Miracle on 34th Street (1973) DVD

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Miracle on 34th Street (1973) Sebastian Cabot, Jane Alexander

Director: Fielder Cook

Co-stars: Roddy McDowall, Suzanne Davidson, Jim Backus, David Doyle, Tom Bosley, Conrad Janis

100 minutes, Color

DVD-R: Region ALL

The full-color 1973 Miracle on 34th Street has the considerable advantage of Sebastian Cabot, his trademarked beard dyed snowy white, as Kringle, so it isn't as bad as expected. The story, which involves the commercial and legal ramifications of the "real" Santa taking a job as a department store Santa at Macy's, was barely updated for the 1970s, meaning that several of the plot devices--including a nasty psychiatrist who has Kringle committed--were somewhat anachronistic. The uplifting final scene, wherein a cynical little girl becomes a true believer of Santa Claus (as do the adults in the story), still works well in the remake.

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Product Code: MIRFMS903