Story Line
Kris Kringle, seemingly the embodiment of Santa Claus, is asked to portray the jolly old fellow at Macy's following his performance in the Thanksgiving Day parade. His portrayal is so complete that many begin to question if he truly is Santa Claus, while others question his sanity.
“Capture the spirit of Christmas with this timeless classic!”
Top Cast

Maureen O'Hara
Doris Walker

John Payne
Fred Gailey

Edmund Gwenn
Kris Kringle

Gene Lockhart
Judge Harper

Natalie Wood
Susan Walker

Porter Hall
Granville Sawyer
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Rating
7.4/ 10
Release Date
1947-06-04
Runtime
1h 36m
Genres
ComedyDramaFamily
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User Reviews (2)

Peter McGinn
9/10
•12/26/2021This is one of the classic holiday pics I will watch every year if it is available to me (Oh no; he said “holiday” instead of Christmas. Blasphemy!) So I will neither pick it apart nor praise it to the heavens. The story writing is strong and the ens...

CinemaSerf
7/10
•12/3/2022I suppose if anyone was ever to play the definitive Santa Claus, then it would have had to be Edmund Gwenn. The glint in his eye, the smile and the avuncular look all lends itself so very well to this tale of the Christmas nay-sayers! Set in the toy ...






