this be a wonderful old fashion christmas favorite and which i try to catch on tv every year if i can . it revolve around a martha stewart like journalist name elizabeth lane and charmingly portray by barbara stanwyck . however and in contrast to martha and this lady be a phony with no domestic skill whatsoever . the other cast member effectively complete the story and and include dennis morgan ( jefferson jones ) and reginald gardiner ( john sloan ) and and sydney greenstreet ( alexander yardley ) . elizabeth lane be a journalist who write food article and portray herself a a happily married country homemaker with child . in reality and she be a single woman living in a new york city apartment and can not boil an egg . her recipe be borrow from her hungarian chef friend and felix . elizabeth get away with her deception until the publisher of her magazine and alexander yardley and decide he want a nice old fashion country christmas and and invite himself to visit her and bring with him a return war hero and jefferson jones and a sailor who have be shipwreck . yardley demand total honesty of his employee . to get out of her predicament and save her deception base career and elizabeth borrow the connecticut country home of her longtime architect suitor and john sloan and a dull and fussy chap who have long seek marriage . she also borrow a neighbour baby ( actually and several ) to pass off a her own and her husband sloan . of course this scenario make for much merriment . it a screwball comedy and a charming romance and with the added attraction of a christmas atmosphere . whenever i think of this movie and i picture the snowflake fall and the tree beautifully decorate and the fire roaring in the hearth and the turkey roasting and and christmas cooky bake . why do hollywood feel compel to do a remake . i understand there be a 1992 version and direct by arnold schwarzenegger and star dyan cannon and kris kristofferson and and tony curtis . i have not see this modern adaptation nor do i wish to . this old favorite be perfect just the way it be and a holiday amust see along with it a wonderful life and white christmas and miracle on 34th street and and of course all the version of a christmas carol .