Cast:

Natalie Wood as Susan Walker
Maureen O'Hara as Doris Walker
John Payne as Fred Gailey
Edmund Gwenn as Kris Kringle

Director:

George Seaton

Plot:

Susan is a cynical little girl who has been taught by her mother, Doris, not believe in fairy tales like Santa Claus. Doris hires a man named Kris Kringle to play Santa in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Kris thinks he really is Santa Claus and tries to convince Susan to believe in him. When Kris gets into an altercation with a psychologist he is committed to a psychiatric hospital. Doris's boyfriend, Fred, agrees to represent him at the trial. Can Fred prove that Kris is the real Santa Claus?

Notes:
- The costumes were designed by Kay Nelson
- Some scenes were filmed on location in New York
- It won three Academy Awards (Best Supporting Actor, Best Screenplay, Best Original Story)
- In 1994 Miracle On 34th Street was remade with Elizabeth Perkins and Dylan McDermott