A city-bred grandson moves to his grandparents' farm during the Great Depression and grows up enough under their tough care to help his grandfather deliver a surprise gift on Christmas Eve to their community church with the help of a phantom stranger.
Cast
Jason Robards
Daniel Larson
Eva Marie Saint
Emma Larson
George Parry
Rusty McCloud
Joanne Woodward
Mildred McCloud
Bryan Englund
Danny Larson
Mary-Beth Manning
Louise Hockmeyer
Nora Martin
Lollie Hockmeyer
Sally Chamberlin
Lil Hockmeyer
Arvid Carlson
Ralph Youngquist
Mildred Carlson
Beulah Youngquist
Allen Hamilton
Oskar Hockmeyer
Guy Paul
Tall Fellow
Alexander A. Mayer
Russell McCloud (grown)
Pamela Danser
Lollie Hockmeyer (grown)
Lowell Anderson
Preacher
Crew
George Englund
Director, Producer
Stewart Stern
Teleplay
Miles Hood Swarthout
Teleplay
Glendon Swarthout
Novel
Jacqueline Cambas
Editor
Tim McAvoy
Assistant Editor
Gayne Rescher
Cinematography
Ray Greenfield
Second Assistant Director
Sascha Schneider
Assistant Director
Susan Shaw
Casting
Susan Hum
Costume Design
Gil Marchant
Supervising Sound Editor
Stan Gordon
Sound Mixer
Hoppy Mehterian
Sound Mixer
Eddie Nelson
Sound Mixer
George Porter
Sound Mixer
Norm Drain
Boom Operator
Louis R. Cooper
Special Effects
Jimmie Haskell
Music
Ken Wilhoit
Music Editor
Gordon Daniel
Dialogue Editor
Joanne MacDougall
Set Decoration
Mary F. Galloway
Location Manager
Kathy Sarreal
Production Office Coordinator
Thomas Gark
Property Master
Robert Schneider
Production Manager
Gary Griffin
Supervising Editor
Alexander A. Mayer
Art Direction
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