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Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review Audience Member True story of a man who saved Christmas at a time when we needed it the most. Great acting by Jason Alexander.
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Dec 15, 2002 · 6/10. One man making his dreams worthwhile. A very charming feel-good seasonal tale of a man with strong dreams and expectations. Jason Alexander plays Erector Set inventor, A.C. Gilbert, who is asked by the Government to urge citizens to cancel Christmas during the first world war and buy bonds instead of toys.
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6/10. One man making his dreams worthwhile. michaelRokeefe 15 December 2002. A very charming feel-good seasonal tale of a man with strong dreams and expectations. Jason Alexander plays Erector Set inventor, A.C. Gilbert, who is asked by the Government to urge citizens to cancel Christmas during the first world war and buy bonds instead of toys.
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The Man Who Saved Christmas is a cinch to become a holiday classic. Styles of the musical numbers accurately and chramingly echo the World War I era in which the show is set. Appropriately toe-tapping melodies are tunefully simple and hummable, and lyrics are catchy and rhymed.
Sturla Gunnarsson. Synopsis. A.C. Gilbert figures out a way to keep Christmas alive after the war threatens to take it away in his name.
The Man Who Saved Christmas. A heartwarming drama based on the life of innovative inventor and toy maker A. C. Gilbert (Jason Alexander), a man with a belief that playing helps children learn, imagine and dream. With the support of his loving wife, Mary (Kelly Rowan), A. C. and his brother Frank run a successful toy factory.
This heartwarming Christmas movie tells the incredible true story of how a disillusioned toy inventor, A.C. Gilbert changes the minds and hearts of Congress when they threaten to cancel the holiday due to WW1. 248 IMDb 6.5 1 h 33 min 2002. X-Ray 7+. Drama · Military and War · Fun.
