Holiday Affair
by Earl Ebi
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Actor: Phyllis Thaxter, Elliot Reid Scott BradyDirector: Earl Ebi
Brand: WESTLAKE ENTERTAINMENT INC
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Digital Sound, DVD, Live, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 53 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-11-08
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Westlake Entertainment
Movie Reviews of Holiday Affair
Movie Review: "HOLIDAY AFFAIR": I SAW THE ORIGINAL VERSION, NOT THIS ONE
Summary: 4 Stars
I WAS HAPPY WHEN I DISCOVERED THAT THERE IS ANOTHER VERSION OF "HOLIDAY AFFAIR". I OFTEN WONDER THOUGH WHY DOES PEOPLE VIEW REMAKES AUTOMATICALLY EXPECTING THEM TO BE VERY DIFFERENT. I DO LIKE CHARACTERS TO BE UPDATED AND IN MORE MODERN SETTINGS, BUT I DON'T LIKE THE BASIC STORYLINE TO BE VERY DIFFERENT OR TO APPEAR AS IF IT IS AN ENTIRELY "DIFFERENT MOVIE." IN THAT CASE IT MAY AS WELL BE AN ENTIRELY DIFFERENT MOVIE WITH A DIFFERENT TITLE.
I AM NOT HAPPY TO HAVE READ THAT THE QUALITY OF THIS FILM IS BAD. I AM HAPPY THAT THERE ARE INTERVIEWS WITH THE ACTORS. IN THE ORIGINAL VERSION, THERE ARE NO INTERVIEWS. NO BEHIND THE SCENES DISCUSSIONS. NO DISCUSSIONS ABOUT WHERE THE STORY CAME FROM. OR ANYTHING ELSE. AND OF COURSE IT IS IN BLACK AND WHITE.
THE ONLY PERSON WHO COULD POSSIBLE STILL BE ALIVE FROM THE ORIGINAL CAST WOULD BE: GORDON GEBERT (TIMOTHY ENNIS)AND HE WOULD HAVE TO BE AROUND 70 YEARS OLD. BY THE WAY, DOES ANYBODY OUT THERE KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO HIM?
THE ONLY PROBLEM I HAVE WITH THE MOVIE IS THE WAY IT ENDED. STEVE MASON DECIDES TO LEAVE TOWN TO GO PURSUE HIS DREAM IN CALIFORNIA. SO HE SENDS CONNIE ENNIS A TELEGRAM ABOUT THE MATTER. SO WHEN HER SON TELLS HER THAT SOON HE WILL BE GROWING UP, MOVING OUT, AND GETTING MARRIED, IT JUST SORT OF DAWNS ON HER THAT ONCE HER ONE AND ONLY CHILD LEAVES HOME SHE WILL BE ALONE. SO SHE SENDS A TELEGRAM TO STEVE AND SHE AND TIMMY BOARDS THE SAME TRAIN HE IS ON AND THE MOVIE ENDS WITH A VERY PASSIONATE EMBRACE.
WHY NOT HAVE STEVE TO LEAVE AND THEY BOTH GET ON WITH THEIR LIVES BUT THEN STEVE REALIZE HE JUST CAN'T BEAR TO BE WITHOUT CONNIE AND HE COMES BACK TO CLAIM HER HAND. NOT JUST TO HAVE CARL DAVIS TO DISAPPEAR AFTER THE ROOMING HOUSE SCENE, LEAVING CONNIE TO CHASE AFTER STEVE. ALL IN ALL THE ORIGINAL VERSION WAS/IS WONDERFUL. I FINALLY BOUGHT A COPY LAST YEAR.
NOW ABOUT THIS VERSION, I WOULD STILL LIKE TO SEE IT. AM I TO UNDERSTAND THAT IT IS IN COLOR? I HOPE SO. BUT IF NOT I WOULD STILL WANT A COPY. GOOD. BAD. OR JUST SOMETHING IN BETWEEN.
THE STARS ARE FOR THE ORIGINAL VERSION.
Summary of Holiday Affair
Department store worker Steve Mason (Scott Brady) is fired at Christmas time when he takes pity on widowed Connie Ellis (Phyllis Thaxter) after it is discovered that she is a "secret shopper" for a major competitor. Connie's young son Timmy (Chris Olsen) is delighted by the new friend in her mother's life, but Connie's fiancé Carl (Elliott Reid) is not pleased by Steve's presence. Romantic complications arise when Connie must decide between a loveless but financially stable marriage with Carl or a second chance at true love with Steve.Hosted by legendary actors Walter Brennan and Otto Kruger, this "Lux Video Theater" was performed and telecast live on December 22, 1955. In addition, rare classic commercials and interviews with the performers are included in this vintage broadcast.
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