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Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
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Overview
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Capture the spirit of Christmas with this timeless classic!Plot:
When a nice old man who claims to be Santa Claus is institutionalized as insane, a young lawyer decides to defend him by arguing in court that he is the real thing. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
Won 3 Oscars. Another 4 wins & 1 nomination moreUser Comments:
It makes you want belive that Santa Claus really exists moreCast
(Complete credited cast)| 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 |
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Add content advisory for parentsRuntime:
96 minCountry:
USAColor:
Black and WhiteAspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Recording)Certification:
Germany:o.Al. (DVD) | South Korea:All | UK:U | Canada:F (Ontario) | Canada:G (Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Quebec) | Finland:S | USA:Approved (PCA #12122)Filming Locations:
Macy's Department Store - 151 West 34th Street, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA moreMOVIEmeter: 
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Unbeknownst to most parade watchers, Edmund Gwenn played Santa Claus in the actual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade held November 28, 1946. He fulfilled the duties of most parade Santas, including addressing the crowd from the marquee of Macy's after the parade was over. He was introduced to the crowd by actor Philip Tonge (he played Mr. Shellhammer in the movie) and he later unveiled the mechanical Christmas display windows to the accompaniment of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's "Nutcracker Suite." This gesture symbolized the opening of the Christmas shopping season at the store. moreGoofs:
Audio/visual unsynchronized: When Kris is standing on top of the awning at Macy's after the parade, his voice says "You'll find toys of all kinds at Macy's", but his mouth is moving to totally different words. moreQuotes:
Fred: That baseball player sure looks like a giant to me.Susan: Sometimes people grow very large, but that's abnormal.
Fred: I'll bet your mother told you that, too.
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Miracle On 34Th Street was a great Christmas movie. The major conflict of the movie was whether or not Santa Claus really existed.
The movie begins with Kris Cringle (Edmund Gwen) walking by a store with a man setting up a display of reindeer and notices that they are not in order. Kris tells the man politely how to fix them in the right positions, but the man gives him a strange look and goes back to work. Kris Cringle believes himself to be Santa Claus although most everyone else thinks he is crazy. Even little Susan (Natalie Wood) thinks he is a fake and doesn't believe in any fairytales'. Her mother, Doris Walker (Maureen O'Hara), taught her that to believe in fairytales' is childish and impractical. Kris is later made a part of the Macy's parade when the Santa Claus that was supposed to be in the parade is found drunk. When asked if he had ever had any experience, Kris replied, `Many times.' Doris makes him the department store Santa Claus at Macy's where he tells many people that he is the real Santa Claus.
As more people find out about Kris Cringle calling himself Santa Claus', they get upset saying that no such person really exists. Many people took it more literally and said that it would be impossible for reindeer to fly or for anyone to live in the North Pole. He is forced to take a mental examination and the doctor convinces Doris that Kris is mentally ill after he gets in a fight. Kris is arrested and taken to court and his lawyer is Mr. Gailey who starts to believe, along with Doris and Susan, the he actually is Santa Claus.
I thought that this was a really good holiday movie that focus on something that all of us as little kids went through- believing or not believing in Santa Claus. It even feels like I should believe in Santa after watching it. I thought that Edmund Gwen was a really good actor and perfect for his part. He played his role very innocently, which made him very believable as Santa Claus. Natalie Wood was a great actress who played very well the typical role of the cynical child. The acting and the plot was very well written. It was a very innocent movie that is entertaining for all types of audiences.