LAKEPORT, Calif. – The 1945 comedy, “Christmas in Connecticut,” starring Barbara Stanwyck and Sydney Greenstreet, screens at the Soper Reese Theatre in Lakeport on Tuesday, Dec. 8, with show times at 1 and 6 p.m.

The story begins with a war hero (Dennis Morgan) who wins a Christmas dinner to be prepared by a popular magazine’s housekeeping expert (Stanwyck) in her lovely rural home in Connecticut. 

The publicity stunt, dreamed up by the magazine publisher (Greenstreet), fails to take into account that the expert doesn’t live in Connecticut and she can’t cook.

It’s the perfect screwball farce and a perennial holiday favorite.

The movie is sponsored by John H. Tomkins Tax Consultants and is rated G. Run time is 1 hour, 41 minutes.

Entry to the film is by donation.

The Soper Reese Theatre is located at 275 S. Main St., Lakeport, 707-263-0577, www.soperreesetheatre.com .