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RoL's Favorite Holiday* Movies

 

(They either have a Christmas theme or at least take place during Christmas.)

Holiday Inn (1942) B&W Musical/Romantic Comedy
Starring Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire
Two best friends fall for the same girl. This movie brought us the infamous "White Christmas" song. (You've got Fred Astaire's feet and Bing Crosby's voice - what more could you ask for! -Bobbi)
Available in VIDEO or DVD.

 

 

Holiday Affair (1949) B&W Romantic Comedy
Starring Janet Leigh and Robert Mitchum
The world of a widow, who is engaged to a straight-laced lawyer, is turned upside down when she starts to fall for a unconventional, tell-it-like-it-is guy. (Along with loving the movie, I think the little boy Timmy is classic! -Bobbi)
Available in VIDEO.

 

 

Come to the Stable (1949) B&W Drama/Comedy
Starring Loretta Young and Celeste Holm
Two nuns set out to build a children's hospital despite numerous obstacles. And their example of faith and trust in Divine Providence change a few hearts along the way. (Hard to believe that Hollywood once made movies like these! A personal favorite. -Brian)
Available in VIDEO.

 

 

The Bishops Wife (1948) B&W Drama
Starring Cary Grant and Loretta Young
An angel intervenes into the life of a bisphop who is struggling to build a new cathedral and keep his family together. (We saw this for the first time just this month and we both loved the way the birth of Christ was emphasized. We also noted that it was the only movie we ever saw where Cary Grant did not get the girl in the end! -Brian)
Available in VIDEO and DVD.

 

Christmas in Connecticut (1945) B&W Comedy/Drama
Starring Barbara Stanwyck and Dennis Morgan
To continue her career, Stanwyck must pretend to be a happily married Martha Stewart-type to help a lonely soldier. Not a problem, until she starts falling for the soldier!
Available in VIDEO. NOW AVAILABLE IN DVD!

 

 

White Christmas (1954) Musical
Starring Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye
Two army buddies pair up as a song-and-dance team and together they and two pretty sisters help out a retired army general who is in finacial trouble. As a side story, the hard-nosed one of the two guys begins to fall in love with the equally hard-nosed sister. (Unlike Holiday Inn, I always fast-forward some of the musical numbers but I am a sucker for the great love story between the characters played by Crosby and Rosemary Clooney. -Bobbi)
Available in VIDEO and DVD.

 

Remember the Night (1940) Drama
Starring Barbara Stanwyck and Fred MacMurray
An assistant DA feels sorry for a pretty but feisty shoplifter who must spend the holidays in jail, so he bails her out and lets her spend Christmas with him and his family. (Warning: although the ending is not sad per se, don't expect a sugary sweet happy one.-Bobbi)
Available in VIDEO.

 

Bachelor Mother (1939) B&W Romantic Comedy
Starring Ginger Rogers and David Niven
A single shopkeeper is mistakenly believed to be the mother of an orphaned baby. She is befriended by her employer's son who offers nothing more than financial help and "scientific advice" about caring for a newborn, until he starts to fall for her. (A personal favorite any time of the year. -Bobbi)
Available on VIDEO.

 

Little Women (1949) Drama
Starring June Allyson and Peter Lawford
The story of four sisters during the Civil War. (Technically not a Christmas movie, nor necessarily the best version of Little Women but I just love the Christmas spirit displayed, especially towards Marmee. -Bobbi)
Available in VIDEO and DVD.

 

 

Miracle on 34th Street (1947) B&W Drama
Starring Maureen O'Hara and John Payne
A jolly old man is hired to play a department store Santa but he raises more than a few eyebrows when he claims that he actually IS Santa. (Although we're not very into the "santa" aspect of Christmas, this is still a delightful holiday movie. -Bobbi)
Available in VIDEO and DVD.

 

 

It's A Wonderful Life (1947) B&W Drama
Starring James Stewart and Donna Reed
What holiday movie watching would be complete without a viewing of the tales of George Bailey?
Available in VIDEO and DVD.