Miracle on 34th Street

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We present the delightful motion picture Christmas story, Miracle on 34th Street, starring Edmund Gwen in his original Academy Award winning role of Chris Kringle. There is something electric about Christmas time in New York. From Thanksgiving on, the air is charged with excitement.

And it's on Thanksgiving Day that Macy's Christmas parade is forming for his joyous, annual trek down Fifth Avenue. On the sidewalk, watching the bustle in commotion, stands a little old man, resting easily on his cane, his bright eyes dart over the sea.

He strokes his flowing white fear. As you see the parade Santa Claus in front of him, a merry smile turns his face into a massive happy wrinkle. If you were to see him, you would think instantly of your own chimney, stockings hanging from the mantle, and that very face smiling at you from the flames of your fireplace.

Suddenly his brow darkens, and he strides importantly forward. Hello there. Hello yourself. I'm sorry to interrupt you, but you... You're making a very serious mistake. With the reindeer, I mean, you've got prancer where Blitzen should be, and Dasher should go on my right hand, sir.