MIRACLE ON 34th STREET (TV Christmas Special USA 1955)

 Ben Meyers’ rating: 3.7|5.0 Starsììì 

Miracle on 34^th Street—1955 television short film—originally releases on The 20^th Century Fox Hour Season 1 Episode 6. It runs for approximately 40 minutes in black and white format. The movie charms with its innocence and sweet storyline. The movie works as an exceptionally clean, holiday, family share film. 

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Storyline 

A young girl and her logical mother learn to dream again. 

Additional Thanks 

Thank you to Director Robert Stevenson for directing effort. Thank you to The Twentieth Century Fox Hour for making the film possible. Characters/cast include: Fred Gaily (Macdonald Carey), Doris Walker (Teresa Wright), Kris Kringle (Thomas Mitchell), Susan Walker (Sandy Descher), Mr. Shellhammer (Hans Conreid), Judge Harper (Ray Collins), Thomas Mara (Dick Foran), Dr. Sawyer (John Abbott), Mr. Macy (Don Beddoe), Dr. Pierce (Whit Bissell), Woman Shopper (Sara Berner), Postal Clerk (Herbert Vigran), Miss Prossy (Maudie Prickett), Store Clerk (Paul Smith), Mr. Gimbel (Herbert Hayes), Peter (Louis Towers), and Tommy Mara Jr. (Earl Robie). 

Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe? 

Maybe. The movie particularly deserves a watch to compare attitudes and how they’ve changed between 1955 to the time of this review (2021). 

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Ben Meyers