Academy Awards 1947 -
Best Adapted Screenplay: George Seaton
Academy Awards 1947 -
Best Motion Picture Story: Valentine Davies
Academy Awards 1947 -
Best Supporting Actor: Edmund Gwenn
Entertainment Reviews:
Sight and Sound - 01/01/2001
"...Seaton's paean to seasonal goodwill remains profoundly watchable..."
Total Film - 01/01/2007 4 stars out of 5 -- "[T]here really is no better flick to curl up with over the festive season."
Product Description:
Kris Kringle--unbeknownst to cynical, market-minded adults, the real Santa Claus--is hired to play himself at Macy's Department Store, New York City. His gentle, joyous spirit and magical powers soon transform those around him, including a little girl and her world-weary mother. Academy Award Nominations: 4, including Best Picture. Academy Awards: 3, including Best Original Story, Best Screenplay, Best Supporting Actor--Edmund Gwenn. The 50th Anniversary Edition includes remastered footage and a promotional short.
Plot Synopsis:
Heartwarming Christmas story in which a man who moonlights as Kris Kringle at Macy's claims to be the genuine article. The adults refuse to believe him and begin to suspect that the bearded, portly man is not playing with a full deck. But most important to Kris is a little girl who steadfastly refuses to believe that Santa Claus is real. Can he convince her--and everyone else--that he is telling the truth' His freedom may depend on it...
Plot Keywords:
Christmas |
Family Interaction |
Holiday |
Santa Claus |
Tear Jerker |
Theatrical Release
Production Notes:
MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET was the film debut for actress Thelma Ritter.
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