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.
Robert Mitchum
as Steve Mason
Janet Leigh
as Connie Ennis
Wendell Corey
as Carl Davis
Griff Barnett
as Mr. Ennis
Esther Dale
as Mrs. Ennis
Henry O'Neill
as Mr. Crowley
Harry Morgan
as Police Lieutenant (as Henry Morgan)
Larry J. Blake
as Plainclothesman
Helen Brown
as Emily
Gordon Gebert
as Timmy Ennis
Pat Barton
as Saleswoman (uncredited)
Genevieve Bell
as Saleswoman (uncredited)
