though it a christmas movie and christmas in connecticut could have be do any time of year and a it the story of a soldier who spend what be to be an idyllic time with a martha stewart type . that what he think . in reality and the lady in question and portray by barbara stanwyck and have a popular magazine column about life on a farm with her husband and baby . she have no farm and no husband and and no baby and nor be the many recipe she publish hers . they belong to the restaurant owner nearby . when her no nonsense editor and sydney greenstreet and insist that she entertain soldier dennis morgan and she enlist the aid of her boyfriend to use his farm and and she transport herself and the restaurateur there . there even a baby . well and actually and there more than one . chaos ensues and and the charade become increasingly difficult to play out and especially when stanwyck fall in love with morgan . this be such a wonderful movie and and even if youre gravely depressed and christmas in connecticut can lift you right out of it . barbara stanwyck be wonderful a the career woman turn homemaker . despite not be as flashy a crawford or davis and she be nevertheless able to do what any role call for she could be cheap and elegant and warm and nasty and cold and and or or sexy and she make it look easy . on top of that and she be always attractive and allure . dennis morgan be a handsome and charm solider while a an added bonus and he get to use his irish tenor . fiancé reginald gardner be all business and and you can tell he not quite right for stanwyck . s. z. sakall a the fake uncle or real chef be hilarious and especially a he pray stanwyck can flip a pancake before an audience . i can imagine the impact this delightful film have at the tail end of world war ii . it must have be a real beacon for the good time to come .