"The Miracle on 34th Street" is the Christmas episode of the American anthology television series The 20th Century Fox Hour."The Miracle on 34th Street" at Internet Archive Broadcast on December 14, 1955,R. V. O. "TV's Best Tonight" "Drama" (Toledo Blade, December 14, 1955) it was directed by Robert Stevenson, with stars Macdonald Carey, Teresa Wright and Thomas Mitchell as Kris Kringle.Crump, William D. The Christmas Encyclopedia, 3d ed. (McFarland, 2001)Hischak, Thomas S. American Literature on Stage and Screen: 525 Works and Their Adaptations (McFarland, 2012)Terrace, Vincent. Television Specials: 5,336 Entertainment Programs, 1936-2012, 2d ed. (McFarland, 2013) One reviewer claimed this version was an improvement over the original movie, stating "shortening the tale has made it brighter and less saccharine."TV Program Notes, The Evening Sun (Baltimore, MD) December 14, 1955, page 48
Cast Macdonald Carey as Fred Gaily Teresa Wright as Doris Walker Thomas Mitchell as Kris Kringle Sandy Descher as Susan Walker Hans Conried as Mr. Shellhammer Ray Collins as Judge Harper Dick Foran as Thomas Mara John Abbott as Dr. Sawyer Don Beddoe as Mr. Macy Whit Bissell as Dr. Pierce Sara Berner as Woman Shopper Herbert Vigran as Postal Clerk Maudie Prickett as Miss Prossy Paul Smith as Store Clerk Herbert Hayes as Mr. Gimbel Louis Towers as Peter Earl Robie as Tommy Mara, Jr.
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