THE HOLLY AND THE IVY (1952) ¢ ¢ ¢
D: George More O'Ferrall
Ralph Richardson, Celia Johnson, Margaret Leighton,
Denholm Elliott, John Gregson, Hugh Williams,
Margaret Halston, Maureen Delaney, William Hartnell
When the relatives of an aging parson get together for Christmas, old wounds come to the surface and secrets are revealed. This is funny without really being a comedy, or a comedy that's not entirely funny, a balancing act the Brits seem especially adept at pulling off. Denholm Elliott, whose widest recognition would come as Marcus Brody in the Indiana Jones movies, has an early role as a soldier on a two-day pass.
