Rating: NR
Genre:
Drama
Release Date: 10/19/2004
SubTitles: English/French/Espanol
Dubbed: English
Sound: DD1
Run Time: 85 Minutes
Flags: Suitable for Children
Distributor/Studio: MGM
Ginger Rogers gives a dramatic performance in this moving
romantic drama in which a woman named
Mary Marshall, who was convicted of manslaughter (she defended herself when her lecherous boss attempted to rape her and she accidentally killed him), is granted a ten-day furlough for Christmas to visit relatives. Once out, she encounters a shell-shocked vet (
Joseph Cotten) on leave from the VA psych ward on a train. The unstable vet has been allowed out by his doctors to see if he is ready to function in normal society. At first, the vet is nervous around
Mary, but something clicks and she invites him to stay at her house during their respective breaks. Together they attempt to have a happy Christmas while dealing with the vet's problems. At first
Mary keeps her own past and troubles to herself, but as they begin falling in love, she decides to tell him the whole story. In this way, the two reconcile their pasts and move closer toward forming a relationship.
~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide