
Miracle on 34th Street
George Seaton, 1947
Miracle on 34th Street
Valentine Davies, 1947
Miracle on 34th Street is a movie novelization written by Valentine Davies in 1947 and based on the movie of the same name, directed by George Seaton in 1947. The movie features Maureen O’Hara, John Payne, Edmund Gwenn, Gene Lockhart, Natalie Wood, Porter Hall, and others.
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Storyline
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.
Movie vs Book

Year
1947
Minutes
96
Movie Rate
7.90
Source: IMDb
Movie
Miracle on 34th Street
Director: George Seaton
Country: USA
Year: 1947
Length: 1h36m
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Year
1947
Pages
136
Book Rate
8.12
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Book
Miracle on 34th Street
Author: Valentine Davies
Country: USA
First published in: 1947
Length: 136 pages
Genre: Fiction
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