Screenwriter Mark Christopher gets a Christmas present that isn’t on his Santa list: a 17-year-old delinquent named Susan, deposited in his bachelor pad by a cop pal who doesn’t want to see the kid spend Christmas behind bars. Touched by Susan’s plight, Mark decides there’s only one way to keep her out of juvie: marry her in name only and get an annulment when she comes of age. But after a Vegas elopement, Susan isn’t so sure she wants to be the ex-Mrs. Christopher. Dick Powell (in his last film role before devoting himself to a hugely successful TV career) and Debbie Reynolds play the (maybe) mismatched couple in a big-hearted romantic comedy from animator-turned-director Frank Tashlin that makes merry use of its Yuletide setting.
Starring Dick Powell, Debbie Reynolds, Anne Francis.
Note: Not a traditional Christmas movie, but if you are looking for something a bit different that takes place in the 1950s at Christmastime, here you go! Harmless though dated, and not suitable for young children. Follow it up with [Holiday Affair (1949)](http://amzn.to/1jKVFyr) – “Charming seasonal clerk Steve Mason (Robert Mitchum) catches beautiful Connie Ennis (Janet Leigh) in a fraudulent shopping scheme during the busy Christmas rush. But when he discovers that Ennis is a war widow and single mother, Mason takes pity on her and can’t bring himself to turn her in. His supervisor takes notice and fires him on the spot. Mason befriends Connie and her young son, Timmy (Gordon Gebert), and may complicate her plans to marry boring nice guy Carl Davis (Wendell Corey).” You may also like [The Cheaters (1945](http://amzn.to/1makLbE)): “A wealthy family is preparing for Christmas in their usual stylish fashion (Eugene Pallette and Billie Burke play the parents.) They hit on a bright idea that will make them outstanding durng this holiday season among their friends. They will adopt a “lost man” and bring him to their house for the holidays.”