Comfort Films 103: Miracle on 34th Street (1947)

Happy Holidays from Comfort Films! We're starting off the holiday season with two unparalleled classics that originated in 1946, Miracle on 34th Street and John's mom, Eileen Macey, who is joining us for her second appearance and our second Mom for the Holidays episode. It's a first-time watch for John and Eileen, as they join veteran Miracle on 34th Street viewer Georgia to discuss how unbelievably modern and surprisingly feminist this film is, the amazing performances--including Edmund Gwenn's Oscar-winning Kris Kringle, the movies Miracle on 34th Street influenced (particularly Dear God and Elf), the perils of colorization, the production's coordination with the actual 1946 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade where Edmund Gwenn rode in the parade as Santa, and our Christmas memories of watching (and re-watching) movies with our families. This episode is a gift you can unwrap early, so give it a listen!