Presenting the Beautiful Bebe Daniels..

Welcome to the first segment of Silent Saturdays in 2014. It has been a while since we did a Silent Saturdays post, our last one being done on the Master of the Monster, Boris Karloff. We are ready to kick off the new year with a beautiful star of the silent era whose career began over one hundred years ago...

Bebe Daniels

Born January 14, 1901

Died March 16, 1971

Hollywood knew her as Bebe Daniels, but she was born in Dallas, Texas in 1901, and the people there knew her as Phyllis Virginia Daniels. Daniels was born into the theater, some might even say born to be a star. Her father managed his own theater in Dallas, and her mother was an actress. Her parents made the decision to relocate to California for film opportunities when she was still very young. It was in Los Angeles that Daniels first began her career as a child actor. She was only 4 years old when she appeared in the first film production of The Squaw Man (1906), which was based on a play of the same name that had been written the previous year. That particular film would gain more interest through a remake later on in 1914. Later in 1906, her mother accompanied her on a theatrical tour of Richard III, a famous play by William Shakespeare. Though still quite small, Daniels acted in more Shakespearean plays in the following years. Gradually she began to take on small parts in various films, until she was cast in her first lead role at the age of 7 in the motion picture A Common Enemy (1908). She then acquired another lead part, this time in a short picture, as Dorothy Gale in the first motion picture release of The Wizard of Oz (1910), at the tender age of 9. Although those notable roles were important to building her career, nothing was so important as the recurring role that would really put her in the spotlight.

In 1913, one of the most rapidly rising stars of the silent era, Harold Lloyd, began the search for a female costar. He knew he had to find the perfect actress, and he knew that Daniels was exactly what he was looking for. She began working with Lloyd at the age of 14, the two first appearing together in a two-reel film called Giving Them Fits (1915). The two went on to make many more two-reel comedies together. They were not only a good team professionally, but the two also began a romantic relationship, which was highly publicized for that time period. The public affectionately referred to them as "The Boy" and "The Girl." Daniels always recalled her days working with Lloyd with great fondness, but she knew even in the very beginning that she could not stay with him forever. Lloyd was the king of comedy. He had found his niche in Hollywood, and due to his immense success in that genre, he had no intention of moving on to anything else. Daniels, on the other hand, still wished to be working on bigger budget motion pictures. She wanted to break into the darker world of drama, with genuinely emotional parts, and more dynamic characters.

So, in 1919, with a heavy heart but also high hopes, Daniels finished her contract with Lloyd and said goodbye to sign a contract with Cecil B. DeMille. She had smaller parts with him in the films Male and Female (1919), Why Change Your Wife? (1920), and The Affairs of Anatol (1921). A short time later she was offered a contract with Paramount Pictures, which she wisely accepted. It was with that studio that she was finally given the roles she was longing for, and finally broke free from her childhood star status with more adult and complex roles. She played

parts in films such as You Can Never Tell (1920), Ducks and Drakes (1921), and Nice People (1922). Her momentum was gaining with each new picture she released. In 1924 she was cast alongside legendary silent film actor Rudolph Valentino in the motion picture Monsieur Beaucaire (1924). This was exactly the kind of opportunity that she had been looking for, and which she undoubtedly would never have had if she had not made the decision to leave Lloyd and his studio.

Daniels remained with Paramount for the majority of the 1920s. In 1929, the studio decided to try going in a different direction with the development of sound equipment, so they terminated her contract. She was quickly picked up by Radio (RKO) Pictures. Not only that, but they immediately cast her in one of their biggest blockbuster pictures of the year. She survived the transition into talkies, and did so well that RKO even cast her in musicals such as Dixiana (1930). Musicals understandably had booming success rates when talkies first hit the scene, but that did not last terribly long. Unfortunately, Daniels had excelled in musicals at RKO so that when they decided to stop making them, they also couldn't decide what to do with her, so they released her. Warner Brothers was already waiting to offer her a contract. With them she starred in such films as Honor the Family (1931), and the first film production of The Maltese Falcon (1931), which was produced and released before the Motion Picture Production Code came into effect. She stayed with Warner Brothers for several years, her last picture with them being Registered Nurse (1934). The following year she officially retired from the film industry.

Daniels had met fellow actor Ben Lyon several years previously, and the two of them married in 1930. They both made the decision to go into retirement together. Following this decision, the two of them moved to London, England. While living in Europe, the couple worked together for BBC Radio. Their most successful venture with BBC was the series Hi Gang!, which Daniels wrote herself. When WWII hit Europe, especially England, Daniels and her husband devoted their time and work to war efforts aiding the allies. Not everything she did for them is known, although it has been historically noted that she was the first woman to set foot on the shore of Normandy after the invasion. Whatever work she did, it culminated in the honor of receiving the Medal of Freedom from Harry S. Truman for her services. Daniels remained in Europe until the war ended in 1945, and then she and her husband and 2 children returned to the United States. She found herself in Hollywood once again, working as a producer for Hal Roach and Eagle-Lion Films. She was quickly reminded of why she had decided to go into retirement in the first place, and returned to England 3 years later. Once reestablished in the UK, she and her family had moderate success with a sitcom called Life With The Lyons, which lasted for 10 years. She lived out the rest of her days in London with her family. On March 16, 1971, Bebe Daniels passed away due to a cerebral hemorrhage. She was 70 years old.

After her passing she was cremated and her ashes were transported back to the United States, to be interred in the Hollywood Forever Cemetery in honor of her achievements in the film industry--a total of 78 major motion pictures, 1 produced motion picture, and decades of successful radio programming.

Over 60 of her films were silent.

"...Someday I want to do really big things."

-Bebe Daniels

"When I was a little girl, I played in a great many Shakespearean plays, and when I saw 'Viola,' and 'Portia' and 'Juliet' presented in such a beautiful manner, I hoped with all my might that when I grew up, I too might play such parts."

-Bebe Daniels

"Now go out there and be so swell that you'll make me hate you."

-Bebe Daniels

"I got it for Christmas!"

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3 days until Christmas

We wish you a merry Christmas! With only a few days left until Christmas, it is time for our last classic Christmas movie post for this season.

Bachelor Mother

1939 film

Starring Ginger Rogers, David Niven, and Charles Coburn

A single woman by the name of Polly Parrish (Rogers) is living in New York City and working for a large department store. She was only hired to help out during the pre-season Christmas rush, and as the holidays approach, she is informed that they will be letting her go after the beginning of the New Year.

Polly is outside the store on a break when she sees a woman leaving her baby on the top step of an orphanage across the way. Polly knows that this affair is none of her business, and does not want to interfere, but just after the mother leaves, she notices that the bundled baby is about to roll off the steps and out into the street. No matter how dispirited she is feeling towards her fellow men, Polly can't let the baby

come to any harm, so she runs and picks it up. Just as she does so, the orphanage door is opened and the woman who runs it assumes that Polly is the baby's mother. Polly tries to assure her that she is just an innocent bystander and that she is not the boy's mother, but the woman does not believe her. As she is standing there and arguing with the woman from the orphanage, the wealthy, playboy son of the department store's owner, David Merlin (Niven), is passing by. He notices that there seems to be some trouble and tries to help. Polly insists to both of them that she could not keep this baby even if she was it's mother because she is soon to be out of work and would not be able to support it.

David sincerely feels for the supposedly delusional single mother. After learning that Polly works for his father's store, he goes directly to his father, J.B. Merlin (Coburn), and convinces him to let the young lady keep her job. Before Polly even knows what is happening, she is told that she may keep her job, is given a pay raise, and is sent home with her son. Her landlady is also sympathetic and agrees to provide childcare for the baby while Polly goes to work each day. Nobody will believe her when she says that she is not the biological mother of the child, so she finally gives in and decides to take care of him, knowing that he would be stuck in the orphanage without her.

David checks in regularly to make sure that Polly and the baby are getting along alright, and to make sure that they have everything they could possibly need. The two become friends quickly, but after a while, David begins to develop feelings for Polly and her infant son. Feeling that his father would be furious about the match, however, he tries to keep their blossoming relationship a secret.

On New Year's Eve, David finds himself without a date for a grand party that he is expected to attend, so he asks Polly to go with him, dressing her up in the finest clothes that money can buy and pretending to the other guests that she is from a foreign country.

They are later spotted in public together with the baby, and the news instantly travels to his father, who automatically assumes that David is the child's real father, and refuses to hear anything to the contrary. What comes as quite a shock to everyone is that old Mr. Merlin is not angry at all, but rather delighted that his son has finally chosen a beautiful girl, is going to settle down, and has given him a grandson.

Finding himself in an ironically similar situation as Polly was earlier on, David realizes that there is no reasoning with his father. He already loves both Polly and the child, so he goes along with it, saying that he is the father. David and Polly get married and raise the baby, who they name John, together.

Bachelor Mother is a delightful holiday romantic comedy, that is appropriate for both Christmas and New Year's.

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Thank you for joining us this holiday season. It means so much to us!

There are 2 posts left, and they are very special, so please come back Tuesday, December 24th, for a Christmas Eve post, and then Wednesday, December 25th, for a special photo montage of Christmases past.

Until then, we hope that you have a very merry, and A Very Vintage Christmas!

"You sound sweet but you don't make sense.."

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10 days until Christmas

Happy holidays to all of you!

Our Christmas countdown is getting smaller with every post. But there is still over a week left, and therefore still classic Christmas posts to share. Today is a Sunday, so we hope you are ready for a new post on a classic holiday movie.

Holiday Inn

1942 film

Starring Bing Crosby, Fred Astaire, Marjorie Reynolds, and Virginia Dale

Musical trio Jim Hardy (Crosby), Ted Hanover (Astaire), and Lila Dixon (Dale) are successful performers in New York City. Jim and Lila had fallen in love and been making plans to retire from show business and commit to a quiet life in the country. With all of their affairs set in order, they go to perform their last show as a trio in a Christmas Eve special. Lila breaks his heart, telling him that she is really in love with Ted, and that she is not ready to give up her career, so she is planning to stay with Ted in New York. Jim doesn't know what to do, but decides that since he already has a farm waiting for him in Connecticut, he might as well retire as planned and move out of the city.

Time flies by, and on Christmas Eve a year later, Jim is visiting New York City. He enjoys the country, but doesn't have as much of a knack for farming as he had previously thought. He comes up with the idea of renovating the farm and turning it into a special entertainment venue that is only open for the holidays.

While in the city, Jim meets up with Ted and his agent to catch up and to tell them of his plan. They think it is ridiculous and bound to failure, but since Jim is determined, they wish him the best of luck. Later that same day, Ted's agent goes into a flower shop to pick up an order for Lila. The clerk behind the counter, Linda Mason (Reynolds), recognizes him as a talent scout and gets excited. She begs him to give her a chance, so he tells her to come to Ted's club where she can meet up with Jim, because he is looking for talent for his new Holiday Inn.

Linda shows up at the club that evening, and she is seated at the same table as Jim. Despite the fact that she has talent and Jim is in need of a partner, things don't go as smoothly as both of them pretend to be something they're not in an attempt to impress each other. Jim pretends to be an important businessman who already owns an immensely successful club venue, and Linda pretends that she is a celebrity who is an intimate friend of Ted's. They both keep up their facades until Linda finds a time to escape.

Linda goes to the Holiday Inn the next day and meets up with Jim for a second time. Both of

them quickly realize that they were not what they pretended to be the night before, but since they are both at fault, they don't hold it against each other. Jim is in the process of decorating and making sure that everything is prepared for opening night the following week on New Year's Eve. Linda helps him, and he sings one of his songs that he had been hoping to use as a holiday special.

One week later, the Holiday Inn has its grand opening with enormous success. Ted unexpectedly shows up right at midnight. He drove up right away to talk with Jim because Lila told him he was leaving him for another man. As he wanders across the dance floor, he runs into Linda. The two of them dance splendidly together and Ted's agent shows up and sees them just as the dance comes to a close. He had heard about Lila and is ecstatic to see that Ted has so quickly found a new dance partner for his act. The next morning, Ted, who had been intoxicated the night before, does not remember anything that happened. Jim is relieved, because he was afraid that Ted was going to steal Linda away from the Holiday Inn. He takes all precautions, though, and keeps the two of them away from each other until Ted and his agent leave.

The next time the inn is opened for more performances, Ted is front and center, determined to find the wonderful lady he supposedly danced with on New Year's Eve. Jim sees him in the audience, and does his best to secure Linda for his own purposes. He asks her backstage if she will stay with him at the inn, even during the off-season. Linda, who thinks he is proposing, is delighted and says that she will. Jim then sends her out to perform in stage makeup so that Ted will not be able to tell who she is.

Ted returns on Valentine's Day, and he dances with Linda, knowing that he has finally found the woman he danced with on New Year's Eve. After the number, Ted confronts Jim and convinces him to play a special number on the next holiday so that he can dance with her again. So Jim grudgingly gives them their own number, but continually tries to sabotage them throughout their performance. Despite the difficulties, Ted and Linda finish their dance, and once it is complete, Ted asks her to go back to the city with him and be his new partner. Linda declines his offer, telling him that she would rather stay at the inn, and stay with Jim because she is going to marry him. Ted refuses to give Linda up, and asks Jim to hire him to perform at the inn so that he can find the same happiness that they have. Jim does not like the idea, but he agrees to give Ted the job. As time goes on, Jim finds out that Ted is planning to have talent scouts come to watch one of his upcoming numbers with Linda, so that they can go to Hollywood on a motion picture contract. Jim panics and pays one of the workers at the inn to prevent Linda from getting there the day of the performance. While Linda is out, she runs into Lila, who is trying to find the inn because she has decided she wants to continue dancing with Ted. Linda assumes that Jim is trying to replace her with Lila. When she finally makes it back to the inn, she scolds Jim for trying to prevent her from exercising her own right to make her own decision. Out of spite, she accepts Ted's offer to go to Hollywood and make a movie out of their experience at Holiday Inn.

Jim is completely forlorn and depressed when she leaves, and seems to have no heart in him when Thanksgiving rolls around. His loyal housekeeper knows exactly what his trouble is, and she convinces him to fly directly to Hollywood and convince Linda to forgive him and come back. Jim takes her advice and travels to California. When he arrives on the movie set, he finds Ted and locks him in his own dressing room so that he can have his chance. He goes to the set, which looks exactly like his inn back in Connecticut. Before Linda comes out to shoot her final scene, he leaves his pipe on the edge of the piano so that she will see it. When she does, she knows that he is there and runs to him.

Everyone returns to the Holiday Inn for New Year's Eve. There, Ted is finally reunited with Lila, who is committed to staying on as his dance partner; and Linda and Jim are set to be married and live at the inn.

Holiday Inn is a seasonal musical that will have you dancing and singing with delight this holiday season.

If you are interested in pricing/purchasing Holiday Inn for yourself or somebody else this season, click on the following links:

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Thank you for joining us so far this month as we celebrate A Very Vintage Christmas. We hope that you will come back again this Thursday, December 19th, as we give you the final carol for your classic Christmas playlist this year.

We would now like to take a moment to offer our condolences to the family and friends of actor Peter O'Toole, who passed away yesterday at the age of 81. O'Toole was a brilliant actor who made many contributions to the film industry. He starred in over 70 major motion pictures, including memorable classics such as Lawrence of Arabia (1962), Goodbye Mr. Chips (1969), The Lion in Winter (1968), Man of La Mancha (1972), and many more. In recent years he also notably played parts in films such as Troy (2004), Ratatouille (2007), and Stardust (2007).

"I will not be a common man. I will stir the smooth sands of monotony."

-Peter O'Toole

"Faith is believing when common sense tells you not to."

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17 days until Christmas

Happiest of holidays to one and all! Thank you for taking the time out of your schedule to keep up with us once again, and participate in A Very Vintage Christmas. We hope you are ready to read about another classic Christmas movie, as today is Sunday.

Miracle on 34th Street

1947 film

Starring Maureen O'Hara, John Payne, Natalie Wood, and Edmund Gwenn

A man by the name of Kris Kringle (Gwenn), a good-natured resident of Brook's Home for Old People in New York City, is shocked when he catches a glimpse of the man who is to portray Santa Claus in Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, and discovers that the man is drunk. Wishing to file a complaint, Kringle goes directly to the parade's coordinator, Doris Walker (O'Hara). The genial, bearded old gentleman is so passionate in his plea that they find someone else to portray the spirit of Christmas, and it does not escape Doris' attention that he looks the part of Santa Claus, so she hires him on the spot to dress up for the parade.

Later on in the day, once the parade is safely underway and going according to schedule, Doris returns to her apartment. Her young daughter Susan (Wood) is spending the afternoon in their neighbor's apartment watching the parade. When Doris goes to join them, she learns that her neighbor Fred Gailey (Payne) has developed a camaraderie with her daughter in the hopes of meeting Doris, who he knows to be a single mother. His plan works and he finally gets to meet her, and Susan even persuades her mother to invite him to eat Thanksgiving dinner with them.

Meanwhile, once the parade has finished for another year, everyone was so impressed with Kris Kringle that he is hired by Macy's Department Store to portray Santa for the rest of the holiday season. During his training by the manager of the toy department, he is instructed to suggest items from the store to holiday shoppers. Kris, however, believes in telling the truth, and tells shoppers who cannot find what they are looking for that they might be able to find it another store for a better price. The manager is furious at first, until one such customer declares that she will do all of her shopping at Macy's because Kris helped her discover the true spirit of generosity that comes with Christmas.

Eventually, Fred Gailey brings Susan to Macy's to visit Santa. Doris meets them in the store and gets upset

with Fred for filling Susan's head with frivolous nonsense. Susan, however, already believes that Kris Kringle is the real Santa Claus, no matter what her mother says. Doris gets fed up and demands that Kris tell her daughter who he really is, but he insists over and over that he truly is Santa Claus. Losing her patience, Doris asks to see his identification card. When he gives it to her, she sees that his name is listed as "Kris Kringle." She becomes unnerved, thinking that perhaps this new employee is mentally unstable. She wants to fire him on the spot so that he will not be able to influence any other children, but a surprise visit from store owner R.H. Macy prevents her from doing so. Later on, Doris and a store manager decide they will have Mr. Kringle evaluated by a director before they decide to dismiss him. Kriss passes his evaluation. Still believing that something is wrong, Doris contacts the doctor at the senior citizen center where Kris lives, only to be assured that nothing is wrong with the old gentleman, and that he might actually benefit from living closer to his place of employment. Fred Gailey hears of this and offers Kris a place in his apartment, not only because he wishes to help, but also because he thinks that Kris has had a good influence on Susan. The first night that Kris is staying at Fred's apartment, Susan comes to see him. She tells him that what she truly wants for Christmas is a real home to live in, like one she has seen in a magazine. Kris tells her that he will do his best to get it for her.

As time passes, a store employee takes steps to get Kris committed to a psychiatric institution. When Kris finds out what is going on, he believes that Doris had something to do with it as well. Feeling brokenhearted, he deliberately fails his competency test. Fred Gailey, who is not only a lawyer, but has also come to know

Kris as a friend, goes to his aid at once. He promises to try and get him out of the institution. Everything builds up to a trial in court to decide whether Kris is mentally sound or not. Knowing it will cost him his job, Fred represents Kris, determined to prove to he public that he is the real Santa Claus. Doris hears of this and tries to talk Fred out of it, but he refuses. She tells him that he is out of his mind to act on some "idealistic binge" over "lovely intangibles," to which Fred replies that hopefully one day Doris will learn that the "intangibles" are some of the only things worth having in life.

With a lot of hard work, and successful sway of public of opinion, Fred gets the case against Kris dismissed. On Christmas Day, Fred, Doris, and Susan are out and see the house that Susan wanted out of the magazine with a For Sale sign in front of it. Susan rushes into the vacant house, and the other two follow. Doris and Fred decide to get married and buy the house. When they turn to the door, Kris Kringle's old cane is propped up against the wall.

Miracle on 34th Street is a classic holiday gem that helps any viewer get in touch with the genuine spirit of good will and generosity which should accompany Christmas.

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Thank you so much for joining us again today. Please come back this Tuesday, December 10th, for a post on a Christmas tradition.

Until then, we hope you have a very merry, and A Very Vintage Christmas!

Just a little holiday affair..

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25 days until Christmas

Good afternoon, everybody! And welcome to the official kickoff for Think Classic's third annual A Very Vintage Christmas! We are so thrilled that you have decided to join us, and hope that we can do our part to make your days merrier and brighter with our charmingly vintage holiday festivities.

Today is Sunday, which means, according to our schedule, that it is time for a classic Christmas movie post.

Holiday Affair

1949 film

Starring Janet Leigh, Robert Mitchum, Wendell Corey, and Gordon Gebert

Steve Mason (Mitchum) is a war veteran who has no sense of direction in his life, and as a result drifts from place to place, just trying to get along. His wanderings bring him to New York City, and he acquires a job as a sales clerk at Crowley's Department Store for the busy Christmas season. He is working at the counter one day when he is approached by a young woman by the name of Connie Ennis (Leigh). He suspects that she might be a hired comparative shopper for another store, and his suspicions are confirmed when she asks to buy

an extremely expensive and valuable toy train set without hardly looking at it. Later that evening, Connie, who is a recent war widow, returns to her apartment and her waiting son Timmy (Gebert). Connie sets her purchases aside, but Timmy sees the train and becomes ecstatic, believing that it really is his Christmas present. She does her best to explain to her son that it truly isn't his present and that they aren't going to keep it, and Timmy is heartbroken. Connie does indeed go back to Crowley's the next day to return the train set. She is once again assisted by Steve. When she tells him that she needs to return it, but that nothing is wrong with it, he tells her that he knows what she is up to and threatens to report her. Connie panics and tells him that she is truly sorry. She knows it isn't honest, but she is a widow with a young son, who is just trying to make ends meet and get through the holiday season. Steve feels badly for her, so he decides to let her return it and he gives her a full refund. Unfortunately, Steve was being observed by a manager, and since he acted against store policy he loses his job. He follows Connie into another department and helps her as she selects another purchase to do comparative pricing for her

employers. They leave the department store together and walk about the city, talking and getting to know one another.

They then go from one department store to another to buy more things on Connie's list, and as there is so much to carry, he helps her with it until they get separated by a crowd at a bus stop.

Connie heads home on her own, where Timmy and her fiance Carl Davis (Corey) are

decorating a Christmas tree. Unexpectedly, the door bell rings and when Connie goes to answer it she finds Steve standing there with the rest of her packages. Carl is instantly jealous and suspicious of the two of them, while Timmy is instantly smitten with Steve and takes to him naturally. As they are all talking together, Timmy blows up at Carl, who he doesn't really like. When Carl tries to discipline Timmy, Connie gets upset and tells him to "get your hands off my boy!" Carl is very upset by her reaction, feeling that she doesn't trust him with her son, so he promptly leaves, despite Connie's apologies.

Steve believes it is because of his presence in the Ennis home that such trouble was caused, but Connie doesn't agree. He tells her goodbye, and promises not to trouble her anymore for fear that he will fall in love with her. He says goodbye to Timmy and then kisses Connie before he goes, wishing them both a Merry Christmas.

The next day, Connie meets up with Carl at a restaurant and the two of them discuss what happened at the apartment. They forgive one another and make up, and they decide to get married on New Year's Day, to "start the year off right."

On Christmas morning, Timmy is ecstatic and thanks his mother over and over for his present.

She is confused about which present he means, and then he shows her the train set she had returned earlier. Connie catches on quickly, knowing exactly where the train came from.She is honest with Timmy, telling him that the train is a gift from Steve, not from her. After breakfast, Connie goes to Steve's hotel to try and make things right, only to discover that he checked out. She finds him in Central Park and offers to pay him for the train, but he refuses. She gives him a necktie that had been wrapped under the tree to give to Carl. The two are getting along fine when Steve tells Connie that she would be making a mistake if she married Carl. She gets angry and goes home.

Later that afternoon, some police show up at the Ennis household and explain that Steve Mason has been arrested, and he requested that they come down to the station to help straighten everything out, as it is all a misunderstanding. Carl, who is a lawyer, takes on Steve as his client, but what really sets Steve free is the necessary confession from Connie that she had gone to see Steve that morning and had given him a necktie as a present. Everything gets set in order, Steve is released, Timmy invites him over for Christmas dinner, and Carl is very unhappy with everything. Christmas dinner is a little awkward, but fine overall, until Steve announces to everyone, including Connie's former in-laws, that he is in love with her and she should marry him instead of Carl. Connie gets upset and asks him to leave.

The next day dawns dismally with everyone still upset over the night before. Timmy decides to take his train to Crowley's Department Store and return it so that he can give the money to Steve. Connie and Carl then go to Steve's hotel to give him the money from Timmy, but Connie is afraid to see him. Carl realizes that he has no chance against Steve and breaks it off with Connie. She is already distraught when she finally goes into the building to see Steve, and the two of them bicker and she storms out on him.

In the nick of time, Connie realizes that she can't keep walking out on Steve if she really loves him, and she knows that she does. Steve had told her that he was leaving for California, so she takes Timmy and the two of them board the train and find Steve together to ask him to stay.

Holiday Affair is a delightful and lighthearted Christmas romance, which will remind you of the optimism and hope that the Christmas season brings when you endeavor to enjoy it with all of your heart.

If you would like to see this classic Christmas film, you can view it uncut and commercial free on Turner Classic Movies on Sunday, December 15th, at 12:15 pm ET.

Also, if you are interested in buying Holiday Affair as a Christmas gift for yourself or a loved one, you can click the following links to price and buy it online:

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We hope that you have enjoyed this post today, and that you will come back and join us this Thursday, December 5th, to add a classic Christmas tune to your holiday playlist.

Until then, we wish you a very merry, and A Very Vintage Christmas!

Friendly Reminder

Good morning, everyone!

I trust that you all had a happy Thanksgiving, and that if you are out and about today during Black Friday, that you stay safe.

This is just a simple post to serve as a reminder that this Sunday, December 1st, is the beginning of A Very Vintage Christmas here at Think Classic.
Also, remember that there is a schedule for the month, as follows:
Classic Christmas Movie Posts:
Sunday, 12/1
Sunday, 12/8
Sunday, 12/15
Sunday, 12/22

Christmas Music Posts:
Thursday, 12/5
Thursday, 12/12
Thursday, 12/19

Christmas Tradition Posts:
Tuesday, 12/10
Friday, 12/20

AND a special Christmas Eve post on Tuesday, the 24th.

We are so looking forward to sharing this holiday season with you, and we hope to see you back here this Sunday!

Seasonal Specials

Hello followers and readers!

This is just a simple announcement post for things that are coming up over the next couple of months that you might want to mark on your calendars.

First of all, it might not have escaped your notice that the site has a new fall look. This is in honor of Thanksgiving, which is coming up in a few weeks, on November 28th. We will do a couple of posts in honor of the holiday, but other than that, the site is going to be pretty quiet due to preparations for our third annual segment of A Very Vintage Christmas, which will begin, as always, on December 1st.
We will be sticking to the same schedule that we use every year, which means there will be:
Classic Christmas music posts on Thursdays

                                                   12/5

                                                   12/12

                                                   12/19

Classic Christmas movie posts on Sundays

                                                   12/1

                                                   12/8

                                                   12/15

                                                   12/22

Two posts on the history of different Christmas traditions

                                                   12/10

                                                   12/20

And a special post on Christmas Eve.

We are so excited to spend the holiday season with all of you!

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The Think Classic team