The Man in the Santa Claus Suit

Dec 23, 1979

1h 44m

★ 4.6

Overview

The mysterious owner of a costume shop rents a Santa Claus suit to three very different men: a math teacher trying to get the nerve to propose, a homeless restaurateur trying to hide from the mob, and a harried political speech writer visiting with his estranged wife and son. Their lives are inexorably changed by their experience of playing Santa Claus.

Genres

Drama

TV Movie

Production Companies

Dick Clark Productions

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Cast

Santa Claus

Fred Astaire

Bob Willis

Gary Burghoff

Stan Summerville

John Byner

Gil Travis

Bert Convy

Polly Primer

Tara Buckman

Linda Travis

Brooke Bundy

Babyskin

Eddie Barth

Bruno Betinger

Ron Feinberg

Dora Dayton

Nanette Fabray

Dickie Dayton

Harold Gould

Eddie

Raymond Vitte

Melissa

Debbie Lytton

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