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All the books by Valentine Davies adapted to cinema and television
Valentine Davies is known for being the author of the book Miracle on 34th Street, first published in 1947, which is a novelization of the movie by George Seaton.
We invite you to watch, read, and vote for either the adaptation or the original, and join the debate on whether the book or the movie is better.
Miracle on 34th Street
Valentine Davies, 1947
movie vs book [NOVELIZATION]
George Seaton, 1947
Kris Kringle is indignant to find that the man assigned to play Santa in the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is intoxicated. He does so well he is hired to play Santa at Macy’s flagship New York City store on 34th Street. Ignoring instructions from toy department head Julian Shellhammer to recommend overstocked items to undecided shoppers, Kris directs one woman to another store to fulfill her son’s Christmas request.