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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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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
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$2,650,000 (USA)Company Credits
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Mono (Western Electric Recording)Color:
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(uncredited)
Traditional Dutch Song
Sung a capella by Edmund Gwenn and Marlene Lyden See more »
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Cinematographer Charles G. Clarke was taken off the picture and sent to Mexico to finish principal photography on the troubled production of Captain from Castile. Lloyd Ahern replaced him. See more »Goofs
Crew or equipment visible: Outside the courtroom, the shadow of a camera can be seen on the pillar as Kris walks down the hall. See more »Quotes
Kris Kringle: Now wait a minute, Susie. Just because every child can't get his wish that doesn't mean there isn't a Santa Claus.See more »
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"Sinterklaas, Kapoentje"(uncredited)
Traditional Dutch Song
Sung a capella by Edmund Gwenn and Marlene Lyden See more »
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