Just before Christmas, department store clerk Steve Mason meets big spending customer Connie Ennis, who's actually a comparison shopper sent by another store. Steve lets her go, which gets him fired. They spend the afternoon together, which doesn't sit well with Connie's steady suitor, Carl, when he finds out, but delights her young son Timmy, who quickly takes to Steve.
Cast
Robert Mitchum
Steve Mason
Janet Leigh
Connie Ennis
Wendell Corey
Carl Davis
Griff Barnett
Mr. Ennis
Esther Dale
Mrs. Ennis
Henry O'Neill
Mr. Crowley
Harry Morgan
Police Lieutenant (as Henry Morgan)
Larry J. Blake
Plainclothesman
Helen Brown
Emily
Gordon Gebert
Timmy Ennis
Pat Barton
Saleswoman (uncredited)
Genevieve Bell
Saleswoman (uncredited)
Melinda Casey
Girl (uncredited)
Chick Chandler
New Year's Celebrant (uncredited)
Jack Chefe
Waiter (uncredited)
James Conaty
Man Entering Nightclub (uncredited)
Yvonne Crossley
Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Michka Egan
Man (uncredited)
George Eldredge
Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Louise Franklin
Elevator Operator (uncredited)
James Griffith
Crowley's Floorwalker (uncredited)
Patricia Hall
Clerk (uncredited)
Don Hartman
Man Leaving Phone Booth (uncredited)
Jimmy Hawkins
Boy in Park (uncredited)
Mame Henderson
Clerk (uncredited)
Billy Henry
Boy (uncredited)
Jimmy Hunt
Boy Looking at Crowley's Trains (uncredited)
Frank Johnson
Santa Claus (uncredited)
Jack Kelly
Drunk on Train (uncredited)
Genevieve Kendall
Clerk (uncredited)
Mike Lally
Man (uncredited)
Robert Lyden
Boy (uncredited)
Allen Mathews
Mr. Gow (uncredited)
Frank Mills
Bum in Park (uncredited)
Frances Morris
Mary (uncredited)
Philip Morris
Train Conductor (uncredited)
Al Murphy
Man (uncredited)
William J. O'Brien
Peanut Vendor (uncredited)
Theodore Rand
Man (uncredited)
Joey Ray
Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Paula Raymond
Girl at Drinking Fountain (uncredited)
Charles Regan
Man (uncredited)
Al Rhein
Detective (uncredited)
Sammy Shack
Man (uncredited)
Carl Sklover
Department Store Clerk (uncredited)
Bert Stevens
Henry (uncredited)
Harmon Stevens
Clerk (uncredited)
Mary Stewart
Girl (uncredited)
Charles Sullivan
Park Policeman (uncredited)
Crew
Don Hartman
Director, Producer
Isobel Lennart
Screenplay
John D. Weaver
Story
Harry Marker
Editor
Milton Krasner
Director of Photography
Eddie Pyle
Camera Operator
Howard Greer
Costume Design
Larry Germain
Hairstylist
Clem Portman
Sound
Francis M. Sarver
Sound
Roy Webb
Original Music Composer
C. Bakaleinikoff
Music Director
Darrell Silvera
Set Decoration
William Stevens
Set Decoration
Ernest Bachrach
Still Photographer
Jim Kirley
Grip
Carroll Clark
Art Direction
Albert S. D'Agostino
Art Direction
