Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
“You better watch out!”
Synopsis
A postman, S.D. Kluger, decides to answer some of the most common questions about Santa Claus, and tells us about a baby named Kris who is raised by a family of elf toymakers named Kringle. When Kris grows up, he wants to deliver toys to the children of Sombertown. But its Mayor is too mean to let that happen. And to make things worse, the Winter Warlock lives between the Kringles and Sombertown.
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Principal cast & crew: 34
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Edited by Irwin GoldressScored by Jules BassDesigned by Paul Coker JrSound by Bob Elder
Also known as
- (literal title)Djed Božićnjak dolazi u grad
- Santa Claus llega a la ciudades
- (Czech)Mestem chodí Santa Claus
- (Slovak)V meste je Santa Claus
- (literal title)Ο άι-Βασίλης ξαναέρχεται
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- United StatesDec 13, 1970
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Cast & Crew
34 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Fred Astaire
as Narrator - S.D. Kluger
Mickey Rooney
as Kris Kringle
Keenan Wynn
as Winter Warlock
Paul Frees
as Burgermeister Meisterburger
Joan Gardner
as Tanta Kringle
Robie Lester
as Miss. Jessica
Andrea Sacino
as Child
Dina Lynn
as Child
Gary White
as Child
Greg Thomas
as Child
Patty Foley
as Store Woman
Keith Hampshire
as Scrooge
Supporting cast
1Directors
2Writers
1Producers
2Other crew
20Hiroshi Tabata
animator
Takeo Nakamura
animator
The Westminster Childrens Choir
choir vocals
Jules Bass
Composer, Composers, Directors, directed by, produced by
Maury Laws
Composer, Composers, orchestrator
Brian Tyler
composer: "Universal Theme" [2018 print] (uncredited)
Don Duga
continuity animation, continuity
Kat Mullaly
described video
Paul Coker Jr
designer, Production Designer
Arthur Rankin Jr
Directors, directed by, produced by
Irwin Goldress
editorial supervisor
Jimmy Tom
hdr colorist (uncredited)
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