Gruen Guild Playhouse (TV Series)
Joe Santa Claus (1951)
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- 30min
- Drama
- 20 Dec 1951
- TV Episode
Disgusted that he's been moved from the hardware department to duties as a department store Santa Claus and angry that his wife wants to go to work and earn money, young father Joe Peters deserts his family. While in his Santa role, Joe...
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Maria Palmer | ... |
Maria Peters
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Ray Montgomery | ... |
Joe Peters
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Houseley Stevenson | ... |
Uncle Willy
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Peter Brocco | ... |
Mr. Grimes
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Jeri Lou James | ... |
Emma Peters
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Sigrid Gurie | ... |
Ellen
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Alex Gruenberg | ... | (as Alex Gruenberg) |
Axel Gruenberg | ... | (as Alex Gruenberg) |
Written by
Axel Gruenberg | ... | (teleplay) (as Alex Gruenberg) |
Howard J. Green | ... | (story) |
Editing by
Kenneth G. Crane | ... | (as Kenneth Crane) |
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William H. Lynch | ... | sound (as William Lynch) |
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Clark Ramsey | ... | cameraman |
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- American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1951) (United States) (tv) (original airing)
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Plot Summary |
Disgusted that he's been moved from the hardware department to duties as a department store Santa Claus and angry that his wife wants to go to work and earn money, young father Joe Peters deserts his family. While in his Santa role, Joe chances to meet his daughter and discovers what she really wants for Christmas. Written by David Bassler |
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Did You Know?
Trivia | Peter Brocco's TV debut. See more » |
Movie Connections | Referenced in Elves, Santa Claus, and Christmas Vacation 2 (2013). See more » |
Quotes |
Joe Peters:
What I mean is, I'm not the Santa Claus type. Mr. Grimes: With whiskers, one Santa Claus is pretty much like another. Joe Peters: Oh oh oh, sure, but-but wouldn't someone older be better for you, someone like, well, Uncle Billy? Yeah - that's your man for you! Mr. Grimes: It is the view of the front office that you are more expendible than Uncle Willy. Joe Peters: Expendible? Mr. Grimes: A janitor's work is never finished, Mr. Peters, whereas the hardware department is scarcely the mecca of Christmas shoppers. See more » |