Miracle on 34th Street (1947) | |
| Director(s) | George Seaton |
| Producer(s) | William Perlberg |
| Top Genres | Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Romance |
| Top Topics | Book-Based, Children, Christmas, Holiday, Integrity, New York, Romance (Drama) |
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Miracle on 34th Street Overview:
Miracle on 34th Street (1947) was a Comedy - Drama Film directed by George Seaton and produced by William Perlberg.
The film was based on the novel of the same name written by Valentine Davies published in 1947.
Miracle on 34th Street was inducted into the National Film Registry in 2005.
Academy Awards 1947 --- Ceremony Number 20 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Supporting Actor | Edmund Gwenn | Won |
| Best Writing | Valentine Davies | Won |
| Best Writing | George Seaton | Won |
| Best Picture | 20th Century-Fox | Nominated |
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Review: Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
By 4 Star Film Fan on Dec 24, 2018 From 4 Star FilmsFrom its opening motif of a man nitpicking the arrangement of reindeer in a shop window, Miracle on 34th Street skates away on a delightful journey that evokes both fanciful whimsy and a liberal amount of holiday sentimentality. However, it also one of the finest examples and greatest purveyors of h... Read full article
25 Days of Christmas: Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
on Dec 22, 2017 From Journeys in Classic FilmThis review originally ran on December 20th, 2011.? My thoughts on the film itself haven’t changed, and have only grown. Natalie Wood continues to astound me, and the film has such love embedded in it. How can I say I’m a film fan, and actually write reviews for a living, if I’ve o... Read full article
Miracle on 34th Street (1994)
on Dec 1, 2017 From Journeys in Classic FilmI gave my thoughts on 1947’s Miracle on 34th Street in a previous review which you can peruse here before reading my thoughts on the remake. I was rather harsh regarding this remake in my original review, if only because I’ve grown to accept this film’s faults and praise what it do... Read full article
25 Days of Christmas: Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
on Dec 19, 2016 From Journeys in Classic FilmThis review originally ran on December 20th, 2011.? My thoughts on the film itself haven’t changed, and have only grown. Natalie Wood continues to astound me, and the film has such love embedded in it. How can I say I’m a film fan, and actually write reviews for a living, if I’ve o... Read full article
Miracle on 34th Street; a Scrapbook of a Miraculous Film
By C. S. Williams on Dec 18, 2016 From Classic Film AficionadosSpecial does not do service to the accomplishments and the staying power of Miracle on 34th Street; as the measuring-tape said of Mary Poppins, ?practically perfect in every way,? so too are the celluloid triumphs of this 1947, summer blockbuster, produced by 20th Century-Fox. The apex that Miracle ... Read full article
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Quotes from
Doris: Would you please tell her that you're not really Santa Claus, that actually is no such person?
Kris Kringle: Well, I hate to disagree with you, but not only IS there such a person, but here I am to prove it.
Fred Gailey: Your Honor, every one of these letters is addressed to Santa Claus. The Post Office has delivered them. Therefore the Post Office Department, a branch of the Federal Governent, recognizes this man Kris Kringle to be the one and only Santa Claus.
Judge Henry X. Harper: Uh, since the United States Government declares this man to be Santa Claus, this court will not dispute it. Case dismissed.
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Facts about
The scenes at Macy's were shot on location at the main New York store on 34th Street itself. Shooting was complicated by the fact that the crew's power needs exceeded the store's electricity capacity and required additional power sources arranged in the store's basement.
The character of District Attorney Thomas Mara is clearly based on Thomas E. Dewey, a Manhattan District Attorney, who went on to become governor of New York state and twice the (unsuccessful) Republican candidate for President in 1944 and 1948. Jerome Cowan, the actor who played Mara and Dewey bear a strong physical resemblance and both wore mustaches, highly unusual for professional men of the time. Also, the Judge mentions that the District Attorney is a Republican, also a rarity back then for elected officials in New York City.
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