Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!

Good start, but then it gets ruined

This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows

Close shines in drama with strong language, adult themes.

Do you love films about "Christmas"? If you do then you must see this film. Because its is an old film there is something about this film that makes it timeless and most of all enjoyable. Christmas in Connecticut is a story about Elizabeth Lane (Barbara Stanwyck) is a single food writer living in New York whose articles about her fictitious Connecticut farm, husband and baby are admired by housewives across the country. Her publisher, Alexander Yardley (Sydney Greenstreet), is unaware of the charade and insists that Elizabeth host a Christmas dinner for returning war hero Jefferson Jones (Dennis Morgan), who read all of her recipes while in the hospital, and is so fond of her that his nurse wrote a letter to the publisher. Facing a career-ending scandal, not only for herself, but also for her editor, Dudley Beecham (Robert Shayne), Lane is forced to comply. In desperation, Elizabeth agrees to marry her friend John Sloan (Reginald Gardiner), who has a farm in Connecticut, even though she does not love him. She also enlists the help of another friend, chef Felix Bassenak (S.Z. Sakall), who has been providing her with the recipes for her articles.Heads up. There is something said in this film that I had to look up. At the beginning you hear "The Old Magoo". It helps to know that "Magoo" is "Someone is too good to be true". One of my favorite films to see. If you have to buy it DO IT!

No need to wait until Christmas to watch this laugh a minute film. In this film a War Hero is invited to a life style magazine writer who is a Martha Stewart before there was a Martha Stewart. She makes all her meals look like fine dinning. Her articles talk about her private life which includes her marriage and her child. The problem is that she is lying. She is not married and can't cook. When her boss demands that she take in the war hero she is up the creek. Other problems include that she doesn't have a child. It is a very funny film that you should see! This is the film that many situation comedy show have stolen from.

Some classical stories (novels) have been so popular for so long, that they are remade into movies every so many years. The stories remain virtually unchanged, but the cast, script and sets change. The most obvious of these is Charles Dickens's "A Christmas Carol." That literary and holiday classic lends itself very well to new productions, much like the works of Shakespeare. On the other hand, some specific movies have become favorite classics or are so part of our annual traditions that the casts have become ingrained in the stories. One can't see anyone else playing certain roles. One of the most obvious of these is Frank Capra's "It's a Wonderful Life." We can't imagine anyone other than James Stewart, Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore, Thomas Mitchell, and Henry Travers playing the roles they had in that film. "Christmas in Connecticut" is another such film.Although it hasn't reached the stature of Wonderful Life, this film has become a holiday classic as well. It is a favorite of mine. Those of us who have seen it a number of times over the years can't imagine anyone other than those in its cast playing the roles in the film. Barbara Stanwyck is Elizabeth Lane, Dennis Morgan is Jefferson Jones, Sydney Greenstreet is Alexander Yardley, S.Z. 'Chuckles' Sakall is Uncle Felix, and Reginald Gardiner is John Sloan. Even beyond the main cast, some supporting actors are so good and right for their roles, that they have become 'ingrained' in the parts. These include Una O'Connor as Norah, Dick Elliott as Judge Crothers, and Robert Shayne as Dudley Beecham. This movie came out less than a month before Japan's surrender and the end of World War II. It was nearly 1 ½ years ahead of "It's a Wonderful Life." There are no war scenes in "Christmas in Connecticut," but the war had a strong influence and part in the plot of the film. The war that had ended had nothing to do with the plot of "It's a Wonderful Life." While both films have Christmas settings, their stories and intended audiences are quite different. "It's a Wonderful Life" is all family entertainment, with strong seasonal appeal to children as well as adults and strong moral and human overtones. "Christmas in Connecticut" is a very good romantic comedy that is adult all the way. It's approved viewing for children as well – very clean and proper. But the humorous script and sequences are written for adults. It doesn't have tremendously clever dialog with witty wisecracks and comebacks. Rather, it has clever lines that fit visual situations. The film has some hilarious sequences. Watch for Uncle Felix, Elizabeth and Sloan at the buffet table in the restaurant. Another is at Alexander Yardley's home, between him and Elizabeth – and then the butler and Elizabeth. Judge Crothers pops in and out of scenes in a funny sort of cat-and-mouse series of scenes. Then there's the Connecticut square dance. And Yardley's dialog with Sloan about the former's ability to detect lies and fraud. The farm cow plays in another humorous sequence. Elizabeth and Jones have a wonderful sequence, warm and funny, with the baby. Later, the baby switches lead to all sorts of mayhem and humor. There are more, from the opening scenes of two sailors adrift after their ship is torpedoed, to the very end. I noted some reviewers thought the plot was too contrived or silly. I think it's an excellent plot, very well contrived, with several specific twists that fit together perfectly to make it work. This is not an uproariously funny film. It's a warm, entertaining romantic comedy. Its turns with the truth, marriage, fidelity and other virtues are obvious to an adult audience. So, we don't take them as serious but as part of the humor of the plot. Nor is this a film of funny characters. Stanwyck, Greenstreet and Morgan are mostly straight characters, although Greenstreet has some very humorous dialog in a couple places. The only standout humorous role is that of Uncle Felix. To a lesser degree, Norah and Dud are comedic roles. The comedy is mostly in the lines of these three characters, and in the physical responses and scenes with the others. To that extent, Stanwyck and Greenstreet are especially good in their straight roles that lend to the comedy. Greenstreet is a riot as the prudent overseer of morals and propriety of his columnist employee, Elizabeth. This is a most enjoyable film. Its transparent plot seems very straightforward. Yet I seem to discover something new to enjoy each time I watch this movie. I heartily recommend it for anyone who hasn't yet seen it. One viewing should suffice to make it a part of your annual Christmas holidays list.Here are a few snippets of the fun and funny dialog that I enjoy. Elizabeth, "Dud, we're going to be married." Dud, "What? Hey, now, look here Elizabeth, it isn't that bad." John, "Oh, really, Beecham."Judge Crothers, "I suppose you'll give the bride away, Uncle Felix?" Felix, "Me – I don't give nobody away. Always, I keep my mouth shut."Butler, "Pardon me, Mrs. Lane. "I'm planning on having a farm in Connecticut myself one day. I'd like some good bottomland." Mrs. Lane, "Bottomland?" Butler, "Yes. That's the best for farming, isn't it?" Mrs. Lane, "Oh, some people say yes, and some people say no." Butler, "But what do you say?" Mrs. Lane, "Uh, I'm inclined to agree with them." Butler, "Oh, thank you very much."

Barbara Stanwyck is a magazine writer of articles on being the perfect homemaker. She's the Martha Stewart of her day. Unfortunately, she's also a huge fraud. She can't cook and doesn't even have the family she writes about! When she's put in the position of having to make a big Christmas dinner for her publisher (the always excellent Sydney Greenstreet) and a war veteran (Dennis Morgan), she scrambles to keep up the ruse of her "happy homemaker" image.Funny Christmas romantic comedy helped by a superb cast. Stanwyck and Greenstreet are terrific, as usual. Dennis Morgan is very good as the poor soldier who hasn't been allowed to eat solid foods and is salivating at the thought of a big Christmas dinner. A great supporting cast including S.Z. Sakall, Robert Shayne, Una O'Connor, Reginald Gardiner, and the adorable Joyce Compton. This is definitely a must-see Christmas classic for everybody.