Miracle on 34th Street (1947) Movie REACTION!
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- Опубликовано: 26 авг 2024
- For Film Friday #56, Madison watches Miracle on 34th Street for the first time.
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The Dutch girl was a war orphan. She was thanking the lady who adopted her I believe.
She said she didn't want anything for Christmas, only to stay with the lady. There's a video on RUclips with the translation subtitled.
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Movies with Mary is a Belgium reactor. It was priceless to see her reaction and you are right. She translated it. The girl basically said I don't need anything for Christmas as I just want to spend it with this lovely lady.
Of course she did tease the young actress because it was obvious she wasn't a natural Dutch speaker.
To the original audience watching this in '47, the scene with the little Dutch girl would have been far more poignant. "She just came over" would have been understood she was likely an orphan, the rest of her family slaughtered during the War, her homeland devastated, she coming to a strange new land with a new family and people not speaking her language.
One of the reactors I subscribe to is Belgian, and she speaks Dutch. You should have seen her delight when she encountered this scene! She even along with the song.
@@Caseytify And unrelated to this child being from Holland - "Saint Nicholas," as the Dutch pronounced it, was Sinnterklaas, which is where the name Santa Claus came from!
And the Germans had a tradition of the "Christ child" - not understood to be Jesus himself but an adult who stood in for the baby Jesus to give out toys. In German, this was Christkindl. Germanic settlers in Pennsylvania (Reformed, Mennonite, Lutheran, Moravian, etc.) were called Pennsylvania DUTCH (because at the time Germany was not united, so people from this area were called Deitsch (not the related name, Deutsch). These settlers pronounced legendary person in their dialect as "'Christ-kinkle," giving us Kris Kringle.
This story has been filmed four times, in the '40s, '50s, '70s and '90s, and the original still remains the best.
It was also done several times as a radio play, and was the basis for a Broadway musical called *Here's Love* (1963).
@@oliverbrownlow5615 I knew about the radio adaptations but limited my comment to just the filmed versions.
@@cliffchristie5865 Perfectly reasonable. I just thought some who didn't know might be interested to hear that the radio and stage versions exist. After long neglect, *Here's Love* has had something of a renaissance in recent years, with regional and local revivals now being presented under the movie's title. But my information only amplifies your main point. Out of all these versions on stage, screen, radio, and television -- even when you include the radio versions that feature members of the original cast -- the only version that really works, the only version that is magical, excellent, and timeless is the 1947 original.
The little girl in this movie would go on to star in some blockbuster movies, she was Natalie Wood. She died too soon in my opinion. A beautiful woman with a lot of talent.
she had a photogenic memory too. They had called her "One Take Nat' during the movie because she could remember everyone's lines when others would forget their lines now and then.
@@GeorgeD1965 "Photographic" memory, but if you could photograph it, Natalie Wood's memory probably was "photogenic".
@@sparky6086 Thanks, that was the one I was looking for.
To my generation, the cigar-smoking advisor to the judge, played by William Frawley, would become legendary as Fred Mertz in the I Love Lucy show five years after this movie.
As I get older and more cynical, he’s becoming my favorite character in the movie. He’s right for all the wrong reasons! 🤣
My personal favorite Christmas movie. I love how it doesn't strut into a fantasy but keeps all the interactions very real.
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Edmund Gwenn won a well deserved Supporting Actor Oscar for this...But little Natalie Wood really makes the movie and went on a great film career.
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The woman shopper who commented to the manager how wonderful Macy's new policy was Thelma Ritter, in her first role, uncredited. With her strong Brooklyn accent, she went on to epitomize the working class down-to-earth person who cut through the bs, in so many roles after this, most notably in Hitchcock's Rear Window.
Was this her real accent and her real personality, so she merely played herself each time, or did she play the role so well it seemed second-nature? I don't know but I do know I love seeing her in any movie.
Madison, congratulations, you really are hitting THE Christmas movies of all time this year! All at once! The 1952 "Scrooge" (with Alistair Sim) and the Laurel & Hardy film "March Of The Wooden Soliders" are my only remaining Christmas traditions that you haven't hit yet! But "It's A Wonderful Life" and "Miracle On 34th Street", wow! Those are the top two of all time. And "A Christmas Story" is another, more recent classic. This IS Christmas for me this year! Thanks, sister! :)
Yes on Scrooge with Alastair Sim. The best version and the one my family has been watching for 50 years
The musical Scrooge circa, 1971 is another good one.
I swear you must have frown up in my house. :) great roster of movies!
@@laurakali6522 As long as her first "Scrooge" movie is one of the ones that is true to the original Dicken's story, I would be happy. I do prefer the Alister Sim one though myself.
@@boki1693 Yay! So happy you feel the same way! "March Of The Wooden Soliders" is the one I'm still waiting for ANY reactor to hit! And it's such a great way to get into Laurel & Hardy, right? So you hit two birds with one stone! Merry Christmas, Boki!
Just enjoyed a plate of Christmas cookies & milk - how appropriate - with your reaction to this classic. Gwenn justifably won a Best Supporting Actor as Kris Kringle and really does look/sound/act like you hope Santa would. Natalie Wood is preternaturally amazing and would go on to a very successful acting career as an adult. Great choice/job, Mads!
The film used actual footage of the 1946 Thanksgiving Parade, where Edmund Gwenn actually appeared as Santa on the float.Back in the 1980's I worked at Brooks Brothers on Madison Ave. at Christmastime for a few years. It was a very old-fashioned store largely unchanged since the 1940's. Those Christmases all felt like I was living in the world of Miracle on 34th St. (1947).
Thanks for doing one of my favorites, Madison! Don't know if you'll get to react to them, but two old B/Ws you would love are The Bishop's Wife(Cary Grant/Loretta Young) and Christmas In Connecticut(Barbara Stanwyck/Dennis Morgan).
These old-style movies, Miracle on 34th Street, It's a Wonderful Life, just inexorably pull on your heartstrings.
You can't help but FEEL something.
And first of all before I begin watching I want to say I hope you start to feel better real soon get over this whatever it is you have I know that's got to be miserable. Thank you for putting this up for us to watch.
Have you seen "The Bishop's Wife" with Cary Grant, Loretta Young and David Niven? Another classic, but not Christmas themed favorite of mine is "Roman Holiday" with Audrey Hepburn (her debut film) and Gregory Peck. The final scene is just incredible acting.
This is one of those movies, like It's A Wonderful Life, that I watch with a sweet, joyful lump in my throat and tear in my eyes.
I love this movie. One little old man had the 2 biggest department stores sending their customers nation wide to other stores for the best price for the the customers.
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Great reaction Madison.
BTW, looking forward to your book. I'm a living historian, Rev. War, Civil War and Old West. I had an ancestor that killed the last Earp in Arizona in a gun fight on July 6th 1900 in Wilcox, Arizona. Warren Earp was the youngest of the Earp brothers. He did not take part in the gunfight in Tombstone but did take part in the Vendetta ride. As a volunteer, this is one of the gunfights we portrayed at Pioneer Living History Museum in Phoenix, AZ.
El Mirage, Arizona
Could watch Natalie Wood with John Wayne in the classic western The Searchers. Or one of the 5 films Maureen O'Hara made with John Wayne. For Christmas watch John Wayne in the 3 Godfathers.
I Second ALL those Recommendations.......
My all time favorite Christmas movie. It's a great story and this is my favorite version. The part when he talks Dutch to that little girl always brings a tear to my eye. Your age as old as my tongue but a little older than my teeth. Lol
A Santa story for adults. Thanks for visiting this one. Don't forget to catch a version of "The Nutcracker" a really good Russian version of the Night before Christmas.
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Thank you, Madison, for a wonderful reaction! I *loved* your wrap up, seeing the thread of faith running throughout the film. Your excellent film analysis is surpassed only by the size of your heart! ❤
Having only recently discovered your channel, I am really enjoying watching you watch a whole bunch of movies... but also watching you review and analyze them afterwards. Your insights are terrific... and how you respond while watching (to things both heart warming and scary) is great! And this movie in particular is one of the most heart warming ever (as was "Groundhog Day"). Thanks for all you do!
Thanks so much, Steve! I really appreciate that❤
Another good Christmas movie classic shown on TV every season is "A Christmas Carol" (1938) with Reginald Owen as Scrooge, and based on the Charles Dickens story of 1843.
A very good version.
Thanks for reacting to this sweet classic film! ❤️
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I'm 57 and this has always been, always is, and always will be my favorite.
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The actor who plays the judge is Gene Lockhart who plays Bob Cratchet in the 1938 version of A Christmas Carol. His real wife plays Mrs. Cratchet and his daughter June plays one of the kids. (June goes on to play the mom in Lassie.)
Edmund Gwenn won an Oscar for his role as Kris Kringle.
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Really first time? I love this movie been seeing it every Christmas since I was a kid.
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This is a wonderful film and a wonderful reaction by you, Madison. This is a classic for a reason, a truly beautiful story and message. Natalie Wood was a great actress even as a child as in this as she was as an adult.
I always find myself smiling all the way through this film. It's my favorite. BTW, I love the pattern on your sofa. It's perfect for the season.
Lunch used to be called dinner, and dinner used to be called supper. That's why you're getting dinner so early😂
Natalie Wood was in another classic fantasy movie in 1947, The Ghost and Mrs Muir. One of the most romantic films you'll ever watch.
The letter sorter, who suggested they sent the letters to the courthouse, was a very young Jack Albertson, future Tony Emmy and Oscar winner. He is probably best known for grandpa joe in Willie Wonka.
Best movie Santa Claus ever. Edmund Gwenn won the Academy Award for this role.
Such a wonderfully heartwarming movie. My #2 favorite Christmas movie behind Wonderful Life, and it's a close thing.
Merry merry Christmas Madison! ❤🌲
“I believe, I believe” 🎅🎄❤️
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The drunk Santa at the start was later a well-known villain on Star Trek and the voice of Piglet.
If you really think about it, that he was really Santa wouldn't really be a miracle as such. The title really refers (I believe) to the legendary feud at the time between Macy's and Gimbel's, the two biggest department stores in America. Each had their hallmark store on the same street, 34th, right across from each other. A popular saying at the time was "Would Macy's tell Gimbel's?" That this Santa could bring the two together was a sort of miracle in the eyes of the contemporary audiences.
Gimbel's went out of business in 1987 and this undercut this premise being used in the 1994 remake of this movie.
✍✍Happy Holidays Madison. great reaction and appreciate your insightful synopsis. Congrats on the upcoming Book!
You should watch a lot of old classic hollywood films. Some are pretty good, despite being very old!
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One of my favourite Christmas movies.
Happy Holidays Madison!! See you in 2023......and looking forward to the book!
This is one of our favorite Christmas movies; it's must watching every year. It's just not the same without it :)
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Another one I never miss this time of year
The original in Black and White is perfect
The best version of this movie and so enjoyable. Great reaction video Madison. The actors all nailed their roles and considering the year it was released they really did a great job.
Without a doubt, this is my number one go-to Christmas movie. Even among 34th St movies, it's the standard that I can't imagine ever being bested. As I used to review Xmas movies, it's fair to say that I've watched a lot of them over the decades. Give me this one and the 1984 _A Christmas Carol_ (George C. Scott), and I'm pretty much set -- the rest on my short list are just icing on the cookies.
Natalie Wood shows her acting skills as a young child. Later starred in the movie version of West Side Story as Maria and many other movies. But more famously, mysteriously drowned when on a boat partying with her hubby Robert Wagner and a young Christopher Walken when she was 43. In 1981. They still are not sure what happened.
"Sometimes I write for sanity,
Sometimes to lose my mind.
If you will feed my vanity,
I'll pay you back in kind."
~ My take on the little bit of madness required to be a creator.
Hi Madison, I enjoyed your reaction to Miracle on 34th Street as I have on other movies you've reacted to. I agree with someone's comment that the one with Alistair Sim Scrooge/A Christmas Carol I thought it was 1951 is excellent as well. Another personal favorite of mine is the 1970 version titled Scrooge with Albert Finney a musical version. Thank you again and much success and a very merry Xmas.
Awesome reaction. One of the great christmas movies ever.
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Edmund Gwenn IS Santa, as far as the movies are concerned. He won an Oscar.
You should do the Apartment before New Years. My favorite Holiday movie.
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Hi Madison, I enjoy both versions of this film, but for me this one edges it. The walking stick in the corner, is the sort of touch classic traditional Xmas films used to make & swings it for me. As you said, you can`t go wrong with the cast members involved. :)
Oh my I haven't seen this movie I just noticed on RUclips, Bell's of St Mary's how exciting that will be my next movie to see. Again. Yay!
Looking for you so I must be too late in responding. Oh well, no big deal.
Thank u 3.5❤
What’s so cool that this is currently free on RUclips movies
Every year there are always two movies I have to watch for the holidays. this one and Scrooge, the 1971 musical Starring Albert Finney. I can never make my mind up which is my favorite. heh I usually watch them each once in July too. Thanks for the reaction and keep us updated regarding your book 8)
The Leslie Bricusse musical version of *Scrooge* starring Albert Finney was released in 1970. I think it's the best *Christmas Carol* adaptation of them all.
There is no Santa Claus??? They just proved that there is a Santa Claus, and his name is Kris Kringle. 😁
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A beautiful touching movie.
This is my personal favorite Christmas movie, partly because of the top drawer supporting cast. It also features a well written court drama. I'm glad you enjoyed Miracle on 34th Street, and I enjoyed your reaction!
Loved it, Madison!! Wonderful!! 😀
Natalie Wood was magnificent as Susan. How could you not want to have a daughter like Susan?
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Great review Madison, this is a wonderful film. Well cast & just full of goodness. Might I suggest "The Bishops Wife", "The Shop Around the Corner " & "Christmas in Connecticut"...all charming Christmas movies.
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Love your decorations Madison
Happy holidays, Madison 😍
That "exceptional bargain" at $2.98 is $39.78 today.
AHHHH CRAP! You said Santa Clause isn't real! Christmas brought me to your channel. Your beautiful eyes and incredible smile made me stay. My name is Joe. I do love that smile
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Yay! Hope you're checking out the B&W version. 😊
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The little girl, Susan, played by Natalie Wood, who became a BIG star.
The little Dutch girl scene gets me every time 😢
Playing Santa during the Macy's parade. Not many know this, but he really did play Santa at the parade and no one outside of the movie knew it. They were able to do it in one take.
WOW WHAT A CHARACTER ANALYST YOU GIVE ME G😂GOOSEBUMPS, ALSO YOU ARE SO BEAUTIFUL YOU LOOK LIKE A BEING FROM THE EARLY 1900s
LOVED YOUR REACTIO🤔😮🤩❤
Madison is absolutely beautiful
Another great reaction, Madison. I really appreciate your insight, the way you qualify your comments.
So far, you’ve reacted to two of my three favorite holiday movies. The only one missing now is The Bishop’s Wife with Carey Grant and Loretta Young.
Btw, you did a wonderful job with It’s a Wonderful Life👍🏼😊.
Next two: *A Pocketful of Miracles 1961* & *It Happened on 5th Avenue 1947* bonus *Bell, Book, and Candle 1958*
No one has reviewed these that I've seen.
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Madison, please, please, pretty please watch the original We’re no Angels 😇
YOU are the one to do it! Nobody knows this movie. It is one of my top favorite movies, let alone Christmas movie. It’s irreverent, cheeky, has a dark edge, funny, incredible script, incredibly talented acting. Humphrey Bogart is one of the leads! I’d be over the moon to watch you react to it! You will LOVE it!
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I am so happy you are focusing on Christmas movies. There are so many great ones. Already suggested and among my favorites are Scrooge (1952, probably the best movie depiction of the Christmas Carol story), The Bishops Wife with Cary Grant and Christmas in Connecticut with Barbara Stanwyck (strong woman lead, she carries the whole movie). My suggestions are Noel (2004) with Susan Sarandon, Penelope Cruz, Paul Walker, Alan Akin and Robin Williams. It is hard to express how wonderful the music, acting and story are in this movie. My second recommendation is a 1966 made for TV movie A Christmas Memory staring Geraldine Page. It is an autobiographical Christmas story written and narrated by the famous author Truman Capote (best known for In Cold Blood and Breakfast at Tiffany's).
Love your reactions. It's great to see classics like this and It's a Wonderful Life. I've been watching your western reactions and I think you need to check out The Big Country. Gregory Peck, Charlton Heston and Burl Ives. It has everything you love about westerns, and it was the movie that set the standard for all of those things that is the epic western.
A Classic Christmas 🎅 Movie.
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There is an attorney in NY who also works as a professional Santa. He begins growing a snowy beard in June. I suppose that he must look scruffy in the courtroom but
most people know about him. His office is around the corner from the World Trade Center and wanted to help the families affected by 9/11. His paralegal said that Mr. Friedman was fat enough and should give it a try. He began meeting the children of victims. He’s still doing it.
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That girl was Gracie in my life
Natalie Wood
Rebel Without A Cause
West Side Story
Love With The Proper Stranger
and
Splendor In The Grass
Black and White version is better
When they colorize these old black and white movies, they can't create the strong colors of a movie originally filmed in Technicolor, the colors remain rather mute. But I think they just make the movie more approachable by modern audiences. Once I'm into the story, I no longer pay much attention to whether it is original or colorized. But for a number of today's viewers, they feel they can't watch black-and-white, so colorizing it makes it accessible to a wider audience. And it is so easy to find either version available to watch, and these classics are so worth seeing again and again, so I don't find this a problem.
Is there actually a colorized version of this film? I've never seen it anywhere and this was a reaction to the black and white film.
@@CasualNerdReactions This was the first black-and-white movies to be colorized, in 1985, resulting in controversy. Bet there is at least a newer, better colorization attempt.
WOW - I did a little searching and found there is a colorized version, said to be the 1947 movie, only 46 minutes long - but with DIFFERENT actors:
Miracle On 34th Street (1947 In Color) Full Christmas Movie
I did a brief look at it. Seems to be based on the identical script.
The colorization is terrible - Santa at several points has a corpse-green/gray face! (Evolution of the Grinch?)
@@johnnehrich9601 Wild! I wanna track down the fake one 🤣 Thanks, John!
Love that movie! Thank you!
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Madison, You should try "We're No Angels" for a Christmas movie. It's not your average Christmas Movie. If you do, make sure you watch the 1955 version with Humphrey Bogart, Peter Ustinov, . Alot of ., Aldo Ray, Basil Rathbone, and Leo G. Carrol.
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Ed Gwenn, bestest Sandy Claws ever. Maureen O'Hara, John Payne, make a fine couple. Natalie Wood as Susan adorable. William Frawley, Fred Mertz for Lucy. Plays a fake Santa with Bob Hope in "lemon drop kid" a Damon Runyon story. Whoa whoa whoa! Did you just say the opposite of what this movie is all about? Mmm mmm mmm. Glad you got here though. Very glad it was worth the wait. Merry Christmas
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The delightful Natalie Wood. Thanks...
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A remake to the movie was released in 1994 with Richard Attenborough as Santa Claus.
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22:40 Since you like Edmund Gwenn, you'll enjoy him in "Mister 880," a romantic comedy with Dorothy McGuire and Bert Lancaster as the love interests. There's a free version on youtube.
He's also terrific as usual in *The Student Prince* (1954).
There are no supernatural acts in this movie. Everything that happens can be explained reasonably and scientifically. Even the house at the end with a cane could very plausibly be a rare coincidence.
See Madison you're only a little crazy. That's good to know. 😊
i JUST CAN,T WAIT TO SEE YOUR REACTION to the Movie the Jerk and please react to Navin being dirty in the movie.
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The antidote is the movie....
BAD SANTA 😉
I think I just watched this for the first time, but I might have tried watching it several years ago and just not paid much attention to it.
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This movie is one of my fac Christmas movies, but I prefer the remake. While they are the same movie they are different at the same time. Each movie has its charms, I just like the remake a smidge more.
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Very nice G
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