Miracle on 34th Street
1947 · 96 MIN · IMDB 7.9 · 57,884 VOTES · DIR. George Seaton
Overview
Kris Kringle, seemingly the embodiment of Santa Claus, is asked to portray the jolly old fellow at Macy's following his performance in the Thanksgiving Day parade. His portrayal is so complete that many begin to question if he truly is Santa Claus, while others question his sanity.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,481 lines
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00:01:42 You've got them mixed up.
00:05:39 Wake me up when the parade starts.
00:10:06 Hello. Uh, I'm Susan's mother.
00:13:31 Good-bye.
00:17:22 Oh, I keep track of the toy market pretty closely. Does that surprise you so?
00:21:09 So, she asked me to bring Susie down to you.
00:25:14 What else do you do besides read and play games?
00:28:37 Santa Claus. What?
00:32:11 The same as it was before- 15.
00:35:55 No, we're not. After listening to Dr. Pierce, I feel perfectly confident.
00:39:09 Well, this is the Imagination.
00:42:43 Oh, and so do I, Mrs. Shellhammer. Just a moment.
00:47:59 thinking only of the welfare of the public.
00:52:20 He's been studying that stuff for a long time.
00:55:44 I won't do it. I can't do it. I've grown very fond of him.
01:00:13 Yet he's out there, and I'm in here.
01:04:10 Very interesting. Publicity. Hmm. You know, that's not a bad idea.
01:08:44 The State rests, Your Honor.
01:12:33 These last few days, we've talked about some wonderful plans.
01:16:51 How can I seriously rule that there is a Santa Claus?
01:21:22 But in so conceding, we ask that Mr. Gailey cease presenting personal opinion as evidence.
01:26:51 "The post office department was created by the Second Continental Congress...
01:32:03 and, personally and professionally, I agree with them.
01:36:03 And maybe I didn't do such a wonderful thing after all.
Cast & Characters
Edmund Gwenn
Kris Kringle
Maureen O'Hara
Doris Walker
John Payne
Fred Gailey
Gene Lockhart
Judge Henry X. Harper
Natalie Wood
Susan Walker
Porter Hall
Granville Sawyer
William Frawley
Charlie Halloran
Jerome Cowan
Dist. Atty. Thomas Mara
Philip Tonge
Julian Shellhammer
Jack Albertson
Post Office Mail Sorter Next to Lou
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,481
Dialogue density15.4 lines / min
First line00:01:42
Final line01:36:03
Production Record
DirectorGeorge Seaton
LanguageEnglish
Budget$630,000
Revenue$2,700,000
IMDb votes57,884