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In the Bleak Midwinter: ‘Christmas Holiday’ (1944)

December 30, 2024 By retromoviebuff Leave a Comment

Gene Kelly and Deanna Durbin in 'Christmas Holiday'

Imagine the plot of Christmas Holiday, a film starring Deanna Durbin and Gene Kelly. Did you think of a jolly musical with yuletide trimmings? Well, scrap all of that. Directed by Robert Siodmak and inspired by W. Somerset Maugham’s novel of the same name, Christmas Holiday is a film noir as bleak as a barren […]

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: Classic Hollywood, Deanna Durbin, Film Noir, Gene Kelly, Robert Siodmak, W. Somerset Maugham

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