Mary Marshall, serving six years for accidental manslaughter, is given a Christmas furlough to visit her closest relatives, her uncle and his family in a small Midwestern town. On the journey, she meets Zach Morgan, a troubled army sergeant on leave from a military hospital. Although his physical wounds have healed, he suffers from PTSD 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 serve the remainder of her sentence.

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Cast

Ginger Rogers

Mary Marshall

Joseph Cotten

Zachary Morgan

Shirley Temple

Barbara Marshall

Spring Byington

Mrs. Marshall

Tom Tully

Mr. Marshall

John Derek

Lieutenant Bruce

Chill Wills

Swanson

Kenny Bowers

Sailor on Train

Gary Gray

Franklin (uncredited)

Eddie Hall

Charlie Hartman (uncredited)

Olin Howland

Train Vendor (uncredited)

John James

Paratrooper on Train (uncredited)