| The Cheaters (1945) |
| An eccentric wealthy family facing bankruptcy schemes to steal an inheritance, but an alcoholic ex-actor they take in for Christmas charity complicates their plan. / A wealthy family is preparing for Christmas in their usual stylish fashion. They hit on a bright idea that will make them outstanding during this holiday season among their friends. They will adopt a "lost man" and bring him to their house for the holidays. They find a news story of a washed-up actor who has attempted to commit suicide and bring him to their home. The actor proves far more than they bargained for and he shows them some real truths about giving and living. |
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1945
07/15/1945
Passed
Film
87 minutes
A
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Comedy
Drama
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Director(s):
Joseph Kane
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6 shopping days to Christmas |
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Street Santa |
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lot of Christmas shopping / storers coming back to take gifts |
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Christmas ? |
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Jingle Bells music on entry / fake tree |
| Cast:
Joseph Schildkraut
/ Anthony Marchand
Billie Burke
/ Clara Pidgeon
Eugene Pallette
/ James C. Pidgeon
Ona Munson
/ Florie Watson
Raymond Walburn
/ Willie Crawford
Ann Gillis
/ Angela Pidgeon
Ruth Terry
/ Therese Pidgeon
Robert Livingston
/ Stephen Bates
David Holt
/ Reggie Pidgeon
Robert Greig
/ MacFarland
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| Christmas in Connecticut (1945) |
| A food writer who has lied about being the perfect housewife must try to cover her deception when her boss and a returning war hero invite themselves to her home for a traditional family Christmas. /// A food writer must entertain her boss and a returning war hero for the holidays. |
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1945
08/11/1945
Not Rated
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29 minutes
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Genre:
Comedy
Romance
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Director(s):
Peter Godfrey
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"Good morning; Merry Christmas. I hope I'm in time to see you flip the flapjacks." - Alexander Yardley |
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We Wish You A |
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Christmas music over opening credits |
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Christmas Dinner (picture in magazine) |
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Spend Christmas in a homey home |
| Cast:
Barbara Stanwyck
/ Elizabeth Lane
Dennis Morgan
/ Jefferson Jones
Sydney Greenstreet
/ Alexander Yardley
Reginald Gardiner
/ John Sloan
S.Z. Sakall
/ Felix Bassenak
Robert Shayne
/ Dudley Beecham
Una O'Connor
/ Norah
Frank Jenks
/ Sinkewicz
Joyce Compton
/ Mary Lee
Dick Elliott
/ Judge Crowthers
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| Tagline: It's the fun show that's the one show to see! |
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| The Bells of St. Mary's (1945) |
| At a big city Catholic school, Father O'Malley and Sister Benedict indulge in friendly rivalry, and succeed in extending the school through the gift of a building. /// A priest and a nun who have a friendly rivalry must try to save their school from being shut down on Christmas. |
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1945
12/06/1945
Unrated
Film
126 minutes
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Drama
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Director(s):
Leo McCarey
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Adeste Fideles |
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Christmas pageant mission |
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Christmas tree |
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better at Christmas |
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heaven knows what it will be at Christmas |
| Cast:
Bing Crosby
/ Father Chuck O'Malley
Ingrid Bergman
/ Sister Mary Benedict
Henry Travers
/ Horace P. Bogardus
William Gargan
/ Joe Gallagher
Ruth Donnelly
/ Sister Michael
Joan Carroll
/ Patsy Gallagher
Martha Sleeper
/ Mary Gallagher
Rhys Williams
/ Dr. McKay
Richard Tyler
/ Eddie Breen
Una O'Connor
/ Mrs. Breen
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| Tagline: The Whole World's in Tune . . . with Bing and Bergman together at their most brilliant best ! |
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| Roughly Speaking (1945) |
| Louise Randall is an independent woman whose "glass is half full" mentality was passed onto her from her father. Louise hopes that those around her, especially her children, have that same ethic of life. Louise learns that if she is ever to find true love in her life, she will have to have a special man who has the same outlook, and that she can't mold others to that mentality. She finds such a man in the form of Harold Pierson, her second husband who most see as being unreliable and non-driven. But together, Louise and Harold and their children try one business venture after another, some with success, some without. World events such as World War I, the Great Depression and World War II affect what happens to the family and their ventures. |
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1945
01/31/1945
Approved
Film
117 minutes
C
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Genre:
Comedy
Drama
Romance
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Director(s):
Michael Curtiz
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Rosalind Russell
/ Louise Randall Pierson
Jack Carson
/ Harold C. Pierson
Robert Hutton
/ John Crane, ages 20-28
Jean Sullivan
/ Louise Jr., ages 18-26
Donald Woods
/ Rodney Crane
Alan Hale
/ Lew Morton
Andrea King
/ Barbara, ages 21-29
Ann Doran
/ Alice Abbott
Mona Freeman
/ Barbara, ages 15-20
Robert Arthur
/ Frankie at 17
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