Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town

1970 · 51 MIN · IMDB 7.7 · 14,724 VOTES · DIR. Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr.

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Overview

A postman, S.D. Kluger, decides to answer some of the most common questions about Santa Claus, and tells us about a baby named Kris who is raised by a family of elf toymakers named Kringle. When Kris grows up, he wants to deliver toys to the children of Sombertown. But its Mayor is too mean to let that happen. And to make things worse, the Winter Warlock lives between the Kringles and Sombertown.

AnimationFamilyFantasyTV Movie1970s

Dialogue Timeline — 985 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:02 NEWSCASTER: Today, children everywhere are making preparations
00:01:46 I'm telling you why.
00:05:24 blew the little sleigh right up to the Mountain of the Whispering Winds.
00:07:25 Unusual name.
00:09:23 It's a difficult responsibility.
00:11:50 SD: Yup.
00:14:03 Yes, as expected.
00:16:34 Toymakers.
00:18:18 And look what I brought!
00:20:09 All because of a toy.
00:22:09 Arrest this man immediately.
00:24:31 I'd like to start a new custom.
00:26:43 Put one foot in front of the other.
00:29:19 You see, the Burgermeister destroyed the ones you brought.
00:31:06 Toys, toys everywhere!
00:33:12 Otherwise, their life will be nothing but school and chores
00:35:04 Nobody is going to do anything.
00:37:28 I see today.
00:39:42 They just had to take one nibble of that corn,
00:41:39 You were wearing this when we found you as a baby.
00:44:23 past where even most animals lived.
00:46:13 to one a year.
00:48:02 our talents,
00:50:27 CHILDREN: Merry Christmas!

Cast & Characters

Fred Astaire S.D. Kluger (voice) Mickey Rooney Kris Kringle (voice) Keenan Wynn Winter Warlock (voice) Paul Frees Burgermeister Meisterburger / Grimsley (voice) Joan Gardner Tanta Kringle (voice)
Robie Lester Miss Jessica / Mrs. Claus (voice)

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed985
Dialogue density19.3 lines / min
First line00:00:02
Final line00:50:27

Production Record

DirectorJules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr.
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes14,724

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