Miracle on 34th Street

Miracle on 34th Street (1947)

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Corrected entry: Mrs. Walker is introduced as Karen Walker a few times in the movie. When she signs her name on the letter to Kris Kringle she puts Doris, the actress' real name. Not once in the movie is she ever called Doris. Just Karen.

Correction: Fred calls her Doris when they are having an argument about him quitting his job to represent Kris. She is always referred to as Mrs. Walker or Doris, never Karen. Furthermore, Maureen O'Hara's real name isn't even Doris, it's Maureen Fitzsimmons.

Corrected entry: In the final courtroom scene after all of the letters have been placed on the judge's desk, how was he able to sound the gavel if his bench is several layers deep in letters? You can hear the gavel sound again when he says "case dismissed" in the wide shot.

Correction: He could always bang the gavel on the front (vertical) part of the desk. This would be a plausible occurrence, unconventional, but not an unlikely choice under the circumstances.

Corrected entry: The Dutch Christmas song that is sung with the war orphan from Holland is in fact not a Christmas song but a Sinterklaas song. Sinterklaas is an entirely different holiday, celebrated on the 5th of December and has nothing to do with Christmas.

Correction: "Sinterklass" day, celebrated on Dec. 6 (not 5), is the Feast of St. Nicholas according to the Christian calendar. St. Nick is of course Santa Claus, and many countries celebrate that feast with gifts and parties.

Other mistake: The traveling camera used during the opening credits is not positioned correctly; it is tilted to the right, causing the whole scene to be crooked.

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Trivia: It was so cold during filming in New York in winter that the cameras froze several times.

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Question: I've always wanted to know what Kris and the little Dutch girl were saying to each other.

Answer: Not sure of the dialog but here is the Christmas Carol they sing, the lyrics are: Sinterklaas kapoentje, gooi wat in mijn schoentje, gooi wat in mijn laarsje, dank u Sinterklaasje. The translation is: Sinterklaas good man, throw something in my shoe, throw something in my boot, thank you Sinterklaas. Actually not a Christmas carol but a song for another holiday earlier in December.

JustMeintheUK

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