Miracle on 34th Street 1947

type: Movie

language: English

duration: 96 min

genre: comedy-drama

theme: trick

director: George Seaton

Score: 7 / 10

Miracle on 34th Street (initially released as The Big Heart in the United Kingdom) is a 1947 American Christmas comedy-drama film released by 20th Century-Fox, written and directed by George Seaton and based on a story by Valentine Davies. It stars Maureen O'Hara, John Payne, Natalie Wood, and Edmund Gwenn. The story takes place between Thanksgiving and Christmas in New York City, and focuses on the effect of a department store Santa Claus who claims to be the real Santa. The film has become a perennial Christmas favorite.

Plot

On the morning of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, the man playing Santa Claus is drunk. An old man named Kris Kringle discovers this and indignantly complains to event director Doris Walker. Noticing that Kris resembles Santa Claus, Doris persuades Kris to play Santa in the parade himself. Kris is well received and is subsequently hired to play Santa at Macy's New York City store on 34th Street.

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author	George Seaton
award	Academy Award for Best Story Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
contentLocation	New York City
director	George Seaton
editor	Robert Simpson
genre	comedy-drama fantasy
keywords	34th street bellevue hospital competent authority dead letter mail dead letters district attorney dream house dress dutch dutch language fairy tale fairy tales federal government grandiose delusion hear macy\'s herald square macy\'s new york city store macy\'s thanksgiving day parade married mental institution misgive morning of netherlands old man post office r. h. macy rowland hussey macy santa claus strike thanksgiving united states post office department want
musicBy	Cyril J. Mockridge
nomination	Academy Award for Best Picture Academy Award for Best Story Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
producer	William Perlberg
recordedAt	New York City
theme	trick