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Synopsis. When Tony Falacchi, the Cole's Santa Claus, gets drunk before taking part in the Thanksgiving Day parade, Dorey Walker, the store's director of special events, fires him and must find a replacement immediately. She spots an old man berating the drunk Tony, and begs him to take over. He claims his name is Kris Kringle.
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. At the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, the actor playing Santa Claus is discovered to be drunk by a whiskered ...
Edit page. Miracle on 34th Street: Directed by George Seaton. With Maureen O'Hara, John Payne, Edmund Gwenn, Gene Lockhart. 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 ...
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Miracle on 34th Street, American comedy film, released in 1947, that became a perennial family favourite at Christmastime.
Natalie Wood portrayed Susan Walker, a precocious little girl whose well-meaning mother (played by Maureen O’Hara) has raised her not to believe in Santa Claus. When their lives intersect with that of Kris Kringle (Edmund Gwenn), an elderly man hired to play Santa at New York City’s famous Macy’s department store, Susan begins to suspect he may be the real St. Nick. After a jealous fellow employee frames him for an assault, Kringle is placed in a mental hospital. At the ensuing sanity hearing, Kringle and his attorney attempt to prove that he is indeed Santa Claus.
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•Studio: 20th Century Fox
•Director: George Seaton
•Writers: George Seaton and Valentine Davies
•Music: Cyril Mockridge
•Maureen O’Hara (Doris Walker)
•Natalie Wood (Susan Walker)
•John Payne (Fred Gailey)
•Edmund Gwenn (Kris Kringle)
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•Supporting actor* (Edmund Gwenn)
•Screenplay*
•Original story*
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After impressing her and Doris's neighbor Fred and adoring fans alike, Kris is asked by Doris to work at Macy's flagship store on 34th Street in Manhattan. He agrees and Doris gets more than she asks for. Kris begins meeting with children and then telling their parents where to find the best deals on toys.
- George Seaton
Oct 14, 2018 · Film and Plot Synopsis. When Macy’s Department store hires Kris Kringle to play Santa at their flagship store on 34th Street for the Christmas season, it leads to good will for it and its consumers. However, an inept psychologist tries to commit Kringle to Bellevue Hospital, and it leads to a trial to prove whether Santa Claus is real, and ...
Miracle on 34th Street (initially released as The Big Heart in the United Kingdom) [2] [3] is a 1947 American Christmas comedy-drama film released by 20th Century-Fox, written and directed by George Seaton and based on a story by Valentine Davies. It stars Maureen O'Hara, John Payne, Natalie Wood, and Edmund Gwenn.
