Miracle on 34th Street-65th Anniversary (1947)

Editor's Note 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.

	Natalie Wood
	Edmund Gwenn
	John Payne
	Gene Lockhart
	Maureen O'Hara
	William Frawley
	Lloyd Ahern II - Director of Photography
	George Seaton - Screenwriter
	William Perlberg - Producer
	Charles H. Clarke - Director of Photography
	Fred Sersen - Special Effects
	Robert Simpson - Editor
	Valentine Davies - Story
	Cyril Mockridge - Composer
	George Seaton - Director

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... Sight and Sound
"...Seaton's paean to seasonal goodwill remains profoundly watchable..." 01/01/2001 p.64

Total Film
4 stars out of 5 -- "[T]here really is no better flick to curl up with over the festive season." 01/01/2007 p.137