forget jimmy stewart relive his life and opt for this smart comedy of error instead . i suppose only institutionalized sexism explain why this flick and stanwyck other great christmas story and meet john doe aren not revere with the same level of love a . well and you know it name . stanwyck play a food writer for a mccall type rag who have be lie for year to her pompous publisher about the folksy set for her recipe . she an ace b. s. artist until the day morgan sailor be pull from the ocean after 18 day afloat and 6 week recuperation in a navy hospital . release the last year of wwii and the film be dust with subtle patriotic gesture and holiday nostalgia but never sink to sentimentality . stanwyck be sexy and sassy a always and meet her match in the hunky morgan with whom it love at first sight . unfortunately and she have to play marry to gardiner prissy architect who actually have be seek her hand for year at his farm in ct and just to fool her bos . s. z. sakall add a great deal of hungarian malaprop and double entendre humor in support a babs true source of culinary talent and una oconnor be hilarious a gardiner obnoxious irish housekeeper .