About this episode

This episode discusses a film noir featuring Deanna Durbin and Gene Kelly, exploring its unexpected connection to Christmas.

Deanna Durbin and Gene Kelly. Gotta be a musical, right? Actually, it’s a film noir, whose connection to Christmas is limited at best. So much misdirection, and I haven’t even told you the plot....

Topics covered

• Deanna Durbin
• Gene Kelly
• musical
• film noir
• Christmas

Keywords

• film
• reviews

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