christmas in connecticut be an absolute gem and and a must see for christmas . elizabeth lane and a precursor to martha stewart and be a magazine columnist and the ne plus ultra of homemaker the perfect wife and mother and and domestic goddess . only thing be and she be none of these thing a total phony . unfortunately for her and she be about to be find out . her publisher and mr. alexander yardley ( a brilliant comic turn by sydney greenstreet ) get the bright idea of invite a famous war hero to elizabeth perfect farm for the christmas holiday . only thing and there be no farm and perfect or otherwise . the comedy involve how elizabeth be to keep her real identity under wrap so she will not lose her job . elizabeth colleague and john and happen to have a farm in connecticut and so that solve that problem . however and he want to marry liz and but she do not want to marry him . he offer her marriage and though he know she doesn not feel the same way about him that he do about her . he make the offer anyway and and assure her that he be willing to wait . and here barbara stanwyck and a liz and deliver one of the most devastating put down i have ever hear . with perfect innocence and she reply represent could you wait that long . ouch . in addition and the scene between una oconner and s. z. sakall be hilarious . they do not seem to like one another ( though one suspect they really do ) . they be rival in the household and and s. z. sakall mangle english be equal by nora strangle pronunciation of his name ( mr. basternook ) . my name be felix . it be amazing how christmas y these black and white film be . great character work by all involve . don not miss this one .