Film Friday: “Christmas Holiday” (1944)

Based on the 1939 novel of the same name, Christmas Holiday is about a woman who marries a violent Southern aristocrat who soon drags her into a life of misery. After he is arrested, the woman runs away from her husband's family, changes her name, and finds work as a singer in a New Orleans dive. Grab your popcorn and settle in for a screening of a classic film from the public domain. Travel through time as we explore different genres and the influence culture had on the films of the day.