A Very Vintage Christmas post #8
8 days til Christmas!
Remember the Night
1940
Starring Barbara Stanwyck, Fred MacMurray, and Beulah Bondi
In New York, a woman by the name of Lee Leander (Stanwyck) is arrested for shoplifting some jewelry in a department store.Her prosecutor is the Assistant District Attorney, John Sargeant (MacMurray).Sargeant discovers that the trial is scheduled to take place right before Christmas.It's his job to make sure Miss Leander gets put away in jail, and he doesn't want to fail because the people on the jury will be full of "Christmas spirit."So, Sargeant has the trial postponed until after Christmas.He gets to thinking about it, and he comes to the conclusion that Miss Leander should be able to enjoy Christmas like anyone else since she hasn't been convicted yet.He arranges for her to be temporarily let out of jail, and by mistake, she is brought to him.Sargeant doesn't know what to do with her, but as the two talk, he learns that she is from Indiana, just like him.He offers to drop her off at her mother's house on the way to his own.
Unfortunately, Lee hasn't been to her home in a long time, and is not welcomed or warmly received by her mother.Sargeant feels badly leaving her in a position like that, and knows that his own family would never treat her so badly, so he offers to take her home with him instead.
Just as Sargeant predicted, his family is nothing but gracious and kind to Lee, even though they all know her past and current situation.Over the holiday break, Lee and John get to know eachother better, and they start to develop feelings for one another.Shortly before they have to go back to New York, reality sets in for Lee.She knows that, as much as she loves John, he could get into big trouble if he threw over the case just because he cares about her.So, when the trial begins, she pleads guilty.
As she is being taken away, John tells her he still loves her, and that he wants to marry her.Lee tells him that if he still feels that way when she gets out, they'll do something about it.
It's more serious that something like The Shop Around the Corner, but I still think Remember the Night is a great pick.
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