Christmas in Connecticut

Pros: Barbara Stanwyck's beauty and comedic timing. Extraordinary supporting cast. Dialogue. DVD quality and extras.

Cons: Aw, come on . . . it's Christmas!

The Bottom Line: Hollywood legends converge for multiple madcap misunderstandings amidst a Merry Christmas.

Review: Imagine you’re Jack Warner. As the head of your own studio, you call the shots. One day late in 1944, you head to the commissary for your traditional pastrami-on-rye, and you notice several of your contract players idly playing cards and smoking ...

Pros: Big ole silly romp

Cons: Big ole silly romp

Review: The primary reason to see this movie is that it is one of Barbara Stanwyck's first comic roles, and she has considerable finesse. The secondary reason to watch this movie is that S.Z. Sakall is adorable.

I was really unfamiliar with the latter...