Miracle on 34th Street
A kindly department‑store Santa insists he truly is the real Saint Nicholas and sets out to convince a cynical world of his identity, while a skeptical lawyer fights to protect him from a courtroom showdown that could ruin both their lives.
“Capture the spirit of Christmas with this timeless classic!”
Synopsis
Kris Kringle, seemingly the embodiment of Santa Claus, is asked to portray the jolly old fellow at Macy's.
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A crew of 74+ credited
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Robert L SimpsonShot by Lloyd Ahern SrScored by Cyril J Mockridge
Box Office
1947 · Box office
💰 Box-office hit — grossed 4.3× its budget
Why 2.5×?
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Worldwide gross
$2.7M
Also known as
- Das Wunder von Manhattande
- Le Miracle de la 34e ruefr
- Il miracolo della 34ª stradait
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Cast & Crew
74 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Edmund Gwenn
as Kris Kringle
Maureen O Hara
as Doris Walker
John Payne
as Fred Gailey
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as Doris Walker
Gene Lockhart
as Judge Henry X. Harper
Natalie Wood
as Susan Walker
Porter Hall
as Granville Sawyer
William Frawley
as Charlie Halloran
Jerome Cowan
as Dist. Atty. Thomas Mara
Philip Tonge
as Julian Shellhammer
Jack Albertson
as Post Office Mail Sorter Next to Lou
James Seay
as Dr. Pierce (uncredited)
Supporting cast
55Alvin Greenman
as Alfred (uncredited)
Harry Antrim
as R.H. Macy (uncredited)
Lela Bliss
as Mrs. Shellhammer (uncredited)
Teddy Driver
as Terry (uncredited)
William Forrest
as Dr. Rogers (uncredited)
Theresa Harris
as Cleo (uncredited)
Robert Hyatt
as Tommy Mara Jr. (uncredited)
Walden Boyle
as Judge's Clerk (uncredited)
Dorothy Christy
as Secretary (uncredited)
Dick Cogan
as Department Store Head (uncredited)
Jeff Corey
as Reporter (uncredited)
Jack Gargan
as Chauffeur (uncredited)
Jane Green
as Mrs. Harper (uncredited)
Alvin Hammer
as George (uncredited)
Herbert Heyes
as Mr. Gimbel (uncredited)
William Hoehne Jr
as Sam (uncredited)
Robert Gist
as Window Dresser (uncredited)
Percy Helton
as Intoxicated Santa (uncredited)
Mary Field
as Dutch Girl's Adoptive Mother (uncredited)
Marlene Lyden
as Dutch Girl (uncredited)
Jean O Donnell
as Miss Adams (uncredited)
Robert Lynn
as Macy Salesman (uncredited)
Lorin Raker
as Macy's Salesman (uncredited)
Thelma Ritter
as Peter's Mother (uncredited)
Anthony Sydes
as Peter (uncredited)
Mae Marsh
as Woman in Santa Line (uncredited)
Anne O Neal
as Mr. Sawyer's Secretary (uncredited)
Irene Shirley
as R.H. Macy's Secretary (uncredited)
Patty Smith
as Alice (uncredited)
Ann Staunton
as Mrs. Mara (uncredited)
Guy Thomajan
as Lou (uncredited)
Ida Mcguire
as Drum Majorette (uncredited)
Brick Sullivan
as Guard (uncredited)
Stephen Roberts
as Security Guard (uncredited)
Joseph Mcinerney
as Bailiff (uncredited)
Mike Donovan
as Court Bailiff (uncredited)
Arthur Tovey
as Patient (uncredited)
Clark Howat
as Patron in Macy's Lunchroom (uncredited)
Fran Lee
as Customer (uncredited)
Basil Walker
as Bellevue Intern (uncredited)
Robert Karnes
as Bellevue Intern #2 (uncredited)
Richard Irving
as Reporter (uncredited)
Jeffrey Sayre
as Courtroom Reporter (uncredited)
Bob Reeves
as Court Officer Bearing Mail (uncredited)
John Roy
as Court Officer Bearing Mail (uncredited)
Ray Spiker
as Court Officer Bearing Mail (uncredited)
Harry Snub Pollard
as Final Court Officer Bearing Mail (uncredited)
William Marion
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Sam Bagley
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Clyde Mcleod
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Arline Bletcher
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Charles Meakin
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Richard Neill
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
King Lockwood
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Curt Furberg
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
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