| 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
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96 minutes
A
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Family
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George Seaton
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"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 |
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Santa and reindeer in store |
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Parade welcoming Santa Claus |
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Santa with whip; thousands of children |
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thought you were our Santa Claus |
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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
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| I Love Lucy (1951–1957) |
| The I Love Lucy Christmas Show (1956) S6.E11 |
| On Christmas Eve, the Ricardos and the Mertzes recall past events in their lives, as seen in clips from past episodes. |
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1956
12/24/1956
G
TV Series Episode
26 minutes
A
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Comedy
Family
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James V. Kern
William Asher
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hanging stockings |
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Santa Claus doesn't care if the mantel is lopsided |
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I'm waiting for Santy Claus |
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I'll go to bed after SC gets here |
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Lucille Ball
/ Lucy Ricardo
Lucille Ball
/ Santa Claus
Desi Arnaz
/ Ricky Ricardo
Desi Arnaz
/ Santa Claus
Vivian Vance
/ Ethel Mertz
Vivian Vance
/ Santa Claus
William Frawley
/ Fred Mertz
William Frawley
/ Santa Claus
Richard Keith
/ Little Ricky
A. Cameron Grant
/ Santa Claus
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| The Lemon Drop Kid (1951) |
| A New York City swindler has until Christmas to come up with the $10,000 he owes a gangster, prompting him to go into scamming overdrive. /// A racetrack tout has a month to pay back the money a gangster lost on a touted horse just before Christmas. Silver Bells |
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1951
04/02/1951
Approved
Film
91 minutes
B
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Comedy
Crime
Musical
Romance
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Sidney Lanfield
Frank Tashlin
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Opening credits as ornaments on the Christmas tree |
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Race on Christmas Day |
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I always turn green this time of the year |
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Only 23 shopping days 'Til Christmas |
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If I only had till Christmas |
| Cast:
Bob Hope
/ Sidney Milburn - aka The Lemon Drop Kid
Marilyn Maxwell
/ 'Brainey' Baxter
Lloyd Nolan
/ Oxford Charlie
Jane Darwell
/ Nellie Thursday
Andrea King
/ Stella
Fred Clark
/ Moose Moran
Jay C. Flippen
/ Straight Flush Tony
William Frawley
/ Gloomy Willie
Harry Bellaver
/ Sam the Surgeon
Sid Melton
/ Little Louie
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| Going My Way (1944) |
| When young Father O'Malley arrives at St. Dominic's, old Father Fitzgibbon doesn't think much of the church's newest member. |
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1944
08/16/1944
Passed
Film
206 minutes
C
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Comedy
Drama
Musical
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Leo McCarey
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turkey for Christmas |
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Silent Night - Bing and chorus |
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Every Christmas I get / send this |
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Comes out even at Christmas |
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Christmas |
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Bing Crosby
/ Father Chuck O'Malley
Barry Fitzgerald
/ Father Fitzgibbon
Frank McHugh
/ Father Timothy O'Dowd
James Brown
/ Ted Haines Jr.
Gene Lockhart
/ Ted Haines Sr.
Jean Heather
/ Carol James
Porter Hall
/ Mr. Belknap
Fortunio Bonanova
/ Tomaso Bozanni
Eily Malyon
/ Mrs. Carmody
The Robert Mitchell Boy Choir
/ Choir
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| My Three Sons (1960-1972) |
| Chip's Harvest (1960) S1.E8 |
| The Douglas's stove breaks down on Thanksgiving Day. There's no way to get it fixed that same day and every restaurant in town is booked. Meanwhile Chip befriends a Native American and invites him to dinner. He in turn shows how to roast a turkey outdoors without a grill. |
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1960
11/17/1960
TV-G
TV Series Episode
30 minutes
M
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Fred MacMurray
/ Steve Douglas
William Frawley
/ Michael Francis Bub OCasey
Tim Considine
/ Mike Douglas
Don Grady
/ Robbie Douglas
Stanley Livingston
/ Chip Douglas
Cynthia Pepper
/ Jean Pearson
Monty Ash
/ Johnny Squanto
Penny Kunard
/ Miss Benson
Sheila Rogers
/ Mrs. Crane
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| My Three Sons (1960-1972) |
| Mike In A Rush (1961) S1.E17 |
| Mike (Tim Considine) receives an invitation to a frat rush at the local college, then is eventually dropped because his college plans are perceived as being unclear. |
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1961
01/19/1961
TV-G
TV Series Episode
30 minutes
M
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Fred MacMurray
/ Steve Douglas
William Frawley
/ Michael Francis 'Bub' O'Casey
Tim Considine
/ Mike Douglas
Don Grady
/ Robbie Douglas
Stanley Livingston
/ Chip Douglas
Cynthia Pepper
/ Jean Pearson
James Bonnet
/ Art Landis
Tracy Olsen
/ Betty Parker
Skip Young
/ George Collingwood
Russell Duke
/ Bentley
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