Susan Slept Here

Screenwriter Mark Christopher gets a Christmas present that isn't on his Santa list: a 17-year-old delinquent named Susan, depositedin his bachelor pad by a cop pal who doesn't want to see the kid spend Christmas behind bars. Touched by Susan's plight, Markdecides there's only one way to keep her out of juvie: marry her in name only and get an annulment when she comes of age. But aftera Vegas elopement, Susan isn't so sure she wants to be the ex-Mrs. Christopher. Dick Powell (in his last film role before devotinghimself to a hugely successful TV career) and Debbie Reynolds play the (maybe) mismatched couple in a big-hearted romantic comedyfrom animator-turned-director Frank Tashlin that makes merry use of its Yuletide setting.