Synopsis
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.
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Cast
- Maureen O'HaraDoris Walker
- John PayneFred Gailey
- Edmund GwennKris Kringle
- Natalie WoodSusan Walker
- Porter HallGranville Sawyer
- Philip TongeJulian Shellhammer
- Alvin GreenmanAlfred (uncredited)
- Harry AntrimR.H. Macy (uncredited)
- James SeayDr. Pierce (uncredited)
- Jerome CowanThomas Mara
Recommendations
- 100
New York Daily News
It is light, it is charming, it is delightfully funny and completely captivating. It is all that, and something more. It has an undefinable spiritual quality that raises the spirits of the beholder into a happy, hopeful mood. - 91
The A.V. Club
In the battle of the classic Hollywood Christmas movies, It's A Wonderful Life feels charmingly ancient, fixed in an early-20th-century America that scarcely anyone today remembers first-hand. Miracle On 34th Street feels more modern, with slangy dialogue and naturalistic asides, and a general awareness of how Christmas has become about the intertwined stresses of shopping and selling. - 90
Time Out
The original (and best) version of the cockle-warming tale of a man who claims to be the real-life Santa Claus. - 90
Variety
So you don't believe in Santa Claus? If you want to stay a non-believer don't see Miracle. - 90
The New York Times
The freshest little picture in a long time, and maybe even the best comedy of this year. - 88
Chicago Tribune
A Christmas season evergreen. - 88
The Seattle Times
Christmas classic. [06 Nov 1997] - 80
Chicago Reader
It's a highly professional piece of Hollywood sentimentalism.
