Christmas in Connecticut (1945) – Rewatch

Despite publisher Sidney Greenstreet’s insistence on honesty above all, single New Yorker Barbara Stanwyck writes a regular column for one of his magazines describing her married life on a farm in Connecticut. To fulfill the wishes of returning war hero Dennis Morgan, she is forced to finagle a Christmas dinner at her imaginary farm with the soldier, her publisher, and her supposed family. Stanwyck is radiant amidst all the hijinks, pretending to know how to cook, milk cows, and care for an infant all while trying to balance the feelings of her editor and new fiancé Reginald Gardiner with her own feelings for the soldier. The soundstage version of a Connecticut farmhouse provides just enough warm hominess to make it a comforting holiday flick.