

“It happens in December... but it's hotter than July!”
Just before Christmas, department store clerk Steve Mason meets big spending customer Connie Ennis, who's actually a comparison shopper sent by another store. Steve lets her go, which gets him fired. They spend the afternoon together, which doesn't sit well with Connie's steady suitor, Carl, when he finds out, but delights her young son Timmy, who quickly takes to Steve.
Directed by Don Hartman
User score
91 votes





Released
December 12, 1949
1h 27m
English

Robert Mitchum
Steve Mason

Janet Leigh
Connie Ennis

Wendell Corey
Carl Davis

Griff Barnett
Mr. Ennis

Esther Dale
Mrs. Ennis

Henry O'Neill
Mr. Crowley

Harry Morgan
Police Lieutenant (as Henry Morgan)

Larry J. Blake
Plainclothesman

Helen Brown
Emily
Gordon Gebert
Timmy Ennis

Pat Barton
Saleswoman (uncredited)
Genevieve Bell
Saleswoman (uncredited)

Melinda Casey
Girl (uncredited)

Chick Chandler
New Year's Celebrant (uncredited)

Jack Chefe
Waiter (uncredited)
James Conaty
Man Entering Nightclub (uncredited)
Yvonne Crossley
Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Michka Egan
Man (uncredited)

George Eldredge
Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Louise Franklin
Elevator Operator (uncredited)