Christmas Holiday (1944) Plot Summary Explained

Release, runtime and language

1944 · 93 mins · English

Directed by

Robert Siodmak

Starring

Joseph Crehan, James Flavin, George Irving, Gladys George, Gene Kelly, Richard Whorf

Durbin delivers her most dramatic performance in this bleak holiday tale. Though the title hints at a feel‑good story, the film sharply opposes It’s a Wonderful Life. The story, in flashback, follows Abigail Martin as she marries aristocrat Robert Monette, only to find he inherits his family’s violent instability, dragging her into misery.