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Movie star Mavis Arden (Mae West) heads to a small town to attend the preview of her newest film and finds romantic complications among the common folk while falling for down-to-earth farmboy Bud Norton (Randolph Scott). Mae's marvelous one-liners, satirical swipes at Hollywood, and songs like "I Was Saying to the Moon" and "On a Typical Tropical Night" are among the highlights. With Warren William, Alice Brady. 79 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English; Subtitles: English; audio commentary; theatrical trailers.

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Stanwyck is a pretty shoplifter caught stealing a bracelet and MacMurray is the Assistant District Attorney who gets her sent off to jail just before the holidays, then suffers a crisis of conscience and bails her out. When her invites her to join him and his family for Christmas, it begins a relationship that strains but ultimately redeems all parties. Featuring a wonderful supporting cast (Beulah Bondi, Sterling Holloway and Elizabeth Patterson), stylish costumes by Edith Head, a hilarious yet poignant script by Preston Sturges and superb direction by Mitchell Leisen, this is a timeless holiday favorite that can be enjoyed in any season. The film has never looked better than in this first-ever Blu-ray release, digitally remastered and fully restored from high resolution 35mm original film elements.