Overview:
Kris Kringle, seemingly the embodiment of Santa Claus, is asked to portray the jolly old fellow at Macy's following his performance in the Thanksgiving Day parade. His portrayal is so complete that many begin to question if he truly is Santa Claus, while others question his sanity.| Status: | Released (1947-06-04) |
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| Awards: | Won 3 Oscars. 8 wins & 1 nomination total |
| Screen: | George Seaton, Valentine Davies, Jacques Monteux |
| Productions: | 20th Century Fox |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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Casts
- 70035: Maureen O'Hara - Doris Walker
- 70820: John Payne - Fred Gailey
- 22600: Edmund Gwenn - Kris Kringle
- 2769: Natalie Wood - Susan Walker
- 14975: Porter Hall - Granville Sawyer
- 10928: Philip Tonge - Julian Shellhammer
- 1193327: Alvin Greenman - Alfred (uncredited)
Crews
- 24939: George Seaton - Director - Directing
- 24939: George Seaton - Screenplay - Writing
- 26024: William Perlberg - Producer - Production
- 14647: Cyril J. Mockridge - Original Music Composer - Sound
- 19397: Lloyd Ahern Sr. - Director of Photography - Camera
- 70821: Charles G. Clarke - Director of Photography - Camera
- 8505: Robert L. Simpson - Editor - Editing
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Reviews
Peter McGinn
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This is one of the classic holiday pics I will watch every year if it is available to me (Oh no; he said “holiday” instead of Christmas. Blasphemy!) So I will neither pick it apart nor praise it to the heavens. The story writing is strong and the ensemble cast do a good job. The fact ....
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I suppose if anyone was ever to play the definitive Santa Claus, then it would have had to be Edmund Gwenn. The glint in his eye, the smile and the avuncular look all lends itself so very well to this tale of the Christmas nay-sayers! Set in the toy department of the legendary Macy's ....
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