Romance Drama
Mary Marshall, serving a six year term for accidental manslaughter, is given a Christmas furlough from prison to visit her closest relatives, her uncle and his family in a small Midwestern town. On the train she meets Zach Morgan, a troubled army sergeant on leave for the holidays from a military hospital. Although his physical wounds have healed, he is suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder and is subject to panic attacks. The pair are attracted to one another and in the warm atmosphere of the Christmas season friendship blossoms into romance, but Mary is reluctant to tell him of her past and that she must shortly return to prison to serve the remainder of her sentence.
Directed by
William Dieterle
Written by
Marion Parsonnet
Ginger Rogers
Mary Marshall
Joseph Cotten
Zachary Morgan
Chill Wills
Swanson
Tom Tully
Mr. Marshall
Olin Howland
Train Vendor (uncredited)
Shirley Temple
Barbara Marshall
Spring Byington
Mrs. Marshall
John James
Paratrooper on Train (uncredited)
John Derek
Lt. Bruce
Gary Gray
Franklin (uncredited)
Eddie Hall
Charlie Hartman (uncredited)
Fred Aldrich
Sidewalk Cowboy (uncredited)
Kenny Bowers
Sailor on Train
Dorothy Stone
Saleslady (uncredited)
Jack Carr
Train Station Counterman (uncredited)
Earl Johnson
Dog Owner (uncredited)

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