Janet Leigh is a war widow who has two men after her in "Holiday Affair," a 1949 film also starring Robert Mitchum and Wendell Corey. Leigh plays Connie, a comparison shopper who meets Steve Mason when he waits on her. Steve pegs her as a comparison shopper - and he pegs a few other things about her too. She's been proposed to by an attorney, Carl, but she's hesitant - until her attraction to Steve so upsets her life plan that she sets the date.
This is a very sweet story of a woman who lost her husband two years earlier and can't move on because she doesn't want to forget him. Janet Leigh (who looks a little like Terry Moore in this) is vibrant, pretty and totally believable as Connie. Wendell Corey as her staid suitor is good, but really, there is no contest between Corey and Mitchum - the minute you see him, you know what's going to happen. Mitchum is handsome, sexy, and mysterious as the generous, adventurous Steve, a man who has a way with people, particularly Connie's young son. Mitchum's acting is excellent and he is especially good in the scenes with the boy, Timmy (Gordon Gebert).
As nice as this movie was, it dragged for me a little. But the script, characters, and acting are very good. I think it's a lovely, light film for the holidays.
This is a very sweet story of a woman who lost her husband two years earlier and can't move on because she doesn't want to forget him. Janet Leigh (who looks a little like Terry Moore in this) is vibrant, pretty and totally believable as Connie. Wendell Corey as her staid suitor is good, but really, there is no contest between Corey and Mitchum - the minute you see him, you know what's going to happen. Mitchum is handsome, sexy, and mysterious as the generous, adventurous Steve, a man who has a way with people, particularly Connie's young son. Mitchum's acting is excellent and he is especially good in the scenes with the boy, Timmy (Gordon Gebert).
As nice as this movie was, it dragged for me a little. But the script, characters, and acting are very good. I think it's a lovely, light film for the holidays.