Christmas Eve
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?
Synopsis
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?
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Cast
Directed by Edwin L. Marin
George Raft
Mario Torio
George Brent
Michael Brooks
Randolph Scott
Jonathan 'Johnny'
Joan Blondell
Ann Nelson
Virginia Field
Claire
Dolores Moran
Jean Bradford
Ann Harding
Aunt Matilda Reed
Reginald Denny
Phillip Hastings
Douglass Dumbrille
Dr. Bunyan
Carl Harbord
Dr. Doremus
Dennis Hoey
Williams 'Bill', Matilda's Butler
Clarence Kolb
Judge Alston
Molly Lamont
Harriet Rhodes
John Litel
Joe Bland, FBI Agent
Walter Sande
Mario's Hood
Joe Sawyer
Private Detective
Production
The details
Release
1947
Runtime
93 min
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