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Miracle on 34th Street

  • 1947
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 36m
IMDb RATING
7.9/10
51K
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Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
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After a divorced New York mother hires a nice old man to play Santa Claus at Macy's, she is startled by his claim to be the genuine article. When his sanity is questioned, a lawyer defends h... Read allAfter a divorced New York mother hires a nice old man to play Santa Claus at Macy's, she is startled by his claim to be the genuine article. When his sanity is questioned, a lawyer defends him in court by arguing that he's not mistaken.After a divorced New York mother hires a nice old man to play Santa Claus at Macy's, she is startled by his claim to be the genuine article. When his sanity is questioned, a lawyer defends him in court by arguing that he's not mistaken.

  • Director
    • George Seaton
  • Writers
    • George Seaton
    • Valentine Davies
  • Stars
    • Edmund Gwenn
    • Maureen O'Hara
    • John Payne
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.9/10
    51K
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    • Director
      • George Seaton
    • Writers
      • George Seaton
      • Valentine Davies
    • Stars
      • Edmund Gwenn
      • Maureen O'Hara
      • John Payne
    • 222User reviews
    • 106Critic reviews
    • 88Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Won 3 Oscars
      • 8 wins & 1 nomination total

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    Miracle On 34th Street: Susan Meets Santa
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    Edmund Gwenn in Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
    Edmund Gwenn and Marlene Lyden in Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
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    Edmund Gwenn
    Edmund Gwenn
    • Kris Kringle
    Maureen O'Hara
    Maureen O'Hara
    • Doris Walker
    John Payne
    John Payne
    • Fred Gailey
    Gene Lockhart
    Gene Lockhart
    • Judge Henry X. Harper
    Natalie Wood
    Natalie Wood
    • Susan Walker
    Porter Hall
    Porter Hall
    • Granville Sawyer
    William Frawley
    William Frawley
    • Charlie Halloran
    Jerome Cowan
    Jerome Cowan
    • Dist. Atty. Thomas Mara
    Philip Tonge
    Philip Tonge
    • Julian Shellhammer
    Jack Albertson
    Jack Albertson
    • Post Office Mail Sorter Next to Lou
    • (uncredited)
    Harry Antrim
    Harry Antrim
    • Mr. R.H. Macy
    • (uncredited)
    Sam Bagley
    • Courtroom Spectator
    • (uncredited)
    Arline Bletcher
    • Courtroom Spectator
    • (uncredited)
    Lela Bliss
    Lela Bliss
    • Mrs. Shellhammer
    • (uncredited)
    Walden Boyle
    • Judge's Clerk
    • (uncredited)
    Kevin Burke
    • Child on Santa's Lap
    • (uncredited)
    Dorothy Christy
    Dorothy Christy
    • Secretary
    • (uncredited)
    Dick Cogan
    Dick Cogan
    • Department Store Head
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • George Seaton
    • Writers
      • George Seaton
      • Valentine Davies
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      In the untranslated dialogue with the Dutch girl, Kris asks her what she wants for Christmas. She says she wants nothing, telling him she got her gift by being adopted by her new mother.
    • Goofs
      Kris claims that John Quincy Adams' Vice President was Daniel D. Tompkins. In fact, that was John C. Calhoun, while Tompkins had been Vice President under Adams' predecessor, James Monroe. The confusion arose because Adams was the 6th President whereas Tompkins was the 6th Vice President, some Presidents having had a different Vice President in each term, and one of the latter having served under 2 of the former.
    • Quotes

      Mr. Shellhammer: But... but maybe he's only a little crazy like painters or composers or... or some of those men in Washington.

    • Alternate versions
      Also available in two computer colorized versions. The film was first colorized in 1985 by Color Systems Technology, Inc. and again in 2006 by Legend Films using much-improved technology. Prints came with a disclaimer: "It has been altered without the participation of the principal director, screenwriter and other creators of the original film."
    • Connections
      Featured in The Screen Writer (1950)
    • Soundtracks
      Jingle Bells
      (1857) (uncredited)

      Written by James Pierpont

      Played at the announcement of the parade

      Played occasionally in the score

      Sung a cappella a bit by Percy Helton and later by Jack Albertson

    User reviews222

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    10/10
    Classic holiday fare
    Its very easy to see why this movie won the Oscar for Screenplay that year. Its very intelligent and has a lot to say about several topics - how to raise a child, how a person of questionable sanity gets treated, how greedy businessmen are, how politics play out in a courtroom..and what to do with all that damn mail addressed to Santa Claus!

    Its also very mature in some ways - Doris (Maureen O'Hara) is divorced and the mother of Susie (Natalie Wood). Doris has raised Susie to be very practical and to think for herself, but she neglected to teach Susie one thing - how to be a child, when you ARE a child. Enter Mr. Gayley (John Payne), a struggling lawyer who befriends Susie as a way to get to know her Mom better.

    Doris works at Macy's and is organizing their Thanksgiving Day Parade, when the Santa they've hired is intoxicated. In a pinch they hire the REAL Kris Kringle to appear in the parade. He ends up being such a big hit that he gets hired to work at Macy's also. He is not the traditional employee, however, and this comes to light when he sends a customer (the venerable Thelma Ritter) to ANOTHER STORE! Schoenfeld's, he says, has what she's looking for. Then he is overheard, by the store manager no less, sending another customer to GIMBELS!

    Don't want to give away any more, but the movie is touching, dramatic and hysterical - Doris on the phone with her co-workers' wife, who has been given too much liquor, is worth a million bucks alone. Whenever I want to make my sister laugh, I do a pretty decent imitation of her saying "HELLO?" Also, I can sing the song Kris sings to the girl from Rotterdam..the girl who is so thrilled that Kris can communicate with her in her language. Susie overhearing this is beginning to think that Kris might be the real thing, and she's a pretty hard nut to crack, for a little kid.

    See it, own it, memorize it..and pity the 31 souls in 'User Ratings' who gave this a '1', which is ridiculous but it takes all kinds I guess.
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    • Nov 21, 2001

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    FAQ8

    • Why is the clown at the Macy's parade not listed anywhere in the cast list? He has the memorable line: "These pants are going to fall off in the middle of Columbus Circle."
    • What is 'Miracle on 34th Street' about?
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 4, 1947 (Canada)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official Site
    • Languages
      • English
      • Dutch
    • Also known as
      • The Big Heart
    • Filming locations
      • 24 Derby Road, Port Washington, Long Island, New York, USA(Susan's dream house)
    • Production company
      • Twentieth Century Fox
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $527
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 36 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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