Christmas Holiday is a 1944 drama directed by Robert Siodmak. The black-and-whitefilm noir is based on a novel by W. Somerset Maugham. The adapted screenplay was written by Herman J. Mankiewicz. Gene Kelly and Deanna Durbin are cast against type in this dark film noir. Kelly, who went on to appear in bright musicals, plays a non-singing and non-dancing murderous man while Durbin, who usually played girl next door in family musicals, plays a who falls for him and sticks with him even knowing he's a killer. The film is considered one of the bleakest film noirs of the 1940s. Image File history File links Dean Harens and Deanna Durbin in Christmas Holiday File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Dean Harens and Deanna Durbin in Christmas Holiday File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Dean Harens was a movie actor. ... Deanna Durbin (born Edna Mae Durbin on December 4, 1921 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada) was a popular singer and actress in Hollywood films. ... See also: 1943 in film 1944 1945 in film 1940s in film years in film film // Events Top grossing films North America Going My Way starring Bing Crosby Meet Me in St. ... Robert Siodmak (August 8, 1900 - March 10, 1973) was a film director born in Memphis, Tennessee (sometimes his birthplace is stated as Dresden, Germany). ... Black-and-white (or variations including Black and White) can refer to a general term used in photography, film, and other media (see black-and-white). ... Film noir is a film style and mood primarily associated with crime films, that portrays its principal characters in a nihilism and existential world. ... W. Somerset Maugham as photographed in 1934 by Carl Van Vechten. ... Herman Jacob Mankiewicz (November 7, 1897—March 5, 1953) was a Polish-American legendary Hollywood screenwriter. ...
Christmas (literally, the Mass of Christ) is a holiday in the Christian calendar, usually observed on December 25, which celebrates the birth of Jesus.
Decorating a Christmas tree with lights and ornaments, and the decoration of the interior of the home with garlands and evergreen foliage, particularly holly and mistletoe, are common traditions.
Christmas fell out of favor again after the American Revolution, as it was considered an "English custom", and it was not declared a federal holiday in the United States until June 26, 1870.
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