| Release Date: | Jan 1940 |
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| Genres: | Comedy / Drama / Romance |
| Runtime: | min |
| Cast: | Barbara Stanwyck (Lee Leander), Fred MacMurray (John Sargent), Beulah Bondi (Mrs. Sargent) Elizabeth Patterson (Aunt Emma) Willard Robertson (Francis X. O'Leary) Sterling Holloway (Willie Simms) Charles Waldron (Judge in New York) Paul Guilfoyle (District Attorney) Charles Arnt (Tom (as Charlie Arnt)) John Wray (Hank) Thomas W. Ross (Mr. Emory) Fred 'Snowflake' Toones (Rufus (as Snowflake)) Tom Kennedy ('Fat' Mike) Georgia Caine (Lee's Mother) Virginia Brissac (Mrs. Emory) Spencer Charters (Judge at Rummage Sale) Jean Acker (Jury Member (uncredited)) Ambrose Barker (Customs Official (uncredited)) John Beck (Lee's Stepfather (uncredited)) Brooks Benedict (Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)) Avril Cameron (Jury Member (uncredited)) Chester Clute (Jewelry Salesman (uncredited)) Frank Conklin (Jury Member (uncredited)) Roy Crane (Undetermined Role (uncredited)) Harry Depp (Jury Member (uncredited)) Edmund Elton (Minister (uncredited)) Julia Faye (Jury Member (uncredited)) James Flavin (Court Attendant (uncredited)) Galan Galt (Jury Member (uncredited)) George Guhl (Court Guard (uncredited)) Beth Hartman (Jury Member (uncredited)) Milton Kibbee (Jury Member (uncredited)) Fuzzy Knight (Bandleader at Barn Dance (uncredited)) Lillian Lawrence (Townswoman at Rummage Sale (uncredited)) Kate Drain Lawson (Jail Matron (uncredited)) Martha Mears (Nightclub Singer (uncredited)) George Melford (Brian - the Bailiff (uncredited)) Pat O'Malley (Jury Member (uncredited)) Walter Soderling (Jury Member (uncredited)) Bernard Suss (Jury Member (uncredited)) Julius Tannen (Jury Member (uncredited)) Ruth Warren (Undetermined Role (uncredited)) Florence Wix (Judge's Wife (uncredited)) |
Just before Christmas, Lee Leander is caught shoplifting. It is her third offense. She is prosecuted by John Sargent. He gets the trial postponed because it is hard to get a conviction at Christmastime. But he feels sorry for her and arranges for her bail, and ends up taking her home to his mother for Christmas. Surrounded by a loving family (in stark contrast to Lee's own family background) they fall in love. This creates a new problem: how do they handle the upcoming trial?
