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1944

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Starring	Deanna Durbin, Gene Kelly, Richard Whorf, Dean Harens
Director	Robert Siodmak
Genres	Drama

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Abigail Manette (Deanna Durbin) is a woman with a questionable past who owns a sleazy nightclub and is involved in a nefarious underworld. Her husband has been incarcerated for life on charges of murder and Abigail thinks he's safely locked away, but he's actually escaped and is on a jealous warpath to find her and accuse her of infidelity, even before he can ascertain the truth. At the same time, a mysterious army lieutenant (Dean Harens) comes into her club on the rebound from a recent breakup and its clear that this love triangle may end up with either a deadly or divine conclusion. It's the hooker with a heart of gold, Christmas story of salvation and new beginnings; a heart warmer with a dark edge.

Starring	Deanna Durbin, Gene Kelly, Richard Whorf, Dean Harens, Gale Sondergaard
Director	Robert Siodmak
Studio	SIMPLY MEDIA
Run time	DVD: 1 hr 29 mins
Certificate
Genres	Drama
Language	DVD: English
Released	Production year: 1944 To Rent: DVD: 06 Oct 2003

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- A weird change of pace for Deanna Durbin, whose forte had been sweetness and light, this relentlessly grim and boring melodrama was also a travesty of the novel on which it was based.
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- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:43
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  Atmospheric and dark
  
  Now this is something perverse that one can relish - a Christmas film filled with film noir elements. It's almost a sin that Gene Kelly danced again, he'... read more »
  
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  a strange curio
  
  A film noir starring Gene Kelly? Sounds like it shouldn't work, and guess what, it doesn't! I'm a big fan of Robert Siodmak (director of The Killers... read more »
  
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  I was totally surprised by this film. I absolutely Love 'Gene Kelly', but I have only ever seen him in musicals, never in a serious role! There is not ... read more »
  
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  christmas holiday
  
  very good classic musical love story
  
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