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Miracle on 34th Street

1947 ★ 96 min
Starring: Maureen O'Hara, John Payne, Natalie Wood
Director: George Seaton
Writer: George Seaton
Producer: William Perlberg

Miracle on 34th Street (initially released as The Big Heart in the United Kingdom) is a 1947 American Christmas comedy-drama film released by 20th Century-Fox, written and directed by George Seaton and based on a story by Valentine Davies. It stars Maureen O'Hara, John Payne, Natalie Wood, and Edmund Gwenn.

Trivia

  • Won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
  • Won the Academy Award for Best Story.
  • Won the Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay.
  • Also nominated for: Academy Award for Best Picture.
  • Throughout the process of getting this script accepted by the PCA, the movie underwent multiple title changes, starting as My Heart Tells Me and then progressing into The Big Heart, It's Only Human, and Meet Me at Dawn, and finally ending with the name Miracle on 34th Street.
  • O'Hara was initially reluctant to take the role, having recently moved back to post-war Ireland.
  • Payne was on suspension at the studio and took the role to get back into work.

Filming Locations

  • New York City
  • Miracle on 34th Street was shot on location in New York City, with the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade sequences filmed live while the 1946 parade was happening.
  • "It was bitterly cold that day, and Edmund and I envied Natalie (Wood) and John Payne, who were watching the parade from a window." Arthur Jacobson, assistant director, filmed the Macy's Parade on Thanksgiving morning with nine cameras simultaneously.

Previous Showings

15 Runs • 11 Festivals

23,613 tickets sold

Original Billings: 1 run (July 13, 1947)

Original Run: July 13, 1947 (Sunday - Thursday)

All runs on record (15):

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