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All text in brown are quotations from the script which can located at the following address - http://www.springfieldspringfield.co.uk Tommy Mara Jr. has just come to the stand, and after some questions from Judge Harper is allowed to testify. Tommy’s innocent answers causes the public galle read more

All text in brown are quotations from the script which can located at the following address - http://www.springfieldspringfield.co.uk/ This episode begins with District Attorney Thomas Mara trying to relax at home by reading the paper. But he’s not liking what he’s reading. As he read read more

All text in brown are quotations from the script which can located at the following address - http://www.springfieldspringfield.co.uk/ The scene changes to the living room of Judge Harper. Charlie Halloran specializes in politics. He and Judge Harper are discussing the judges up coming re-electio read more

All text in brown are quotations from the script which can located at the following address - http://www.springfieldspringfield.co.uk/ Fred arrives at Bellevue to visit Kris. Kris is really depressed, and Fred couldn’t be more puzzled at Kris’s actions. After the two men exchange plea read more

All text in brown are quotations from the script which can located at the following address - http://www.springfieldspringfield.co.uk/ Tom’s Trivia - My copy of the script has Kris assaulting Mr. Sawyer with his cane. During script re-writes the cane was removed altogether, and an umbrella read more

All text in brown are quotations from the script which can located at the following address - http://www.springfieldspringfield.co.uk/ That night Kris is invited over to Doris’s apartment so he can say goodnight to Susan. As he sits at the side of her bed he asks her if she would like him read more

There was a chill in the New York City air, but the hearts of classic film fans were toasty warm when Robert Osborne introduced an open-air screening of MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET outside Macy’s Herald Square tonight. The beloved TCM host – the only white-haired man more popular than Santa h read more

All text in brown are quotations from the script which can located at the following address - http://www.springfieldspringfield.co.uk/ After dinner Susan has to go to bed. When she’s already in bed Kris goes to tuck her in. He tries his best to talk to her about Christmas, but she’s n read more

All text in brown are quotations from the script which can located at the following address - http://www.springfieldspringfield.co.uk/ Doris phones the Brooks’ Memorial Home for the Aged and speaks with a Dr. Pierce. Dr. Pierce specializes in geriatrics. The following morning he’s in read more

“This is quite an opportunity!” Kris Kringle (Edmund Gwenn) tells Doris Walker (Maureen O’Hara) when she offers him a job “playing” Santa in MIRACLE ON 34th STREET (1947). The same might be said for Turner Classic Movies, which has announced a full day of screenings of the Christmas classic read more

All text in brown are quotations from the script which can located at the following address - http://www.springfieldspringfield.co.uk/ Doris fears Kris may not be quite right in the head, and may do something extremely rash, and decides its best to fire him that very minute. She gives him the sta read more

All text in brown are quotations from the script which can located at the following address - http://www.springfieldspringfield.co.uk/ Mr. Shellhammer has the number one headache of all department heads at Macy’s – they have become spectacularly popular by breaking store policy. A ple read more

  All text in brown are quotations from the script which can located at the following address - http://www.springfieldspringfield.co.uk/ When Mr. Gailey remarks that the balloon is “a giant” Susan responds with “there are no giants, Mr. Gailey”. Mr. Gailey is in the c read more

  All text in brown are quotations from the script which can located at the following address - http://www.springfieldspringfield.co.uk/  It was a normal day. At least it seemed that way. It’s not often Kris Kringle, better known as Santa Claus, strolls down a street in New York read more

                                          Starring Maureen O’Hara as Doris Walker  John read more

Starring Edmund Gwen, Maureen O’Hara, John Payne, and Natalie Wood, the film tells the heartwarming story of an old man who acts as Santa Claus for the Macy department store in New York. However, Kris who is a very warm person (Gwen), truly does believe he is Santa and he is constantly being k read more

Starring Edmund Gwen, Maureen O’Hara, John Payne, and Natalie Wood, the film tells the heartwarming story of an old man who acts as Santa Claus for the Macy department store in New York. However, Kris who is a very warm person (Gwen), truly does believe he is Santa and he is constantly being k read more

  “Faith is believing when common sense tells you not to.” So, why did I pick Miracle on 34th Street for my Christmas Blogathon post? Well, to be perfectly honest, I thought it would be a breeze to write. How could it not? It’s such a well-known and timeless classic – he read more

This review originally ran on December 20th, 2011.  My thoughts on the film itself haven’t changed, and have only grown. Natalie Wood continues to astound me, and the film has such love embedded in it. How can I say I’m a film fan, and actually write reviews for a living, if I’ve read more

This review originally ran on December 20th, 2011.  I recently bought this on Blu-Ray, and I’ll give my thoughts on the Blu-Ray itself within the review.  My thoughts on the film itself haven’t changed, and have only grown. Natalie Wood continues to astound me, and the film has such love read more