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Cast
Jay Ripley | ... |
Santa Claus
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Shay Garner | ... |
Thumbelina (archiveFootage)
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Pat Morrell | ... |
Mrs. Mole (archiveFootage)
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Bob O'Connell | ... |
Mr. Digger (archiveFootage)
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Ruth McMahon | ... |
Mother (archiveFootage)
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Heather Grinter | ... |
Witch (archiveFootage)
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Sue Cable | ... |
Flower Girl (archiveFootage)
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Mike Yuenger | ... |
Flower Prince (archiveFootage)
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Ann-Elizabeth | ... |
Blonde Girl (uncredited)
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Dorothy Brown Green | ... |
Narrator (uncredited) (voice)
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Charlie | ... |
Fighting Kid (uncredited)
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David | ... |
Fighting Kid (uncredited)
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Kathy | ... |
Skateboard Girl (uncredited)
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Mike | ... |
Skateboard Donkey Boy (uncredited)
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Kim Nicholas | ... |
Donkey Girl / Doll Elf (uncredited)
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Robin | ... |
Rebel's Owner (uncredited)
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Sandy | ... |
Boy Jumping Off Roof (uncredited)
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Scotty | ... |
Batter (uncredited)
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Steve | ... |
Catcher (uncredited)
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Directed by
Richard Winer | ... | (as R. Winer) |
Barry Mahon | ... | (segment "Thumbelina") |
Written by
Hans Christian Andersen | ... | (fairy tale: "Thumbelina") |
Richard Winer | ... | () (uncredited) |
Produced by
Armand Cerami | ... | executive producer: archive footage: Thumbelina |
Barry Mahon | ... | producer: archive footage: Thumbelina |
C.T. Robertson | ... | executive producer |
Music by
Ralph Falco | ... | (archive footage: Thumbelina) |
George Linsenmann | ... | (archive footage: Thumbelina) |
Richard Winer | ... | (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
William Tobin | ... | (segment "Thumbelina") (as Bill Tobin) |
Richard Winer | ... | (uncredited) |
Editing by
Steve Cuiffo | ... | (segment "Thumbelina") |
Richard Winer | ... | (uncredited) |
Makeup Department
Tom Brumberger | ... | archive footage: Thumbelina / makeup supervisor |
Production Management
Jon Williams | ... | production manager: archive footage: Thumbelina |
Sound Department
Mark Tannen | ... | archive footage: Thumbelina / assistant sound |
Jon Williams | ... | archive footage: Thumbelina / sound supervisor |
Camera and Electrical Department
William Tobin | ... | lighting technician (archive footage: Thumbelina) (as Bill Tobin) |
Music Department
B. Martin | ... | composer: song "Santa's Song" |
Eugene Ventresca | ... | music arranger: archive footage: Thumbelina |
Additional Crew
Ruth Foreman | ... | kid wrangler |
Barry Mahon | ... | archive footage: "Thumbellina" insert (as B. Mahon) |
Robert Crumb | ... | t-shirt designer: Scotty (uncredited) |
Mark Twain | ... | creator: Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- R & S Film Enterprises Inc. (1972) (United States) (theatrical)
- Cinépix Film Properties (CFP) (1972) (Canada) (theatrical)
- United Video (1987) (United States) (VHS)
- Legend Films (2011) (United States) (video)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Ruth Foreman's Pied Piper Playhouse (cast: kids)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
Poor Santa Claus. This live-action feature finds his sleigh stuck in the sand on a Florida beach only days before Christmas Eve. He psychically summons prepubescent aid from a nearby subdivision. In order to extricate Santa's sleigh, the local children bring many different animals (presumably the sheep was someone's housepet), but nothing works, and the kids are afraid they won't get any gifts this year. To boost their spirits, Santa tells them the story of Thumbellina, and the setting dissolves into a "fantasy within a fantasy". Thumbellina is a beautiful but very tiny girl, "not much larger than a clothes pin". She becomes lost in the forest during the winter and finds refuge in the underground home of Mrs. Mole. A neighbor mole, Mr. Digger, falls in love and wants to marry Thumbellina, but she's having none of it. When warm weather returns, she runs back into the forest and deserts the two kindly creatures who saved her life, crushing their spirits forever ... the end. As Santa is finishing his story and yes, that is its intended conclusion he and the children hear the wail of a siren. The "Ice Cream Bunny" has arrived in his antique fire engine to save the day! Written by Richard Westmoreland |
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Taglines | What A Story! A Daring Rescue! See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Trivia | This is the last movie filmed at Pirate's World, which closed in 1975. See more » |
Goofs | The Ice Cream Bunny has nothing to do with ice cream. See more » |
Movie Connections | Edited from Thumbelina (1970). See more » |
Crazy Credits | Two sets of opening credits and end tags are used in the movie (one for the Santa portion and one for the fairytale portion). See more » |
Quotes |
Santa Claus:
I think I'd better put my coat on, very quickly. Can't let anybody see Santa Claus without his coat. Just put this belt on, quickly as you can, and, uh, see what's going on. See more » |