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.
SYNOPSIS
After It's a Wonderful Life (1946), this is the ultimate Hollywood Christmas movie, featuring Gwenn as the real Kris Kringle playing a department-store Santa who teacher the true meaning of Christmas to a doubting 9-year-old Wood, O'Hara's daughter. A sentimental slice of Americana that still brings a smile. Ritter's screen debut. Remade in 1973 and 1994. The 50th-anniversary edition includes remastered footage and a promotional short.
(Source: available at Amazon AMC Classic Movie Companion).
.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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75 years and five versions of Miracle on 34th Street
on Dec 21, 2022 From Comet Over HollywoodReleased on June 4, 1947, the 20th Century Fox film, MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET celebrates 75 years in 2022. Since its release, the film and story have continued to be a holiday favorite. While the 1947 film continues to be celebrated, the story was retold and adapted for five times over the span of 47 ... Read full article
Maureen O'Hara and John Payne experience the "Miracle on 34th Street"
By Stephen Reginald on Dec 13, 2022 From Classic Movie ManMaureen O'Hara and John Payne experience the "Miracle on 34th Street" Miracle on 34th Street (1947) is a comedy-drama directed by George Seaton and starring Maureen O'Hara, John Payne, and Edmund Gwenn. Others in the cast include Natalie Wood, Gene Lockhart, Porter Hall, Jerome Cowan, William F... Read full article
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
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Quotes from
Fred Gailey: Look Doris, someday you're going to find that your way of facing this realistic world just doesn't work. And when you do, don't overlook those lovely intangibles. You'll discover those are the only things that are worthwhile.
Kris Kringle: To market, to market, to buy a fat pig! Home again, home again, jiggety-jig. To market, to market, to buy a fat hog! Home again, home again, jiggety-...
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Unbeknownst to most parade watchers, Edmund Gwenn played Santa Claus in the actual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade held November 28, 1946. He fulfilled the duties of most parade Santas, including addressing the crowd from the marquee of Macy's after the parade was over. He was introduced to the crowd by actor Philip Tonge (he played Mr. Shellhammer in the movie) and he later unveiled the mechanical Christmas display windows to the accompaniment of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's "Nutcracker Suite." This gesture symbolized the opening of the Christmas shopping season at the store.
In the untranslated dialogue with the Dutch girl, Santa Claus asks the child what she wants for Christmas the girl says she wants nothing, telling Santa she got her gift by being adopted by her new mother.
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