Miracle on 34th Street - Post Office Scene, Letters to Santa Claus- Kris Kringle 🎅

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- 🪆🎄 🎭 🎁 Classic Christmas film starring John Payne, Maureen O'Hara, Natalie Wood & Edmund Gwenn.

- Miracle on 34th Street (initially released as The Big Heart in the UK) is a 1947 American Christmas comedy-drama film released by 20th Cent. Fox, written & directed by George Seaton & based on a story by Valentine Davies. It stars Maureen O'Hara, John Payne, Natalie Wood, & Edmund Gwenn.

The story takes place between Thanksgiving Day & Christmas Day in New York City, & focuses on the effect of a department store Santa Claus who claims to be the real Santa. The film has become a perennial Christmas favorite.

Miracle on 34th Street won 3 Academy Awards: Gwenn for Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Valentine Davies for Best Writing, Original Story, & George Seaton for Best Writing, Screenplay. The film was nominated for Best Picture, losing to Gentleman's Agreement. In 2005, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant". The Academy Film Archive preserved Miracle on 34th Street in 2009.

Plot: Kris Kringle is indignant to find that the man assigned to play Santa in the annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is intoxicated. When he complains to event director Doris Walker, she persuades Kris to take his place. He does so well that he is hired to play Santa at Macy's New York City store on 34th Street.

Ignoring instructions from the toy department head, Mr. Shellhammer, to recommend overstocked items to undecided shoppers, Kris directs one woman to another store to fulfill her son's Christmas request. Impressed by Kris's honesty and helpfulness, she informs Shellhammer that she will now become a loyal Macy's customer...https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miracle_on_34th_Street

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1. One of Natalie Wood's earliest movies when she was eight years old.

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2. Yes, Natalie was excellent & she gave more fine performances in her career.

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3. Postal Workers with Letters to Santa Claus, Kris Kringle: Miracle on 34th Street