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Cast:Edmund Gwenn
1877 to 1959
English actor
Playing:  Santa Claus 2 times
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Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
After a divorced New York mother hires a nice old man to play Santa Claus at Macy's, she is startled by his claim to be the genuine article. When his sanity is questioned, a lawyer defends him in court by arguing that he's not mistaken. /// An old man claims to be Santa and a lawyer defends him in court to stop him from being institutionalized.
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1947
10/02/1947
Not Rated
Film
96 minutes
A
Genre:
Comedy
Drama
Family
 Director(s):
George Seaton
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00:00:00 "If this court finds that Mr. Kringle is not who he says he is, that there is no Santa, I ask the court to judge which is worse: A lie that draws a smile or a truth that draws a tear." - Bryan Bedford
00:02:00 Santa and reindeer in store
00:03:02 Parade welcoming Santa Claus
00:04:18 Santa with whip; thousands of children
00:05:10 thought you were our Santa Claus
Cast:

Maureen O'Hara / Doris Walker
John Payne / Fred Gailey
Edmund Gwenn / Kris Kringle
Gene Lockhart / Judge Henry X. Harper
Natalie Wood / Susan Walker
Porter Hall / Granville Sawyer
William Frawley / Charlie Halloran
Jerome Cowan / Dist. Atty. Thomas Mara
Philip Tonge / Julian Shellhammer
Jack Albertson / Post Office Mail Sorter Next to Lou



 Miracle on 34th Street (1947)



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A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas! (2011)
TCM looks back at the history of Christmas movies from classics like "Scrooge," "It's a Wonderful Life," "Miracle on 34th Street," and "White Christmas" to contemporary films like "Home Alone."
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2011
12/06/2011
Approved
TV Movie
58 minutes
TCM
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Genre:
Documentary
 Director(s):
Laurent Bouzereau
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Cast:

Julie Salamon / Self - Interviewee
Michael Patrick Hearn / Self - author
Seymour Hicks / Ebenezer Scrooge (archive footage)
Joe Dante / Self - Interviewee
Chevy Chase / Self - Interviewee
Brian Henson / Self - Interviewee
Michael Caine / Ebeneezer Scrooge (archive footage)
Chazz Palminteri / Self - Interviewee
James Stewart / George Bailey (archive footage)
Alonso Duralde / Self - Interviewee



 A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas! (2011)



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