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.
Cast
Maureen O'Hara
Doris Walker
John Payne
Fred Gailey
Edmund Gwenn
Kris Kringle
Gene Lockhart
Judge Harper
Natalie Wood
Susan Walker
Porter Hall
Granville Sawyer
William Frawley
Charlie Halloran
Jerome Cowan
Thomas Mara
Philip Tonge
Julian Shellhammer
James Seay
Dr. Pierce (uncredited)
Alvin Greenman
Alfred (uncredited)
Harry Antrim
R.H. Macy (uncredited)
Lela Bliss
Mrs. Shellhammer (uncredited)
Jack Albertson
Al (uncredited)
Teddy Driver
Terry (uncredited)
William Forrest
Dr. Rogers (uncredited)
Theresa Harris
Cleo (uncredited)
Robert Hyatt
Tommy Mara Jr. (uncredited)
Walden Boyle
Judge's Clerk (uncredited)
Dorothy Christy
Secretary (uncredited)
Dick Cogan
Department Store Head (uncredited)
Jeff Corey
Reporter (uncredited)
Jack Gargan
Chauffeur (uncredited)
Jane Green
Mrs. Harper (uncredited)
Alvin Hammer
George (uncredited)
Herbert Heyes
Mr. Gimbel (uncredited)
William Hoehne Jr.
Sam (uncredited)
Robert Gist
Window Dresser (uncredited)
Percy Helton
Intoxicated Santa (uncredited)
Mary Field
Dutch Girl's Adoptive Mother (uncredited)
Marlene Lyden
Dutch Girl (uncredited)
Jean O'Donnell
Miss Adams (uncredited)
Robert Lynn
Macy Salesman (uncredited)
Lorin Raker
Macy's Salesman (uncredited)
Thelma Ritter
Peter's Mother (uncredited)
Anthony Sydes
Peter (uncredited)
Mae Marsh
Woman in Santa Line (uncredited)
Anne O'Neal
Mr. Sawyer's Secretary (uncredited)
Irene Shirley
R.H. Macy's Secretary (uncredited)
Patty Smith
Alice (uncredited)
Ann Staunton
Mrs. Mara (uncredited)
Guy Thomajan
Lou (uncredited)
Ida McGuire
Drum Majorette (uncredited)
Brick Sullivan
Guard (uncredited)
Stephen Roberts
Security Guard (uncredited)
Joseph McInerney
Bailiff (uncredited)
Mike Donovan
Court Bailiff (uncredited)
Arthur Tovey
Patient (uncredited)
Clark Howat
Patron in Macy's Lunchroom (uncredited)
Fran Lee
Customer (uncredited)
Basil Walker
Bellevue Intern (uncredited)
Robert Karnes
Bellevue Intern #2 (uncredited)
Richard Irving
Reporter (uncredited)
Jeffrey Sayre
Courtroom Reporter (uncredited)
Bob Reeves
Court Officer Bearing Mail (uncredited)
John Roy
Court Officer Bearing Mail (uncredited)
Ray Spiker
Court Officer Bearing Mail (uncredited)
Harry 'Snub' Pollard
Final Court Officer Bearing Mail (uncredited)
William Marion
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Sam Bagley
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Clyde McLeod
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Arline Bletcher
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Charles Meakin
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Richard Neill
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
King Lockwood
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Curt Furberg
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Crew
George Seaton
Director, Screenplay
Valentine Davies
Story
Robert L. Simpson
Editor
Lloyd Ahern Sr.
Director of Photography
Charles G. Clarke
Director of Photography
William Perlberg
Producer
Kay Nelson
Costume Design
Charles LeMaire
Costume Design
Ben Nye
Makeup Artist
Roger Heman Sr.
Sound
Arthur von Kirbach
Sound
Fred Sersen
Visual Effects
Cyril J. Mockridge
Original Music Composer
Alfred Newman
Music Director
Edward B. Powell
Music Arranger, Music
Ernest Lansing
Set Decoration
Thomas Little
Set Decoration
Lyman Hallowell
Editorial Services
Richard Day
Art Direction
Richard Irvine
Art Direction
Maurice De Packh
Orchestrator
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