“Christmas in Connecticut” trivia, according to IMDb.com

Among the goofs is a scene where Elizabeth is practicing flipping flapjacks in the kitchen with Uncle Felix, who tries to help her hide the fact she can’t cook. She throws one that sticks on the ceiling and leaves gooey batter when it falls. On the very next flip, the ceiling is clean.

⏩ S.Z. Sakall, who plays Uncle Felix, was Hungarian and serves several Hungarian-inspired dishes in this film (he adds paprika to the stew, makes goulash, etc.). This was art imitating life; Sakall detested “American food” and insisted on only eating Hungarian or continental food, even having his wife cook lunch for him while he was on set.

Bette Davis was originally cast as Elizabeth in 1944, but Barbara Stanwyck replaced her in April of that year.

This was one of the first films to benefit from the “post-war euphoria” that gripped America in 1945. Despite being released in August, it grossed a then impressive $3 million, making it one of the year’s most successful movies.

The runaway sleigh ride sequence was filmed in soundstages on the Warner Bros. back lot, with snow drifts simulated by soap flakes.

“Christmas in Connecticut” was included among the American Film Institute’s 2000 list of the 500 movies nominated for the Top 100 Funniest American Movies.

You can see more than 30 images of “Christmas in Connecticut by clicking on a list of the top holiday movies by state based on IMDb’s top 50 most popular, as of Dec. 15, 2020. “Christmas in Connecticut” (1945) was most popular in Connecticut.

There’s also a 1992 remake of “Christmas in Connecticut,” starring Dyan Cannon as Elizabeth and Kris Kristofferson as Jefferson.

Melinda Elliott, president of the Southbury Historical Society, saw the remake. “I prefer the old version because it was a bit classier, in my opinion,” she said. “Barbara Stanwyck was very believable as a writer, creating the facade of a down-to-earth homemaker. I loved the whole section when the publisher decided to visit and Miss Lane had to invent a family and become a cook, too. Classy, funny, and good entertainment.”