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Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
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2 May 1947 (USA) moreTagline:
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:
Edmund Gwenn as Santa: a deserving Oscar winner 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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96 minCountry:
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Black and WhiteAspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Recording)Certification:
Canada:F (Ontario) | Canada:G (Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Quebec) | UK:U | Germany:o.Al. (DVD) | South Korea:All | Finland:S | USA:Approved (PCA #12122)Filming Locations:
Macy's Department Store - 151 West 34th Street, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA moreFun Stuff
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2006: Ranked #9 on the American Film Institute's 100 Most Inspiring Movies of All Time. moreGoofs:
Revealing mistakes: When Fred finally gets himself invited to Thanksgiving dinner, Doris says "Dinner's at three" even though when she left her apartment 5 minutes before, her maid/cook was just lacing up the rather large turkey. (Unless she has one of those new-fangled microwave ovens, which are just now in the testing stage; no way can the turkey be ready for "Dinner at three".) moreQuotes:
Charles Halloran: All right, you go back and tell them that the New York State Supreme Court rules there's no Santa Claus. It's all over the papers. The kids read it and they don't hang up their stockings. Now what happens to all the toys that are supposed to be in those stockings...[...]
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A perfectly-cast Christmas confection that surpasses all expectations and really does make viewers laugh and tear up. Corny? Yes. Overacted? In some scenes, yes. Dated? Perhaps. But the message of belief, ultimately, is timeless and the silvery black and white cinematography is wonderful. And yes, there's Edmund Gwenn as the department store Santa who really is. A most deserving recipient of the Supporting Actor Oscar, Gwenn seems like an incredibly nice man--maybe because he never has to force kindliness; more than that, he has an innate happiness and twinkle that comes from within. He truly glows in this part. Maureen O'Hara, John Payne, Thelma Ritter (in a wonderful bit) and precocious Natalie Wood are also excellent in this classic fairy tale. It is a film without artifice. It glows, too. **** from ****