Thursday, December 2, 2021

5 Non-Traditional Classic Christmas Movies

1.  In the Good Old Summertime

Love light gleaming In The Good Old Summertime (1949) – Champagne for Lunch

A Comedy-Romance Musical starring Van Johnson & Judy Garland!
Summery:
Veronica Fisher (Garland) seeks out employment at a music shop where Andrew Larken (Johnson) works. The two don't hit it off very well at first and take a mediate disliking to each other, which forms into a rivalry. Little do they know that they two are the pen-pals they've been writing letters to for months now. As they're in person relationship grows turbulent, they fall more in love through they're letters.

2. The Lemon Drop Kid

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A B&W Comedy starring Marilyn Maxwell & Bob Hope 
Summery:
When the Lemon Drop Kid (Hope) accidentally steers Moose Moran's girl away from a winning bet, he is forced to come up with $10,000 to repay the angry gangster. Fortunately it's Christmas, a time when people can be persuaded to part with money for the right cause

3. It Happened on 5th Avenue

 It-Happened-on-Fifth-Avenue - SCERA

A B&W romance starring Don DeFore & Gale Storm
Summery:
Every winter an old man moves into an empty mansion while the owners fly south for Christmas. One day he invites a veteran (DeFore) who's been kicked out of his apartment to move in with him. All is going like clockwork, until the owner's daughter (Storm) decides to visit home unexpectedly.

4.  Meet Me in St. Louis

Lisa's Home Bijou: "Meet Me in St. Louis" - Casa Bouquet

 A comedy musical starring Judy Garland & Tom Drake
Summery:
Set in St. Louis 1903, about the lives of members of the the Smith family. Daughter Esther (Garland) has fallen in love with the boy next door (Drake) who has just moved in, and is determined to win him as well. The family is shocked when Mr. Smith reveals that he has been transferred to a better position in New York, which means that the family has to leave St. Louis and the St. Louis Fair.

5. On Moonlight Bay

Gems: On Moonlight Bay

Starring Doris Day & Gordon MacRae
Summery:
The Winfield family move into a new home in the midst of WW1. When tomboy Marjorie (Day) falls for new neighbor Bill (MacRae) she begins to become more feminine, learning how to dance and act like a proper young lady. Bill falls for Marjorie as well. However, his unconventional ideas about marriage and money cause friction with her father, the prestigious banker.

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