Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve

93 mins | Drama, Comedy | Oct. 31, 1947

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?

Christmas Eve

93 mins | Drama, Comedy | Oct. 31, 1947

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?
IMDb rating 5.7
Producers United Artists
Original title Christmas Eve
Directors Joseph Depew, Edwin L. Marin
Writers Arch Oboler, Laurence Stallings

Cast

George Raft

as Mario Torio

George Brent

as Michael Brooks

Randolph Scott

as Jonathan 'Johnny'

Joan Blondell

as Ann Nelson

Virginia Field

as Claire

Dolores Moran

as Jean Bradford

Ann Harding

as Aunt Matilda Reed

Reginald Denny

as Phillip Hastings

Douglass Dumbrille

as Dr. Bunyan

Carl Harbord

as Dr. Doremus

Dennis Hoey

as Williams 'Bill', Matilda's Butler

Clarence Kolb

as Judge Alston

Molly Lamont

as Harriet Rhodes

John Litel

as Joe Bland, FBI Agent

Walter Sande

as Mario's Hood

Joe Sawyer

as Private Detective

Konstantin Shayne

as Gustav Reichman

Andrew Tombes

as Auctioneer

Claire Whitney

as Mrs. Bunyan

Marie Blake

as Reporter (uncredited)

Edgar Dearing

as Police Sergeant (uncredited)

Robert Dudley

as Robert - Matilda's Chauffeur (uncredited)

Joe Gray

as Minor Role (uncredited)

J. Farrell MacDonald

as Policeman (uncredited)

Brick Sullivan

as Policeman (uncredited)