Miracle on 34th Street (1947)

Santa Won't Lie to Susan

Doris (Maureen O’Hara) begs Mr. Kringle (Edmund Gwenn) to tell her daughter (Natalie Wood) that Santa doesn’t exist, but he cannot tell a lie.

Directed by George Seaton.

Released in 1947 by Fox.

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  • character-type: Daughter
  • character-type: Mother
  • action: Investigate
  • editors-choice: Male Performances
  • primary-genre: Classics
  • primary-genre: Children and Family
  • primary-genre: Sci-Fi and Fantasy
  • primary-genre: Drama
  • secondary-genre: Fantasy
  • secondary-genre: Movies for ages 8 to 10
  • secondary-genre: Classic Dramas
  • secondary-genre: Tearjerkers
  • secondary-genre: Sci-Fi & Fantasy
  • secondary-genre: Movies for ages 11 to 12
  • secondary-genre: Dramas
  • secondary-genre: Classic Sci-Fi & Fantasy
  • secondary-genre: Classic Movies
  • mood: Family-Friendly
  • primary-occasion: Holidays
  • secondary-occasion: Christmas
  • prop: Note Card
  • setting: Office
  • theme: Distrust
  • theme: Childhood
  • theme: Faith
  • theme: Honesty
  • actor: Natalie Wood
  • actor: Maureen O'Hara
  • actor: Jean O'Connell
  • actor: Edmund Gwenn
  • director: George Seaton
  • producer: William Perlberg
  • cinematographer: Lloyd Ahern
  • cinematographer: Charles G. Clarke
  • composer: Cyril J. Mockridge
  • editor: Robert L. Simpson
  • costume-designer: Kay Nelson
  • role-name: Susan Walker
  • role-name: Miss Adams
  • role-name: Santa
  • role-name: Doris Walker
  • screenwriter: George Seaton
  • screenwriter: Valentine Davies
  • year: 1947
  • studio: Fox