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The Miracle on 34th Street (1955)

The Miracle on 34th Street poster
Directed by
Robert Stevenson
Genre
drama film, children's film, Christmas film
Country
United States
Runtime
46 min
Rating
5.7 of 10 from 14 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man claiming to be Kris Kringle works at a department store during the Christmas season. Legal trouble threatens him when he insists he is the real Santa Claus.

heartwarmingwhimsicalhopefulcozygentlefeel-goodsentimentaluplifting

What happens

"The Miracle on 34th Street" is the Christmas episode of the American anthology television series The 20th Century Fox Hour. Broadcast on December 14, 1955, it was directed by Robert Stevenson, with stars Macdonald Carey, Teresa Wright and Thomas Mitchell as Kris Kringle. One reviewer claimed this version was an improvement over the original movie, stating "shortening the tale has made it brighter and less saccharine." (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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