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Kris Kringle, seemingly the embodiment of Santa Claus, is asked to portray the jolly old fellow at Macy's following his performance in the Thanksgiving Day parade. His portrayal is so complete that many begin to question if he truly is Santa Claus, while others question his sanity.
Theatrical
Jun 11, 1947
Box Office
$2.7M
Budget
$630K
Return
4.3x
Theaters
1
Director
Writers
Producer
Music
Studio
20th Century Fox
Quotes
See all →The Care of Santa's Whiskers Explained
Fred Gailey
All my life I've wondered something, and now's my chance to find out. I'm going to find the answer to a question that's puzzled the world for centuries. Does Santa Claus sleep with his whiskers outside or in?
Kris Kringle
Always sleep with them out. Cold air makes them grow.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Court Recognizes Santa Claus as Real
Fred Gailey
Your Honor, every one of these letters is addressed to Santa Claus. The Post Office has delivered them. Therefore the Post Office Department, a branch of the Federal Government, recognizes this man Kris Kringle to be the one and only Santa Claus.
Judge Henry X. Harper
Uh, since the United States Government declares this man to be Santa Claus, this court will not dispute it. Case dismissed.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →M
Maureen O'Hara
Doris Walker
J
John Payne
Fred Gailey
E
Edmund Gwenn
Kris Kringle
G
Gene Lockhart
Judge Harper
N
Natalie Wood
Susan Walker
P
Porter Hall
Granville Sawyer
W
William Frawley
Charlie Halloran
J
Jerome Cowan
Thomas Mara
P
Philip Tonge
Julian Shellhammer
J
James Seay
Dr. Pierce (uncredited)
A
Alvin Greenman
Alfred (uncredited)
H
Harry Antrim
R.H. Macy (uncredited)
L
Lela Bliss
Mrs. Shellhammer (uncredited)
J
Jack Albertson
Al (uncredited)
T
Teddy Driver
Terry (uncredited)
W
William Forrest
Dr. Rogers (uncredited)
T
Theresa Harris
Cleo (uncredited)
R
Robert Hyatt
Tommy Mara Jr. (uncredited)
W
Walden Boyle
Judge's Clerk (uncredited)
D
Dorothy Christy
Secretary (uncredited)
