Christmas Eve (1947)
The greedy nephew of eccentric Matilda Reid seeks to have her judged incompetent so he can administer her wealth, but she will be saved if her three long-lost adopted sons appear for a Christmas Eve reunion. Separate stories reveal Michael as a bankrupt playboy loved by loyal Ann; Mario as a seemingly shady character tangling with a Nazi war criminal in South America; Jonathan as a hard-drinking rodeo rider intent on a flirtatious social worker. Is there hope for Matilda?
- Released
- 1947-10-31
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Edwin L. Marin, Laurence Stallings
- TMDB rating
- 5.4/10 from 15 votes
Cast
- George Raft as Mario Torio
- George Brent as Michael Brooks
- Randolph Scott as Jonathan 'Johnny'
- Joan Blondell as Ann Nelson
- Virginia Field as Claire
- Dolores Moran as Jean Bradford
- Ann Harding as Aunt Matilda Reed
- Reginald Denny as Phillip Hastings
- Douglass Dumbrille as Dr. Bunyan
- Carl Harbord as Dr. Doremus
- Dennis Hoey as Williams 'Bill', Matilda's Butler
- Clarence Kolb as Judge Alston
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