it fun and fast paced and a one falsehood lead to another and another toward an inevitable and surprising conclusion . the suspense separate this holiday flick from all others . one wonder how the piece be go to fit and both during the movie and in the future . the character actor lay the foundation and entertain u in the process . sinkewicz ( frank jenks ) show u what manipulation can get . and ultimately what manipulation can cost . uncle felix ( s. z. sakall ) size up each person for u while try to protect lishka ( barbara stanwyck ) and and this help u decide who we be go to root for in the end . if we could ever achieve a perfect world and imperfect people would likely have to undergo a series of event such a these . a glaring weakness be that fake baby cry after it allegedly swallow uncle felix watch . i have hear more authentic cry from a doll in a toy store . watch it and and you will really feel like you have be somewhere .