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Cast:John Payne
1912 to 1989
American film actor
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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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4
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4
Elements
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2
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3.6
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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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The Christmas Star (1986)
A counterfeiter finds the true meaning of the holidays.
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1986
12/14/1986
TV-G
Film
94 minutes
A
Genre:
Drama
Family
Director(s):
Alan Shapiro
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Cast:

Ed Asner / Horace McNickle
Rene Auberjonois / Sumner
Jim Metzler / Stuart Jameson
Susan Tyrrell / Sara
Karen Landry / Clara Jameson
Alan North / Captain Whittaker
Philip Bruns / Lucky
Nicolas Van Burek / Billy Jameson
Vicki Wauchope / Trudy Jameson
Zachary Ansley / John



The Christmas Star  (1986)



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Christopher the Christmas Tree (1993)
The story of a scraggly pine tree whose fondest wish is to become a beautiful Christmas tree.
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1993
12/24/1994
Approved
TV Short Animated
30 minutes
A
Genre:
Family
Director(s):
Chris Delaney
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Cast:

Bill Reiter / (voice)
Lelani Marrell / (voice)
Kyle Labine / (voice)
Tony Dakota / (voice)
Chuck Glaser / (voice)
George Bowers / (voice)
Babs Chula / (voice)
Kathleen Barr / (voice)
Kevin Hayes / (voice)
Hugh Delaney / (voice)



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The Restless Gun (1957–1959) 
The Child (1957)      S1.E14
On Christmas Eve Bonner and the Marshal capture "El Bruto," a super-strong but mute giant of a man accused of murder. The three men seek refuge for the night in a Spanish Mission where the resident orphans are reenacting the miracle of Christmas. One orpan in particular, shows "El Bruto" love and kindness, invoking a gentler side of the giant's personality.
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1957
12/23/1957
TV-PG
TV Series Episode
30 minutes
B
Genre:
Western
Director(s):
Edward Ludwig
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Cast:

John Payne / Vint Bonner
James Gleason / Padre Terrence
Dan Blocker / John 'El Bruto'
Trevor Bardette / Marshal Jason
Carlos Arévalo / Jesus
Anthony Caruso / Padre Basilico
Grant Withers / Dutcher
John Cason / Waller
David Armstrong / Zack
Elizabeth Garcia / Elena
The Restless Gun  (1957–1959) 



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Larceny (1948)
A con man sets out to swindle a widow out of the money she's received to build a memorial to her war-hero husband, but winds up falling in love with her instead.
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1948
09/03/1948
Approved
Film
89 minutes
C
Genre:
Crime
Drama
Film-Noir
Director(s):
George Sherman
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Cast:

John Payne / Rick Maxon
Joan Caulfield / Deborah Owens Clark
Dan Duryea / Silky Randall
Shelley Winters / Tory
Dorothy Hart / Madeline
Richard Rober / Max
Dan O'Herlihy / Duke
Nicholas Joy / Walter Vanderline
Percy Helton / Charlie Jordan
Walter Greaza / Mr. Owens



AKA: A Night Before Christmas
Larceny  (1948)



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The Restless Gun (1957–1959) 
A Bell for Santo Domingo (1958)      S2.E13
A priest asks Vint to accompany him, along with two nuns, to check on the status of a mission in the midst of hostile Indian territory. Vint agrees, even though he knows that whites are forbidden in the area and are not known to have ever returned alive.
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1958
12/22/1958
TV-PG
TV Series Episode
30 minutes
C
Genre:
Western
Director(s):
Edward Ludwig
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Cast:

John Payne / Vint Bonner
John Litel / Father Luke
Arlene Martel / Sister Theresa
Sarah Selby / Sister Marquette
Hal Jon Norman / Indian Chief
Ronny Mann / Indian Boy
The Restless Gun  (1957–1959) 



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