FIRST TIME WATCHING Miracle on 34th Street (1947) // Reaction & Commentary // PURE JOY

[@The_Dudester]

Shan-something that you might not be aware of, why this particular moment is so heartbreaking is the "Dutch girl with Santa scene." A lot of Dutch people sacrificed themselves to smuggle bomber and fighter pilots out to England (after they had been shot down) to carry on the fight. Knowing that is why the girl is orphaned puts an entirely different light on the scene.

[@melenatorr]

Yes, I stopped the video to comment on this: the adoption wasn't "cute", it was the exit from the nightmare of post-war Europe.

[@adamsgrad93]

I never knew that, thank you so much.

[@melenatorr]

@@adamsgrad93 So glad to be of help! This particular scene always made me cry.

[@larrystuder8543]

"She's a great little actress." Yep. She turned into Natalie Wood...

[@The_Dudester]

@@larrystuder8543 We were talking about the actress playing the Dutch girl. Natalie Wood is the OTHER little girl.

[@biguy617]

I love this movie. The remake is pretty good but the original is the superior version.

[@ParkerAllen2]

Yep, best movie Santa Clause ever.

[@robertlabaw2037]

The "new" house that little Natalie Wood runs into is located at 24 Derby Road in Port Washington, New York, and still gets hundreds of cars driving past every holiday season in remembrance of this movie.

[@boki1693]

I live on Long Island and I always wondered where this house was. Sounds like a road trip for me!. Thanks for that.

[@martintabony611]

Queue the Google Earth search :)

[@davidr1050]

@@boki1693 -- looks a bit different now, but all these years later, it's still there. :)

[@philipwallace2568]

To yo tyou tot

[@PinnaclePete]

@@davidr1050 I'll bet the new owners had the wallpaper removed. 😀

[@andrewcharles459]

This was one of those television staples that aired every single year for my entire childhood.

[@qpappapspspnews682]

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[@Trapper50cal]

Along with Rudolph/Burl Ives and Charlie Brown

[@chrispittman8854]

The "Little Dutch Girl" was especially hard at the time of the release. The memories were still fresh and the war had created so many orphans.

[@oaf-77]

People forget the historical significance an orphaned Dutch refugee in 1947 entailed.

[@chrispittman8854]

@@oaf-77 Reprisal bombings after "Market Garden" failed, to teach the Dutch resistance a lesson.

[@mkeogh76]

The mention of Rotterdam is key. Audiences in 1947 would have recognized that name as one of the first cities to suffer from a terror bombing during WW2. The May 1940 bombing of Rotterdam was infamous and horrified the world. By mentioning the girl being from Rotterdam, postwar audiences would have understood that she was orphaned as an infant by that bombing.

[@boblester8641]

Many children came after the war

[@scott4482]

There's no comparison. This is the version to watch.

[@GT-ry1cv]

Imagine how this must have played in 1947, just after the end of WWII, when so much of the world was broken and really needed to have some faith in something.

[@jeremysmyth7471]

The hard T pronunciation of "th" is very commonly used by Irish people. This may explain Maureen O'Hara's use of it in the movie, given that she's originally from Ireland.

[@qpappapspspnews682]

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[@dolorestoolis4690]

totally agree, she had her Irish accent

[@LymanPhillips]

I heard an interview with her about 20 years ago and the still pronounced the th as a hard t. All that time in the US and she still kept her Irish accent

[@optimisticcynic2531]

I much prefer the version where he can speak Dutch over being able to perform Sign Language. I know several people right now, between co-workers and family members, that know ASL to one extent or another. But I do not currently know anybody that knows Dutch. The fact he can speak to the little girl, being able to speak Dutch and knowing the Dutch Christmas songs, is just more impressive and surprising. It is kind of the first real place where the audience raises their eyebrows and starts to wonder. I think it is the main problem I have with the newer version honestly.

[@jonathanross149]

The little Dutch girl was just perfect

[@DougRayPhillips]

They could've used a multilingual angle in the 1994 version, since Richard Attenborough spoke French and German (as evidenced in The Great Escape). But they didn't.

[@stevejuzefski5421]

plus, it shows that Santa knows all languages, Not just English.

[@laurab68707]

The big contraption that the doctor got as a gift, was an xray machine. This was mentioned by Chris in the movie that he wanted to get an xray machine for a friend. And Mr. Macy and Mr. Gimble had donated to get it.

[@williamjamesrapp7356]

***CLASSIC*** I love this version, even better than the colorized version and I have never seen the New Version ( why should I this one is just fine for me ). Like you and your 90's version, This version takes me back to my own childhood when most TV was still B&W at our home, so this takes me back to my own childhood, even if only for a moment. This is a THANKSGIVING & CHRISTMAS Classic.

[@Xagzan]

Usually I'm not for colorized B&W films either, but somehow I grew up on the color version of this one, so it's really my preferred way to watch.

[@barbarastrayhorn4667]

This is the one I watch every year. Love the actors.

[@theawesomeman9821]

Wait? There's a color version?

[@rafaucett]

@@theawesomeman9821 : Well, it's a 'colorized' version of the original 1947 film.

[@AxillaryPower2]

I watch this movie every Thanksgiving as the official start to the holiday season.

[@hwinker]

A Christmas miracle! You watched something pre-1980! Bravo. Please make it a semi-regular thing. Especially since your aspect ratio questions reveal that you have a whole universe of unseen great movies waiting for you. I genuinely hope that you someday let the door open to appreciating classic Hollywood filmmaking. (You could hardly do better or hit more in your wheelhouse than catching up with teenage Natalie in Rebel Without a Cause, just to pull a title out of a hat.) Happy 30,000.

[@dnish6673]

I expect a lot of people will be seeing her in West Side Story to compare with the new one.

[@hwinker]

@@dnish6673 No doubt. That's good. I just have to remind myself what century century I'm living in and not find it jarring that there are movie fans for whom Natalie Wood isn't part of the wallpaper of their memories. In my kooky head, someone who loves movies as much as Shanelle doesn't have to look up Maureen O'Hara's hair color -- she'd say, "Of course as we all know from The Quiet Man, one of the most beautiful color films ever made, Maureen was a redhead." She'll get there... some day 👍

[@TiaX2000]

So I take it that you've never seen the original "Parent Trap"(1961) with Maureen O'Hara. Definitely a classic.

[@liljenborg2517]

I love her in The Quiet Man. She's about the perfect actress to cast against John Wayne. (They did five movies together).

[@Madbandit77]

@@liljenborg2517 She also played John Candy's mom in "Only The Lonely", a good romantic comedy Shanelle should watch.

[@mena94x3]

YES!! The Parent Trap, The Quiet Man and McClintock! My favorite Maureen O’Hara movies of all time. 🥰🥰🥰

[@jewel79]

"Parent Trap" (1961) is the US remake of the German "Das doppelte Lottchen" but to be fair the US version changed many elements to make it very American.

[@LymanPhillips]

The Parent Trap is in color - her red hair is in full glory.

[@Jeff_Lichtman]

When Maureen O'Hara said "tree" for "three," and "trow" for "throw," it was because she was Irish. She was using a mid-Atlantic accent in the movie, but a bit of her Irish accent leaked out. TV originally used a 4:3 aspect ratio because that was the most common one used for movies. The film industry moved to wider aspect rations because they were worried about competition from television. Of course, now most TVs have a 16:9 aspect ratio, and there isn't much distinction between the film and TV industries.

[@strad36]

100% correct about her Irish accent - she's fighting it all the time. Don't forget the multiple times she says "tank you" too. Love it.

[@peterradsliff527]

I grew up loving this film. Coincidentally, in 2008 I was a guest on the Martha Stewart Show and after the taping, I decided to walk through Manhattan to my hotel. I passed the original Macy’s store where they had recreated all the important scenes from the original Miracle on 34th St. movie in the Macy’s windows-complete with full size animatronic figures that were exact likenesses of Maureen O’Hara, the judge, Sally, etc. in each window in gold foil was the word: “Believe”. I don’t care it is only for crass commercialism, that was one very special Christmastime for me. Way to go, Macy’s!

[@pem1974]

I feel like Macy's owes the estates or George Seaton and Valentine Davies at least a nickel for the free Christmas ad campaign they take advantage of every year! 😁

[@vorbis4860]

I was a kid in the 80s, so this was the version on network TV every year. Magical. :)

[@fredbar4250]

great reaction really love that movie! if you like Maureen O'Hara you should see her being full on Irish in the quiet man with John Wayne is a fantastic funny movie.

[@richelliott9320]

My favorite Wayne movie

[@fredbar4250]

@@richelliott9320 I watch it every Christmas even thou it isn't really a Christmas movie it just seems the right time of year to watch it

[@taran63]

The Quiet Man and McClintock are 2 great movies with Maureen O’Hara. Both are John Wayne movies, but she steals the show in both.

[@mcgilj1]

She's also amazing opposite John Candy in "Only the Lonely" such a wonderful and fiery performance.

[@kathyastrom1315]

Getting the house wasn’t so easy in 1947-there was a huge housing shortage after the war, especially in established neighborhoods like the house at the end of the film.

[@jeffburnham6611]

That's why this film is far superior to the 1990's remake. The generation in the 1990's takes so much of what they have for granted, and technology is everywhere. In the late 1940's, the country was just coming out of a World War, nearly bankrupt, having to sell War Bonds to be able to produce the equipment needed to fight in the war. This version will always be the pre-eminent go to version of what the true meaning of Christmas is, and not the commercialized version it has become, or trying to adapt it to satisfy more liberal and progressive audiences.

[@snookyookum]

I know you couldn't help comparing each scene to your favorite and I knew you would love this version, it's so heartfelt and so 40s. Of course i grew up knowing all of these actors from other projects. Little known fact: Edmund Gwenn is the real Santa Claus! Shhhh! Don't tell anyone. Thanks for another great reaction.

[@Rickhorse1]

You mentioned in the trivia that this was one of just three Christmas movies nominated for Best Picture. If you haven't seen "The Bishops Wife" (also 1947), you should definitely react to it. More of a xmas film for adults, but one of my favorites with great performances. I am always surprised at how many people have never even heard of it.

[@mena94x3]

Ooooh, I _ADORE_ that one!!!!

[@HuntingViolets]

This is more for adults too, in a way, although good to watch as a kid. Of course, sitting there realizing your letters have been going to the dead letter office . . .

[@shirw]

I want to suggest "Meet Me in St Louis" I think you would love it. It's for sure not your typical Christmas movie, but so good! Also, Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas was written for Judy Garland to sing in it! 😍

[@mikem6425]

Seconded.

[@markdenio4537]

I LOVE “The Trolley Song”.

[@HuntingViolets]

It's a good one for Halloween too. The Halloween segment is trippy.

[@CrocodilePile]

Ted Turner colorized this movie in the 80's, because he thought it was a good idea, and we spent YEARS having to watch that BS on TV. And while the 1994 full-color remake is just ok, THIS is the definitive holiday movie for me. I think it's because it holds onto its cynicism until the very last moment.

[@danielbonett7818]

Albert is the biggest thing that brings me back to this version but to me Attenbourogh was Spectacular as Kris. He embodied everything and the way the movie was done in 1994 was timeless and heartfelt. Everyone gave 110% and it shows. Still my favorite Christmas movie every year.

[@herrzimm]

I recall when the 90's version first came out. One of the things that they really praised the movie for was being "faithful" to the original. There were obvious changes to "update the story" for the 90's audience, but they were able to capture the "spirit" of the message which was about having faith in people overall. PS: Maureen O'hara was a complete BABE back in the day. So much so, that she was the most popular Irish woman, the most popular Redhead AND was considered one of the late 40's/early 50's sexiest women. Yet unlike most "sexy bombshell" of the "Hollywood classic era", Maureen held the spot NOT for her physical looks so much as her ability to play basically any type of female character imaginable. From the "delicate and shy housewife" to the "outspoken and hot-tempered firecracker", she could pull it off with a grace and ease that a lot of actors of the time couldn't match. It gave her such a wide range of characters and a LOT of memorable movie scenes that cemented her legacy in Hollywood above a lot of other female actors of the time.

[@izzonj]

We thought as you do, Shanelle, that we didnt want to lie to our daughter so we never said Santa was real and didn't play him up. One year she asked me if he was real. I just asked what she thought. She said she thought that me and her mom gave her presents but that Santa gave gifts to children who didn't have anyone to give them things. I thought that was a beautiful idea.

[@EntertainmentFan11]

Wow!

[@markkingsford3005]

I absolutely love your enthusiasm and your obviously genuine love of movies. Thanks for continuing to share your reactions to movies with us. I loved this one. Can't wait to see what other holiday movies you have in store for us this season. Merry Christmas!!

[@ktown64]

Little Natalie Wood grows up to do some more classic movies: West Side Story, Rebel Without a Cause, Gypsy, Splendor in the Grass…. She was only 43 when she mysteriously drowned off Catalina Island in 1981.

[@pemberliegh]

Maureen O'hara is one of my all-time faves. That hard t on the th sound is def an Irish accent quirk, not universal but not uncommon. I think since so many Irish moved to NY in the mid-late 1800s as a result of the potato famine, it could also be pretty common in NY accents of the early-mid 1900s.

[@barrywerdell2614]

O.K. Shanelle, since you're in the Christmas spirit (in your N.Y. way) let me recommend once again " We're No Angels" 1955 either for your channel or your personal viewing. It's not too Christmasy (for example it's on Devil's Island) and stars "Humprey Bogart, Peter Ustinov and Aldo Ray" and is about escaped convicts using their particular talents to help a family. It's filled with witty dialogue "Yes, one of the convicts nearly killed a guard". "Nearly?" "It's the prison food you'll be back to your old strength in no time." Happy Christmas, love your channel.

[@randogirl-3]

Yes, thank you! We’re no Angels is one of my all time favorite movies!

[@andrewcharles459]

We're No Angels (Bogart version) is part of my Christmas trilogy, along with Die Hard and Love Actually. It just isn't Christmas until I've watched all three.

[@oaf-77]

We’re no angels is a classic. The 1955 version not the remake. I’d also suggest 3 Godfathers, Donovan’s Reef, and Bell Book and Candle

[@barrywerdell2614]

@@andrewcharles459 I would also suggest "Nobody's Fool" with Paul Newman for the Christmas Season.

[@barrywerdell2614]

@@oaf-77 I would also suggest "Nobody's Fool" with Paul Newman for the Christmas Season.

[@Darth_Nihilus_Sith_Lord]

I like how you said Catherine O’Hara 24:16 mark. Confusing Miracle on 34th with Home Alone. 😆. We all make little mistakes. ❤️

[@trespasserswill7052]

I was about to mention that. Glad I checked the comments first.

[@mhlevy]

This is one of my two favorite Christmas movies, the other being "It's a Wonderful Life" with Jimmy Stewart. In both cases, I really do prefer the original B&W versions to the colorized versions. And casting the real Santa Claus to play himself was absolutely genius!

[@cindyknudson2715]

Totally agree 👍

[@StoryMing]

About the aspect ratio- that used to be the ratio most movies were filmed in. When television became a thing, they decided they wanted to offer “more” for the big screen in order to make ticket costs worthwhile for the paying audience. Also, fun fact: not only did they shoot on location in NY, they shot the opening at the *ACTUAL* Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade that year! Made things significantly more complicated- the timing had to be just right and there could be NO retakes, but they wanted and got the real parade.

[@liljenborg2517]

"Maybe I didn't do something so wonderful after all." The most powerful line in the whole movie.

[@DeSoRez]

You look incredible! Happy Holidays ❄☃️🎄

[@Jailem]

Been waiting for this since last year when you rewatched the remake and said you had never seen this one. 3:4 was the standard movie theater aspect ratio at the time, which is why television adopted it. But then the theaters had to compete with TV, so they widened it to sell people on going to theaters.

[@oaf-77]

What’s odd is when they broadcast classic movies in a widescreen format and effectively cut the top and bottom off the movie

[@ejhstudios]

They do not cut off the top and bottom. Movies before 1952 used this aspect ratio. They started wide aspect ratios in the 50s. Those aspect ratios didn't fit on tv screens so they either cut the sides off or transferred using "pan and scan" Home video... Specifically laser videodiscs were the first transfer movies with the original aspect ratio(letterbox) in so there were black bars on the top and bottom. Most, but not all, movies made after 1952 were wide rectangles. So if you didn't see it in the theater or on laserdisc after 1984 until dvds then you didn't see it the way the director intended. There were only a few movies ever released on VHS in the letterbox format.

[@TedLittle-yp7uj]

One of the ironies about the conversion to the "wide screen" ratio is that, in most cases, the screen was actually smaller (it was not usually possible to widen the theatre to do so) rather, the screen was masked at the top and bottom. In a few cases (usually in old Vaudeville theatres with boxes at the side) it was possible.

[@minnidrake3342]

This wasn’t just one of your best reaction this is one of the coolest reactions on KZbin lots of laughs watch this movie every thanksgiving to start my holiday season thank you happy holidays

[@MyraJean1951]

Thanks!

[@jenfries6417]

Re grown men with twin beds in their apartments: It was normal for apartments to be rented furnished back in the day. A single guy would likely rent a pre-furnished place rather than spend money collecting furniture of his own. He's save that expense for when he got married. So our hero's place probably came with the two beds, as well as cleaning service since it was a pretty high-end building. Also, that weird contraption that was the doctor's gift at the end is the x-ray machine his clinic needed, the one Macy and Gimbel were arguing over who could get it for Kris at the lowest cost. That moment when the doc sees it is one of the moments that always gets me all misty in this movie.

[@DeSoRez]

Every year for Christmas I love watching this and Meet Me in St Louis. Absolutely love Judy Garland ❤

[@vly9257]

Your take on the original vs the remake is interesting. Maureen O'Hara was in the original The Parent Trap from the 60s (50s?) then it was remade in the 90s. Another opportunity?

[@Hiraghm]

A Maureen O'Hara comedy you might like, possibly her last movie, with John Candy, Ally Sheedy and Anthony Quinn, is "Only the Lonely". She plays John Candy's Irish mother. It's just amazing seeing two screen legend such as Maureen O'Hara and Anthony Quinn in this little comedy, and killing their performances. Quinn gave such a poignant portrayal of the human struggle for... belief... in "Barabbas" . And of course he was also the cantankerous old Bedouin in "Lawrence of Arabia".

[@jeffdetmer4681]

Hi Shanelle. The Brooklyn way of pronouncing the th sound as just t is also very common in Irish accents as well. Maureen O'Hara did indeed have an Irish accent in her normal speech. Speaking of the magnificently beautiful and talented Ms. O'Hara, if you have not seen her with John Wayne in The Quiet Man, do yourself a favor and watch it. Wonderful movie. Also if you are considering Christmas movies for this year, I have a must see. You have probably seen some version of Scrooge or A Christmas Carol. If you have not seen the Alastair Sims version from 1951 you should treat yourself to it. IMHO it is by far the greatest depiction of the character Scrooge ever. I watch it at least once every year and will sometimes watch the last part of it additional times just to see Sims play the scenes after Scrooge's transformation. It is brilliant. Once again love your reactions and commentary. Still catching up on your reaction videos. So enjoyable. Thank you.

[@TheAbstruseOne]

The aspect ratio of the film is called the Academy Ratio aka 1.375:1 which was the standard aspect ratio of films from the era of sound-synced films up until the mid-1950s. It's called the "Academy Ratio" because it was the standard set by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The change was made in the first place because the audio track had to take up space on the film, so the old 1.3:1 stock used for silent films ended up 1.19:1 and couldn't really be projected consistently since none of the projectors were standardized either. So the Academy stepped in and set the standard for 1.375:1 aspect ratio and 0.825 in x 0.6 in as the projector aperture in 1930, with the Society of Motion Picture Engineers signing on in 1932. All the classic films (or at least all the studio films) were shot in this ratio because it was what all the film manufacturers made, what all the cameras could take, and what the projectors could show. Starting around the early 1950s, 1.85:1 became more common and by the mid-50s pretty much replaced Academy Ratio, and around the same time Anamorphic Widescreen 2.39:1 started creeping in. They're close to but not exactly the same as television ratios, with 4:3 (SD) being 1.33:1 and 16:9 (HD) being 1.77:1. (Technically, standard definition and high definition have to do with the resolution and not the aspect ratio, but because the move to HD coincided with the move to 16:9 in television manufacturing, the two are often connected in people's minds.) This is the sort of useless crap you learn in film school when you're in one of the last class to learn how to shoot on analog film rather than digital. It serves no purpose other than to be a know-it-all on the internet.

[@Scott-gjc]

This is one of my favorite movies. Hope you're having a great Holiday season. Love you're channel and post. Enjoy very much. You're one of my favorite people. 🙂❤🎄

[@donovanmedieval]

The actor who plays the judge is Gene Lockheart, whose daughter June played the mothers on 'Lassie' and 'Lost in Space' TV shows.

[@johnmavroudis2054]

Such a great film... If you're looking for a BRILLIANT Christmas Classic follow up (that's not "It's A Wonderful Life"), I'd whole-heartedly recommend "The Shop Around The Corner" with the great Jimmy Stewart. It's the film that "You've Got Mail" (Tom Hanks / Meg Ryan) was based on. It's a funny, interesting, wonderful film and I think you would really love it. Happy Holidays, Shanelle!

[@Blazingstoke]

5:57 "Well, that baseball player certainly looks like a Giant to me!" I love how he's trying to add some levity to the conversation and his joke sails right over her head.

[@capstan50g]

Shan, I love this version and I shed a little tear or two right along with you. This is my favorite Christmas film of all time.

[@josephscally6270]

I love that you got emotional at some scenes. You could not be more adorable.

[@mark-be9mq]

Nice finding Jack Albertson. He started in Vaudeville, this was just his third movie, and later won a Tony award and Academy Award for his performance in The Subject Was Rose's. He was a common character in 70s TV and movies.

[@andrewgrant6516]

There's also a 70s version starring Roddy McDowell, but we don't talk about that one...

[@vincentsaia6545]

This is my all-time favorite movie (tied with THE RIGHT STUFF). Upon winning his Oscar Edmund Gwen said, "Now I know there's a Santa Claus " I first saw this movie as a child on TV and it means even more to me as an adult because as we grow older life hits us and go from being the Natalie Wood character to the doubting Maureen O'Hara character and we have to be reminded of those glorious intangibles

[@flarrfan]

I wish there were reactions to Splendor in the Grass, Natalie's best role, but you'll be glad to know a reaction just came out a couple weeks ago to Right Stuff, also one of my favorites. I was surprised how much the reactor enjoyed it, even if she never did figure out how to pronounce the name Yeager...

[@vincentsaia6545]

@@flarrfan BTW - today would have been Chuck Yeager's 100th birthday

[@StoryMing]

I absolutely love this original film, have trouble appreciating the remake as much as you do (REALLY not a fan of the resolution of the newer one- that's a whole other conversation) -- But I would have loved to have had more of your thoughts on the 1994 remake vs the 1947 original-- what you thought this older one did differently / less well / better than the contemporary one you grew up with. Also: if you enjoy themes of believing / having faith and the holidays, please consider watching ‘Rise of the Guardians’ (a Dreamworks CGI movie)

[@qpappapspspnews682]

Yes

[@DougRayPhillips]

There were also two Made-for-TV versions. 1959, with Ed Wynn as Kris Kringle, and 1973, with Sebastian Cabot.

[@GeorgeD1965]

I'm 57 and this has always been, always is, and always will be my favorite. Playing Santa during the Macy's parade. He really did play Santa during the parade and got it on one take and people at the parade never knew they were on TV briefly.

[@momastone]

To see Maureen O'Hara in all her red-headed glory, you simply must see her in The Quiet Man with John Wayne. Directed by John Ford. It's a masterpiece that is a must watch for any student of film IMO.

[@markdenio4537]

“And that red hair of hers is no lie”. Great line!

[@R.J.Godzilla81]

You have no idea how happy i am knowing how much you enjoyed this version of Miracle on 34th Street, given it's in my top 5 things to watch at christmas.

[@maryrichardson1318]

When I was in high school, my cousin and I worked in the Santa booth at Lexington Mall. One evening, Santa called in sick, so we needed someone to fill in. After calling all of our friends, to no avail, I called my daddy. I asked him to check at his bank office for some underpaid teller who wanted some extra cash. Within the hour, my daddy suited up and became one of the best Santas the mall had ever seen. He stayed with us through the season. Even after I left home, he continued to play Santa in the mall, moving to Fayette Mall. Mom made him a beautiful velvet Santa suit and she made herself a Mrs. Claus outfit. Until the year before he died, my daddy played Santa for church, the Lion's Club, Rotary Club, and for friends and family. When someone asks if I believe in Santa, I say of course, he's my Daddy.

[@patriciacooney8591]

I just love reactions like yours ❤ I had so much fun watching how much joy you had watching this movie

[@randogirl-3]

The original Parent Trap stars Maureen O’Hara. I loved that movie growing up.

[@thersites3173]

I love Maureen O'Hara with John Wayne, particularly in McLintock and The Quiet Man.

[@oaf-77]

Have you seen Donovan’s Reef, one of my favorite Christmas movies

[@thersites3173]

@@oaf-77 that is a good movie but Maureen O'Hara wasn't in it. But I do love that Dorothy Lamour.

[@justwatching6186]

A Christmas gift for you: I watch KZbin on a 120” screen so I my eyes you’re always on the “big screen”. You’ve made it. Great videos 🥩🤘

[@bacteriajoe9403]

A classic for between Christmas and New Years is "the Apartment" with Jack Lemmon, Shirley MacLaine, and Fred MacMurray. It's a holiday movie as much as "Die Hard" is a Christmas movie. Also, the ending of "When Harry Met Sally" is pretty much lifted from this movie.

[@hectorsmommy1717]

I watch this twice every year. Once on Thanksgiving weekend since it starts on Thanksgiving and again on Christmas Eve. Definitely a favorite.

[@happymethehappyone8300]

AN ABSOLUTE MUST SEE CLASSIC,, "POCKET FULL OF MIRACLES" (1961)..A Great Feel Good Movie That Is Absolutely Loaded With Legendary Stars.

[@badbiker666]

Shanelle, I love the highlights! They look great on you! Also, I am one of those people that just HATES Christmas. BUT - I love some Christmas movies. This is one of them. The other is The Muppets Christmas Carol. I have it on DVD and watch it all year long. Also, could you imagine a company keeping a psychiatrist on staff in 2021?

[@krissiep1317]

Make sure Shan, you get the one where Belle sings.

[@badbiker666]

@@krissiep1317 That is a beautiful song. For some reason, I don't remember if my DVD has that version. My VHS version definitely had it. Now I am going to have to watch it again, probably this weekend, to see which one I got.

[@remccom]

In the scene with the little Dutch girl , the city of Rotterdam was bombed flat in 1940 , and a lot of orphans were created . That's why the mom didn't think he could speak to her ,

[@clutchpedalreturnsprg7710]

Hello Shanelle Riccio, I did not know that there was a 1990s version. I'm glad that you saw this version, that I grew up with. I was shocked that the adult !Natalie Wood played Susan later on in life. I've seen this movie many times on T.V., if I saw it at the theater it would have to have been a double feature. At this time I cannot think of the other movie it would have been partnered with. Maybe tnat would come to me at a later date. See you. Oh, Merry Christmas!

[@pauld6967]

The original is one of my favorite Christmas films. I suggest you check out the 1947 version of _'The Bishop's Wife'_ starring Cary Grant, Loretta Young and David Niven.

[@TheStefan6969]

I love this classic!!!! Merry Christmas!!!! 🤗❤✌🏼

[@DavidB-2268]

For an absolutely classic Maureen O'Hara film, you need to watch her co-star with John Wayne in The Quiet Man.

[@oaf-77]

St Patrick’s day movie

[@fakereality96]

No It's A Wonderful Life reaction? Congrats on 30K!!! : D

[@qpappapspspnews682]

Yes

[@LeighMet]

Last year she did its a wonderful life it got taken down why i don't know

[@fakereality96]

@@LeighMet Good to know. Thanks!!!

[@ShanelleRiccio]

working on getting it back up re-edited!

[@salvadorslim3234]

@@ShanelleRiccio plz and thank you We need this

[@mjkjelland13]

Favorite Christmas Movies 1 - It's a Wonderful Life 2 - Scrooged 3 - Miracle on 34th Street These 3 are the only Christmas movies I will watch each and every year.

[@kimcat3760]

My all time favorite Christmas movie I watch every year! Your reaction was spot on & I loved it. Love the holidays too (my birthday is 12-25!) ❤️fromOregon🇺🇸

[@MyraJean1951]

Thanks, Shanelle, for watching my favorite Christmas movie - and the ORIGINAL! I just love little Natalie Wood!

[@andrewcharles459]

Point of interest: When Canadian children write to Santa Claus, the postal code is H0H 0H0.

[@TrustifierTubes]

Hey congratulations on 30k there kiddo I so want you to do Casablanca, I want your reaction to the screenplay of that movie.

[@peterrenevitz3059]

My favorite version. So glad you gave it a chance.

[@EgbertWilliams]

I know it's the season for this, but you should also consider The Miracle Worker. It's an utter classic with two amazing performances. Love to see your reaction to it.

[@robertjewell9727]

I saw it on television first when I was way young. I only saw the remake once and honestly found it rather tepid to the original. This is my favorite Christmas movie along with Remember the Night with Barbara Stanwyck and Fred MacMurray, which could also be called a holiday movie since it celebrates both holidays, Xmas and New Year's.

[@stardiostudios6258]

Their apartment building is near mine! Still never saw the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in person though.

[@SSgtBaloo]

The Judge in this movie is portrayed by Gene Lockhart. He was not only June Lockhart's Dad, but he also played Bob Cratchett in the 1938 version of A Christmas Carol. ETA: Edmund Gwen also went on to play a scientist in THEM (the one about Giant Radioactive ants), which I had watched numerous times before I recognized that Santa Claus was in the movie!

[@paulgnsn554]

This is such a beautiful movie. I watched it on the projector with my daughter at Christmas time. She's a teenager but has always been totally in love with the time of year. Edmund Gwenn was the perfect Christmas. No wonder Natalie Wood thought he was the real thing!

[@stephenulmer3781]

Great reaction. I love old fashioned Christmas so these older traditional type Christmas movies/specials are always my favorites. Merry Christmas to you 🎅🎄😁

[@bob5074]

This version of Miracle is my favorite movie, no qualifier.

[@Lpace3]

"She's a redhead?" Millions (well, at least thousands) of John Wayne fans just shook their heads in sadness. If you don't care for Westerns, you might like The Quiet Man. BTW: Not a movie, but if you're unfamiliar with it, look up "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus" by Francis Church in The (New York) Sun, 1897.

[@edwardweaverling7312]

Your reviews make me smile! 😁

[@rumbleyoungmanrumble5369]

My favorite version is the 1973 television edition with Sebastian Cabot as Santa Claus and David Doyle as Mr. Macy. I was six years old when it came out, had no idea that the 1947 version existed at the time. It may not be the best version, but it's the one I remember from childhood.

[@markdenio4537]

Thanks for the reminder and nostalgia! Was this the one with David Hartman? I love that one.

[@rumbleyoungmanrumble5369]

Yes it is!! I remember David Hartman from The Bold Ones and Good Morning America. Great memories- I loved the '70s @@markdenio4537

[@BDUBZ49]

I'm new to your channel, but I've been binging on a lot of your older videos. I didn't go to film school, but I can't imagine never having seen Miracle On 34th St., Star Wars, American Graffiti, ..any Coen Bros films, Tarantino films....

[@aceldamia9114]

I love that the employment card accurately says "Donder" and not "Donner."

[@chrispittman8854]

Get me drunk enough at Christmas and you might get to hear a "Why we'd LOVE to have Santy Clause come and stay with us...!"

[@shrodingerschat2258]

From what I understand all movies were originally 4:3 aspect ratio. When TV was invented it used the same aspect ratio as film. Filmmakers soon realized the competition they had with TV, so they looked for ways to give movie-goers a different experience. They began using wider aspect ratios to give movie-goers a more immersive experience; to make them feel like they were surrounded by the picture.

[@scottski51]

The wonderful character actress, Thelma Ritter, is uncredited here as the pleased mom/customer whom Santa refers to another store. She was nominated for Best Supporting Actress later and was Jimmy Stewart's nurse, Stella, in the Hitchcock classic, Rear Window.

[@K9AF]

One other tidbit of trivia: The actor who played Judge Harper was Gene Lockhart. He was the father of June Lockhart, of Lassie, Lost In Space and Petticoat Junction TV fame.

[@boki1693]

One thing that always attracts my attention is in the opening scenes, the cobblestone on the sidewalk, I assume next to Central Park, somehow looks even older in 1947 than it does today. LOL. When I was young in the 60's and 70's it seemed we always at some point saw this movie during the holidays. I can't remember any one particular time as the first but rather it just always being there as a seasonal tradition. "A Christmas Carol" was the big movie in my house(Rudolph too) and we would always watch mostly the Alistair Simms 1950's version or sometimes the 1930's version on Christmas Eve. Much later we sometimes watched the George C. Scott version. Oddly enough we NEVER watched "It's a Wonderful life." until I was in my 20's. It was always on but no one was actually was watching it. Now, it's right up there with scrooge for most watched. Miracle for me and my family is sort of the appetizer to the main course.

[@johnmiller7682]

I still like this one the best. I grew up in the 70's/80's, and December meant watching every single Christmas show and movie. I probably watched this version before I even knew I was watching a movie. I was actually young enough that I thought this was actually Santa.

[@michaelvincent8208]

The square ration is for the standard theatre screen, at the time. Got to watch 'Gone With The Wind' in the original square ration, on an actual silver screen, in a theatre that showed it in 1939. Still had the single big speaker behind the screen. The Technicolor absolutely burned your eyeballs. Wow!

[@mwflanagan1]

I noticed Jack Albertson in one scene, then looked up his Wiki biography and it said he was in it, but uncredited. Finding actors before they were famous is one of my favorite things to do when watching films, especially old films. Still enjoying your content, and your analysis is especially good. I’d personally enjoy watching you react to more older films. Merry Christmas to you.

[@billr686]

This was Thelma Ritters first role. She plays one of the Macys shoppers.

[@vincentsaia6545]

Along with THE RIGHT STUFF, this is my all-time favorite movie. I grew up watching this movie when it was shown on television every Christmas and eventually saw it on the big screen I cried in the same places you did. John Hughes made the 1994 remake and he was a master storyteller who knew the best way to adapt the material.

[@rayvanhorn1534]

Shanelle, just found your channel & love your genuine & charming reviews. Appreciate your sincerity, insight, & manner in which you really look into the films. I would like to suggest "The Bishops Wife" (1947) & "The Bells of St. Marys" (1945)...really think you'll enjoy them. Curious to see your reaction. I'm happy you enjoy the classic black & white films, there are so many great ones out there.