The Hour of Stars: The Miracle on 34th Street

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The 20th Century-Fox Hour (later syndicated as The Hour of Stars) ran on CBS just shy of two years, from October 1955 through September 1957. An anthology program, the series typically featured readaptations of 20th Century-Fox feature films for a sixty-minute TV airslot. The 1955 production of Miracle on 34th Street - a reworking of George Seaton's 1948 blockbuster and Christmas perennial - was just such an example and became one of the first episodes of the series. The program makes its home video debut following recent appearances on The Fox Movie Channel. In this slightly condensed version of the Seaton story, Thomas Mitchell takes over the Edmund Gwenn role, portraying Kris Kringle, Teresa Wright plays Doris Walker, and Sandy Descher stars as her daughter, Susan Walker, filling the role originally made famous by Natalie Wood.

Rating:

NR
Genre:

Classics, Drama, Kids & Family, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Television
Directed By:

Robert Stevenson, Edmond F. Bernoudy
Written By:

John Monks Jr., Valentine Davies, George Seaton
On Disc/Streaming:

Jun 27, 2007
Runtime:

60 minutes

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Cast

Robert Wagner

Thomas Mitchell
as Kris Kringle

Teresa Wright
as Doris Walker

Macdonald Carey
as Fred Gaily

Hans Conried
as Shellhammer

Sandy Descher
as Susan Walker

John Abbott
as Dr. Sawyer

Dick Foran
as Thomas Mara

Ray Collins
as Judge Harper

Don Beddoe
as Mr. Macy

Whit Bissell
as Dr. Pierce

Herbert Vigrin

Sara Berner
as Woman Shopper

Herbert Vigran
as Postal Clerk

Maudie Prickett
as Miss Prossy

Paul L. Smith
as Store Clerk

Herbert Hayes
as Mr. Gimbel

Louis Towers
as Peter

Earl Robie
as Tommy Mara Jr.

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Sep 23, 2018

This is a shortened, made-for-TV version of the rightfully much-beloved original theatrical release Miracle on 34th Street. Thomas Mitchell, veteran character actor of considerable merit, takes over the central role of Kris Kringle, unfortunately looking like a man on death row hoping for a phone call from the governor, perhaps fully aware that the Edmund Gwynne/Natalie Wood combo of this story was too powerful ever to be seriously challenged. And so a sad version, interesting for having attempted the cherished classic, but seemingly all-too-aware of failure beforehand.

Kevin M. W Super Reviewer