Journalist Elizabeth Lane lies that she is a hard working farm woman and is an brilliant cook meanwhile she can not boil an egg and her recipes come from her good friend Felix. One day, her secret can be revealed when a heroic sailor wants spend his Christmas on her farm.
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November 18, 2005
reasonably good fun, and Stanwyck actually overcomes the role's limitationsJanuary 01, 2000
Frolicsome in an artificially hearty sort of way.December 25, 2009
Barbara Stanwyck uses every acting muscle in her body to redeem this silly holiday romance.December 05, 2008
Thoroughly moth-eaten.January 12, 2008
If this mildly amusing screwball comedy about mistaken identity has a conservative slant of glorifying housewives it's due to the zeitgeist: It was made in 1945, at the end of WWII, when men were coming home and women sent back to the kitchen.August 11, 2003
Okay, mildly amusing Christmas fare.July 24, 2003
A gem of a holiday comedy: Stanwyck is adorableOctober 14, 2004
Breezy, fun holiday comedy that has dated somewhat.December 26, 2004
Delightfully cheerful screwball comedy that is especially suited for the Christmas holidays.May 24, 2003
Silly as its premise may be, the film itself is both hilarious and heart-warming.March 25, 2006
Peter Godfrey, the director, has a good deal to learn about the art of telling a boudoir joke in the parlor and getting away with it.December 04, 2006
A sometimes hilarious farce and a holiday favorite.