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Miracle on 34th Street

- Capture the spirit of Christmas with this timeless classic!

Kris Kringle, seemingly the embodiment of Santa Claus, is asked to portray the jolly old fellow at Macy's following his performance in the Thanksgiving Day parade. His portrayal is so complete that many begin to question if he truly is Santa Claus, while others question his sanity.

Release Date : 1947-06-04

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : 20th Century Fox

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : It's Only HumanChristmas Miracle on 34th StreetThe Big HeartMilagro en la ciudad

Cast

Maureen O'Hara

Character Name : Doris Walker

Original Name : Maureen O'Hara

Gender : Female

John Payne

Character Name : Fred Gailey

Original Name : John Payne

Gender : Male

Edmund Gwenn

Character Name : Kris Kringle

Original Name : Edmund Gwenn

Gender : Male

Natalie Wood

Character Name : Susan Walker

Original Name : Natalie Wood

Gender : Female

Porter Hall

Character Name : Granville Sawyer

Original Name : Porter Hall

Gender : Male

Philip Tonge

Character Name : Julian Shellhammer

Original Name : Philip Tonge

Gender : Male

Alvin Greenman

Character Name : Alfred (uncredited)

Original Name : Alvin Greenman

Gender : Male

Harry Antrim

Character Name : R.H. Macy (uncredited)

Original Name : Harry Antrim

Gender : Male

James Seay

Character Name : Dr. Pierce (uncredited)

Original Name : James Seay

Gender : Male

Jerome Cowan

Character Name : Thomas Mara

Original Name : Jerome Cowan

Gender : Male

Gene Lockhart

Character Name : Judge Henry X. Harper

Original Name : Gene Lockhart

Gender : Male

William Frawley

Character Name : Charlie Halloran

Original Name : William Frawley

Gender : Male

Lela Bliss

Character Name : Mrs. Shellhammer (uncredited)

Original Name : Lela Bliss

Gender : Female

Jack Albertson

Character Name : Postal Sorter Al (uncredited)

Original Name : Jack Albertson

Gender : Male

Sam Bagley

Character Name : Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Original Name : Sam Bagley

Gender : Male

Arline Bletcher

Character Name : Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Original Name : Arline Bletcher

Gender : Male

Walden Boyle

Character Name : Judge's Clerk (uncredited)

Original Name : Walden Boyle

Gender : Male

Dorothy Christy

Character Name : Secretary (uncredited)

Original Name : Dorothy Christy

Gender : Female

Dick Cogan

Character Name : Department Store Head (uncredited)

Original Name : Dick Cogan

Gender : Male

Jeff Corey

Character Name : Reporter (uncredited)

Original Name : Jeff Corey

Gender : Male

Mike Donovan

Character Name : Court Bailiff (uncredited)

Original Name : Mike Donovan

Gender : Male

Teddy Driver

Character Name : Terry (uncredited)

Original Name : Teddy Driver

Gender : Male

Mary Field

Character Name : Dutch Girl's Adoptive Mother (uncredited)

Original Name : Mary Field

Gender : Female

William Forrest

Character Name : Dr. Rogers at Bellevue (uncredited)

Original Name : William Forrest

Gender : Male

Curt Furberg

Character Name : Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Original Name : Curt Furberg

Gender : Male

Jack Gargan

Character Name : Chauffeur (uncredited)

Original Name : Jack Gargan

Gender : Male

Robert Gist

Character Name : Department Store Window Dresser (uncredited)

Original Name : Robert Gist

Gender : Male

Jane Green

Character Name : Mrs. Harper (uncredited)

Original Name : Jane Green

Gender : Female

Alvin Hammer

Character Name : George (uncredited)

Original Name : Alvin Hammer

Gender : Male

Theresa Harris

Character Name : Cleo (uncredited)

Original Name : Theresa Harris

Gender : Female

Percy Helton

Character Name : Intoxicated Santa (uncredited)

Original Name : Percy Helton

Gender : Male

Herbert Heyes

Character Name : Mr. Gimbel (uncredited)

Original Name : Herbert Heyes

Gender : Male

William Hoehne Jr.

Character Name : Sam the Clerk (uncredited)

Original Name : William Hoehne Jr.

Gender : Male

Clark Howat

Character Name : Patron in Macy's Lunchroom (uncredited)

Original Name : Clark Howat

Gender : Male

Robert Hyatt

Character Name : Thomas 'Tommy' Mara Jr. (uncredited)

Original Name : Robert Hyatt

Gender : Male

Richard Irving

Character Name : Reporter (uncredited)

Original Name : Richard Irving

Gender : Male

Robert Karnes

Character Name : Second Bellevue Intern (uncredited)

Original Name : Robert Karnes

Gender : Male

Fran Lee

Character Name : Customer (uncredited)

Original Name : Fran Lee

Gender : Male

King Lockwood

Character Name : Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Original Name : King Lockwood

Gender : Male

Marlene Lyden

Character Name : Dutch Girl (uncredited)

Original Name : Marlene Lyden

Gender : Female

Robert Lynn

Character Name : Macy Salesman (uncredited)

Original Name : Robert Lynn

Gender : Male

William Marion

Character Name : Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Original Name : William Marion

Gender : Male

Mae Marsh

Character Name : Woman in Santa Line (uncredited)

Original Name : Mae Marsh

Gender : Female

Ida McGuire

Character Name : Drum Majorette (uncredited)

Original Name : Ida McGuire

Gender : Male

Joseph McInerney

Character Name : Bailiff (uncredited)

Original Name : Joseph McInerney

Gender : Male

Clyde McLeod

Character Name : Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Original Name : Clyde McLeod

Gender : Male

Charles Meakin

Character Name : Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Original Name : Charles Meakin

Gender : Male

Richard Neill

Character Name : Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Original Name : Richard Neill

Gender : Male

Jean O'Donnell

Character Name : Miss Adams (uncredited)

Original Name : Jean O'Donnell

Gender : Male

Anne O'Neal

Character Name : Secretary to Mr. Sawyer (uncredited)

Original Name : Anne O'Neal

Gender : Female

Harry 'Snub' Pollard

Character Name : Final Mail-Bearing Court Officer (uncredited)

Original Name : Harry 'Snub' Pollard

Gender : Male

Lorin Raker

Character Name : Macy's Salesman (uncredited)

Original Name : Lorin Raker

Gender : Male

Bob Reeves

Character Name : Court Officer Bearing Mail (uncredited)

Original Name : Bob Reeves

Gender : Male

Thelma Ritter

Character Name : Peter's Mother (uncredited)

Original Name : Thelma Ritter

Gender : Female

Stephen Roberts

Character Name : Security Guard (uncredited)

Original Name : Stephen Roberts

Gender : Male

John Roy

Character Name : Court Officer Bearing Mail (uncredited)

Original Name : John Roy

Gender : Male

Jeffrey Sayre

Character Name : Courtroom Reporter (uncredited)

Original Name : Jeffrey Sayre

Gender : Male

Irene Shirley

Character Name : R.H. Macy's Secretary (uncredited)

Original Name : Irene Shirley

Gender : Male

Patty Smith

Character Name : Alice (uncredited)

Original Name : Patty Smith

Gender : Male

Ray Spiker

Character Name : Court Officer Bearing Mail (uncredited)

Original Name : Ray Spiker

Gender : Male

Ann Staunton

Character Name : Mrs. Mara (uncredited)

Original Name : Ann Staunton

Gender : Female

Brick Sullivan

Character Name : Guard (uncredited)

Original Name : Brick Sullivan

Gender : Male

Anthony Sydes

Character Name : Peter (uncredited)

Original Name : Anthony Sydes

Gender : Male

Guy Thomajan

Character Name : Lou (uncredited)

Original Name : Guy Thomajan

Gender : Male

Arthur Tovey

Character Name : Patient (uncredited)

Original Name : Arthur Tovey

Gender : Male

Basil Walker

Character Name : Bellevue Intern (uncredited)

Original Name : Basil Walker

Gender : Male

Reviews

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Peter McGinn

@narrator56

2022-06-23

This is one of the classic holiday pics I will watch every year if it is available to me (Oh no; he said “holiday” instead of Christmas. Blasphemy!) So I will neither pick it apart nor praise it to the heavens. The story writing is strong and the ensemble cast do a good job. The fact that it has been redone so many times speaks for itself. I won’t even try to compare it to the other versions. Instead, as I read in the Pearls Before Swine comic strip, “The floot-floot did a boom-boom on the jim-jam.” (Another way of saying “It is what it is.”)

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-12-03

I suppose if anyone was ever to play the definitive Santa Claus, then it would have had to be Edmund Gwenn. The glint in his eye, the smile and the avuncular look all lends itself so very well to this tale of the Christmas nay-sayers! Set in the toy department of the legendary Macy's toy store in New York, we meet this character who steps in to help out at the city's famous parade after their existing "Santa" gets a bit too inebriated. An instant success with the crowd, he is hired to run the shop's grotto and soon sales are going through the roof. It turns out that he is none too loyal though, and when news reaches his bosses that he is advising the parents where better deals on their gifts can be obtained, things look a bit precarious - or has he hit on the ultimate PR idea! Success never comes alone and resentful of his success certain people engineer an altercation in which our "Kris Kringle" ends up in court. Insisting before learned judge "Harper" (Gene Lockhart) that he is really from the North Pole, what now ensues is a comical, sprightly-written, court-room drama that requires the prosecutor "Mara" (Jerome Cowan) to prove, conclusively, that - well... It is interesting that the posters gave top billing to Maureen O'Hara and to John Payne as neither character are really necessary as the story builds up into the ultimate test of what we believe - or, what we choose to believe. Gwenn is in his element and this is just one of those films that I think it's impossible not to like - at least once a year.