Holiday Affair
Holiday Affair
Holiday Affair
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1949
1h 27m
6.8(83 votes)
Comedy
Romance
Drama

Overview

Just before Christmas, department store clerk Steve Mason meets big spending customer Connie Ennis, who's actually a comparison shopper sent by another store. Steve lets her go, which gets him fired. They spend the afternoon together, which doesn't sit well with Connie's steady suitor, Carl, when he finds out, but delights her young son Timmy, who quickly takes to Steve.

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RKO Radio Pictures

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Cast & Crew

49 members
Acting

Robert Mitchum

Steve Mason

Robert Mitchum
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Janet Leigh

Connie Ennis

Janet Leigh
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Wendell Corey

Carl Davis

Wendell Corey
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Griff Barnett

Mr. Ennis

Griff Barnett
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Esther Dale

Mrs. Ennis

Esther Dale
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Henry O'Neill

Mr. Crowley

Henry O'Neill
Acting

Harry Morgan

Police Lieutenant (as Henry Morgan)

Harry Morgan
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Larry J. Blake

Plainclothesman

Larry J. Blake
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Helen Brown

Emily

Helen Brown
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Gordon Gebert

Timmy Ennis

Gordon Gebert
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Pat Barton

Saleswoman (uncredited)

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Genevieve Bell

Saleswoman (uncredited)

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Melinda Casey

Girl (uncredited)

Melinda Casey
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Chick Chandler

New Year's Celebrant (uncredited)

Chick Chandler
Acting

Jack Chefe

Waiter (uncredited)

Jack Chefe
Acting

James Conaty

Man Entering Nightclub (uncredited)

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Yvonne Crossley

Elevator Operator (uncredited)

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Michka Egan

Man (uncredited)

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George Eldredge

Elevator Operator (uncredited)

George Eldredge
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Louise Franklin

Elevator Operator (uncredited)

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James Griffith

Crowley's Floorwalker (uncredited)

James Griffith
Acting

Patricia Hall

Clerk (uncredited)

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Writing

Don Hartman

Man Leaving Phone Booth (uncredited)

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Jimmy Hawkins

Boy in Park (uncredited)

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Mame Henderson

Clerk (uncredited)

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Billy Henry

Boy (uncredited)

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Jimmy Hunt

Boy Looking at Crowley's Trains (uncredited)

Jimmy Hunt
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Frank Johnson

Santa Claus (uncredited)

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Jack Kelly

Drunk on Train (uncredited)

Jack Kelly
Acting

Genevieve Kendall

Clerk (uncredited)

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Mike Lally

Man (uncredited)

Mike Lally
Acting

Robert Lyden

Boy (uncredited)

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Allen Mathews

Mr. Gow (uncredited)

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Frank Mills

Bum in Park (uncredited)

Frank Mills
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Frances Morris

Mary (uncredited)

Frances Morris
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Philip Morris

Train Conductor (uncredited)

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Al Murphy

Man (uncredited)

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William J. O'Brien

Peanut Vendor (uncredited)

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Theodore Rand

Man (uncredited)

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Joey Ray

Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

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Paula Raymond

Girl at Drinking Fountain (uncredited)

Paula Raymond
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Charles Regan

Man (uncredited)

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Al Rhein

Detective (uncredited)

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Sammy Shack

Man (uncredited)

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Carl Sklover

Department Store Clerk (uncredited)

Carl Sklover
Acting

Bert Stevens

Henry (uncredited)

Bert Stevens
Acting

Harmon Stevens

Clerk (uncredited)

Harmon Stevens
Acting

Mary Stewart

Girl (uncredited)

Mary Stewart
Acting

Charles Sullivan

Park Policeman (uncredited)

Charles Sullivan

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