start here. Critics rate it higher than audiences do, so it rewards patience more than it chases thrills.
- The mood
- Light and funny, romantic.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 1 hr 42 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1945: an older pace and style.
- Audiences were cooler on it than critics.
While recovering in a hospital, war hero Jefferson Jones grows familiar with the "Diary of a Housewife" column written by Elizabeth Lane. Jeff's nurse arranges with Elizabeth's publisher, Alexander Yardley, for Jeff to spend the holiday at Elizabeth's bucolic Connecticut farm with her husband and child. But the column is a sham, so Elizabeth and her editor, Dudley Beecham, in fear of losing their jobs, hasten to set up the single, childless and entirely nondomestic Elizabeth on a country farm.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsStrong
89% on Rotten Tomatoes, 64 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
7.0 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerSolid
$3 million worldwide on a $864K budget
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 86K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Peter Godfrey
- Barbara StanwyckElizabeth Lane
- Dennis MorganJefferson Jones
- Sydney GreenstreetAlexander Yardley
- Reginald GardinerJohn Sloan
- S.Z. SakallFelix Bassenak
- Robert ShayneDudley Beecham
- Una O'ConnorNorah
- Frank JenksSinkewicz
- Joyce ComptonNurse Mary Lee
- Dick ElliottJudge Crothers