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Miracle on 34th Street (1947)

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Maureen O Maureen O'Hara
Doris Walker
John Payne John Payne
Fred Gailey
Edmund Gwenn Edmund Gwenn
Kris Kringle
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


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Christmas

17 years, 9 months ago at Dec 25 16:30
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In the spirit of Christmas, there is no classic more fitting for the Holidays. Edmund Gwenn turns in the most believable and traditional Santa Claus performance ever on the silver screen.

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14 years, 9 months ago at Dec 25 9:41
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"Faith is believing when common sense tells you not to. Don't you see? It's not just Kris that's on trial, it's everything he stands for. It's kindness and joy and love and all the other intangibles."

Nothing says Christmas quite like the classics can. In a contemporary cinematic age governed by a desire for cash over quality, few - if any - modern Christmas flicks are destined to b... read more

A miracle for the Christmas season.

13 years, 9 months ago at Dec 27 19:47
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I have been meaning to see Miracle on 34th Street for a long time but the list of films to see was and still is endless but when I noticed that it was on TV, I decided to watch it especially when it was only a couple of days until Christmas. I realised that I needed to see the original film first seeing as that obviously earned better responses and reviews than the remake did. Plus, I have had fri... read more
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Doris Walker a no-nonsense Macy's executive, desperately searches for a new store Santa. She hires Kris Kringle who insists that he's the real Santa Claus. But, he has many skeptics like Doris and her six year old daughter, Susan. So Kris goes to court to try and prove it. Is he the real Santa Claus?
Release date: 4 July 1947
UPC: 086162127557
Tags: Christmas (22), Drama (13), Fantasy (12), Family (12), Comedy (11), 1940s (9), Romance (8), 1947 (8), Santa Claus (8), Thanksgiving (6), Santa (4), Department Store (4), New York City (4), (3), Cane (3), Sort (2), SnP (2), 40s (2), Mail (2), Lawyer (2)
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