Miracle on 34th Street

"Miracle on 34th Street" is the Christmas episode, broadcast November 27, 1959, of the American color anthology television series NBC Friday Night Special Presentation which showcased drama, comedy and musical entertainment (produced by TV veteran David Susskind) and occasional news special reports, while alternating once per month with The Bell Telephone Hour musical series, also in color, in the 8:30–9:30 pm time slot from September 11, 1959 until June 17, 1960. Plot The story takes place between Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day in New York City, and focuses on the impact of a department store Santa Claus who claims to be the real Santa. Cast Ed Wynn as Kris Kringle Peter Lind Hayes as Fred Gaily Mary Healy as Doris Walker Orson Bean as Dr. William Sawyer Loring Smith as Mr. Shellhammer Hiram Sherman as R. H. Macy Susan Gordon as Susan Walker Lawrence Weber as Mr. Mara John Gibson as Judge Harper Joey Walsh as Al, post office employee Arnie Freeman as Lou, post office employee William Post, Jr. as Mr. Gimbel Shirley Eggleston as Peter's mother Frank Daly as the bailiff William Griffis as first Santa Claus Production