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Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
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When a nice old man who claims to be Santa Claus is institutionalized as insane, a young lawyer decides to defend him by arguing in court that he is the real thing. Director:George Seaton |
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Won 3 Oscars.
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| John Payne | ... | ||
| Edmund Gwenn | ... | ||
| Gene Lockhart | ... | ||
| Natalie Wood | ... | ||
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Porter Hall | ... | |
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William Frawley | ... | |
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Jerome Cowan | ... | |
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Philip Tonge | ... | |
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Storyline
At the Macy's Department Store Thanksgiving Day parade, the actor playing Santa is discovered to be drunk by a whiskered old man. Doris Walker, the no nonsense special events director, persuades the old man to take his place. The old man proves to be a sensation and is quickly recruited to be the store Santa at the main Macy's outlet. While he is successful, Ms. Walker learns that he calls himself Kris Kringle and he claims to be the actual Santa Claus. Despite reassurances by Kringle's doctor that he is harmless, Doris still has misgivings, especially when she has cynically trained herself, and especially her daughter, Susan, to reject all notions of belief and fantasy. And yet, people, especially Susan, begin to notice there is something special about Kris and his determination to advance the true spirit of Christmas amidst the rampant commercialism around him and succeeding in improbable ways... Written by Kenneth Chisholm <kchishol@rogers.com>
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Capture the spirit of Christmas with this timeless classic!Parents Guide:
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Das Wunder von Manhattan See more »Box Office
Gross:
$2,650,000 (USA)Company Credits
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Mono (Western Electric Recording)Color:
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1.37 : 1
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(1918) (uncredited)
Music by John Philip Sousa
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20th Century-Fox studio head Darryl F. Zanuck was very much against making this film because he thought it too corny to succeed. He finally agreed to a medium-sized budget provided writer/director George Seaton would accept his next three assignments unconditionally. Seaton, who desperately wanted to get the picture made, agreed. See more »Goofs
Factual errors: While prosecutor Mara is making his final arguments to the Judge, defense attorney Gailey is out in the hall presumably talking to the postmen. Gailey returns to the courtroom just as Mara finishes his statement. No judge would allow final arguments to proceed in the absence of the attorney for the opposing party. See more »Quotes
Doris Walker: I was wrong when I told you that, Susie. You must believe in Mr. Kringle and keep right on doing it. You must have faith in him.See more »
Soundtracks
"Sabre and Spurs"(1918) (uncredited)
Music by John Philip Sousa
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