Name: Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
Start: 2024-11-24T15:00:00-05:00
Location: Tampa Theatre

1h 47m / Not Rated / Drama
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VENUE: Historic Duncan Auditorium
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Miracle on 34th Street, the perennial Christmas classic, was first released to theatres in May of 1947. Why May? Because Hollywood power broker and head of 20th Century Fox Darryl F. Zanuck said more people go to the movies in warmer weather. Doubtless that was strictly true but seems to miss the pine forest for the Christmas trees. In any case, the promotional materials for the film, believe it or not, tried to hide the fact that it was about Santa Claus. They put John Payne and Maureen O’Hara (as the irrepressible events manager Doris) at the front, ignoring Kris Kringle entirely. Despite that steep and entirely self-inflicted disadvantage, it won several Academy Awards. Its uplifting spirit and its message that magic can still happen in the mundane world couldn’t be denied, and it earns its place in our hearts anew every holiday season.
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🎅𝐁𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐦, 𝐠𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐧𝐚𝐩 𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐨𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐎𝐥𝐝 𝐒𝐭. 𝐍𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐡𝐢𝐦𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟, 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐭 𝟐:𝟎𝟎 𝐩𝐦 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐛𝐲. 🎅
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This screening is held in the Historic Duncan Auditorium. This space utilizes open seating for this event, seat selection is not required.
The 2024 Holiday Classics series is presented by Bank of America, with promotional support from WEDU-PBS.
Miracle on 34th Street is sponsored by Bolin Law Group & Bolin Philanthropic Trust.