The Miracle on 34th Street (The 20th Century Fox Hour) explained
| Series: | The 20th Century Fox Hour |
| Season: | 1 |
| Episode: | 6 |
| Production: | 006 |
| Director: | Robert Stevenson |
| Music: | no music credit |
| Photographer: | Lloyd Ahern, A.S.C. |
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| Prev: | Christopher Bean |
| Next: | Man on the Ledge |
| Episode List: | The 20th Century Fox Hour#Episodes |
"The Miracle on 34th Street" is the Christmas episode of the American anthology television series The 20th Century Fox Hour.[1] Broadcast on December 14, 1955,[2] it was directed by Robert Stevenson, with stars Macdonald Carey, Teresa Wright and Thomas Mitchell as Kris Kringle.[3] [4] [5] One reviewer claimed this version was an improvement over the original movie, stating "shortening the tale has made it brighter and less saccharine."[6]
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Notes and References
- https://archive.org/details/TheMiracleOn34thStreet "The Miracle on 34th Street" at Internet Archive
- https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1350&dat=19551215&id=jVdIAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ogAEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5382,3633862 R. V. O. "TV's Best Tonight" "Drama" (Toledo Blade, December 14, 1955)
- https://books.google.com/books?id=OSuXAAAAQBAJ&dq=%22Thomas+Mitchell%22+%22Kris+Kringle%22&pg=PA292 Crump, William D. The Christmas Encyclopedia, 3d ed. (McFarland, 2001)
- https://books.google.com/books?id=vfie60kGGuAC&dq=%22Thomas+Mitchell%22+%22Kris+Kringle%22&pg=PA145 Hischak, Thomas S. American Literature on Stage and Screen: 525 Works and Their Adaptations (McFarland, 2012)
- https://books.google.com/books?id=BUvTYfLP624C&dq=%22Thomas+Mitchell%22+%22Kris+Kringle%22&pg=PA256 Terrace, Vincent. Television Specials: 5,336 Entertainment Programs, 1936-2012, 2d ed. (McFarland, 2013)
- https://www.newspapers.com/image/369846691/?terms=%22Twentieth%20Century-Fox%20Hour%22&match=1 TV Program Notes, The Evening Sun (Baltimore, MD) December 14, 1955, page 48
