16 Dec 2021
Christmas by Chance
A wealthy and popular entrepreneur hires Chance Hazelton, owner of a struggling shop called Gifts by Chance, to help him organize a perfect proposal for his girlfriend.
I'll Be Seeing You
Both Living a Secret...each afraid to tell!
Mary Marshall, serving a six year term for accidental manslaughter, is given a Christmas furlough from prison to visit her closest relatives, her uncle and his family in a small Midwestern town. On the train she meets Zach Morgan, a troubled army sergeant on leave for the holidays from a military hospital. Although his physical wounds have healed, he is suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder and is subject to panic attacks. The pair are attracted to one another and in the warm atmosphere of the Christmas season friendship blossoms into romance, but Mary is reluctant to tell him of her past and that she must shortly return to prison to serve the remainder of her sentence.
Top Billed Cast
Ginger Rogers Mary Marshall
Joseph Cotten Zachary Morgan
Shirley Temple Barbara Marshall
Spring Byington Mrs. Marshall
Tom Tully Mr. Marshall
John Derek Lt. Bruce
Chill Wills Swanson
Kenny Bowers Sailor on Train
Gary Gray Franklin (uncredited)
Eddie Hall Charlie Hartman (uncredited)
Olin Howland Train Vendor (uncredited)
Dorothy Stone Saleslady (uncredited)
Jack Carr Train Station Counterman (uncredited)
Earl Johnson Dog Owner (uncredited)
John James Paratrooper on Train (uncredited)
Fred Aldrich Sidewalk Cowboy (uncredited)
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