Holiday Affair

Holiday Affair is a blackandwhite 1949 light romantic comedy film starring Robert Mitchum and Janet Leigh. In this modest film, directed and produced by Don Hartman, Mitchum expanded from his typical roles in film noir and war films. It was based on the story Christmas Gift by John D. Weaver, also the films working title.

Steve Mason Robert Mitchum, a veteran and drifter, is employed as a clerk during the Christmas season at Crowleys, a New York department store. He suspects customer Connie Ennis Janet Leigh of being a comparative shopper for a rival store when she buys an expensive toy train set without asking a single question about it. That night, her son Timmy Gordon Gebert becomes excited when he sneaks a peek at what he thinks is his present, only to be disappointed when his mother sets him straight. When Connie returns the train the next day, Steve tells her of his suspicions and that he should report her to the store detective, which would lead to her firing. After she explains that she is a war widow with a son to support, Steve refunds her money, a gesture that costs him his job.Steve becomes acquainted with Connie, her son, and her longtime boyfriend, lawyer Carl Davis Wendell Corey. On Christmas morning, Timmy discovers the train set outside the apartment door and assumes that his mother got it for him after all. When Connie realizes who it must have come from, she finds the almostbroke Steve in Central Park, gives him a tie originally intended for Carl, and offers to reimburse him for the expensive present. He refuses her money, saying that he wants to encourage Timmys optimism. Connie then reveals she is marrying Carl on New Years Day Steve lets her know he thinks her decision is a mistake. Annoyed, Connie goes home. ........

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