Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (1970)
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The story of how Santa Claus came to be is brought to life through the magic of stop-motion animation in this Christmas-themed production for the family. A friendly postman (voiced by Fred Astaire) explains how friendly Kris Kringle (voice of Mickey Rooney), a foundling taken in by a family of toymakers, took it upon himself to bring some happiness to the children of Sombertown, despite the grumpy opposition of Burgermeister Meisterburger (voice of Paul Frees) and the Winter Warlock (voice of Keenan Wynn). Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town was directed and produced by Jules Bass and Arthur Rankin Jr., who created another popular animated story of the season, Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Director(s):
- Arthur Rankin, Jr., Jules Bass, (more)
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
The story of how Santa Claus came to be is brought to life through the magic of stop-motion animation in this Christmas-themed production for the family. A friendly postman (voiced by Fred Astaire) explains how friendly Kris Kringle (voice of Mickey Rooney), a foundling taken in by a family of toymakers, took it upon himself to bring some happiness to the children of Sombertown, despite the grumpy opposition of Burgermeister Meisterburger (voice of Paul Frees) and the Winter Warlock (voice of Keenan Wynn). Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town was directed and produced by Jules Bass and Arthur Rankin Jr., who created another popular animated story of the season, Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 51 mins
Complete Cast of Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
- Keenan Wynn - Winter
- Mickey Rooney - Kris
- Joan Gardner - Miss Jessica
- Mickey Rodney - Kris
- Fred Astaire - Mailman
- Paul H. Frees - Burgermeister Meisterburger
- Gary White - Child
- Westminster Children's Choir
- Director(s):
- Arthur Rankin, Jr., Jules Bass
- Writer(s):
- Romeo Muller
- Producer(s):
- Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin, Jr.
- Categories:
- Family & Kids, Animation
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