大导演米切尔·莱森的一部优秀的喜剧类型影视作品，主演有芭芭拉·斯坦威克弗莱德·麦克莫瑞比尤拉·邦蒂伊丽莎白·帕特森威。Just before Christmas, Lee Leander is caught shoplifting. It is her third offense. She is prosecuted by John Sargent. He postpones the trial because it is hard to get a conviction at Christmas time. But he feels sorry for her and arranges for her bail, and ends up taking her home to his mother for Christmas. Surrounded by a loving family (in stark contrast to Lee's own family background) they fall in love. This creates a new problem how do they handle the upcoming trial