The Christmas Star

Two kids made a believer out of him.

94 mins
Horace McNickle (Edward Asner) is a two-time felon serving prison time for counterfeiting. On the week before Christmas, he escapes from prison dressed as Santa Claus due to his uncanny resemblence to St. Nick resulting from his long white beard and heavyset features. McNickle hides out from the police in a nearby suburban neighborhood where he is befriended and helped by two local children who think he is the real Santa Claus. McNickle takes advantage of the kids naive ness to help him get his counterfeit money hidden somewhere in a local department store while he develops kind-hearted feelings for his two con victims that make him slowly understand the true nature of Christmas.

Ed Asner

Horace McNickle

Jim Metzler

Stuart Jameson

Alan North

Captain Whittaker

Frank C. Turner

Sad Sack Santa

Karen Landry

Clara Jameson

Nicolas Van Burek

Billy Jameson

Vicki Wauchope

Trudy Jameson

Lillian Carlson

Mrs. Thurgood

David Glyn-Jones

Night Watchman

Claire Vardiel

Mrs. Jerome

Linda Darlow

Warrington Mom

Lorraine Foreman

Mrs. Waters

Russell Hunter

Old McNickle

John Payne

Mr. Jerome

Robyn Stevan

Waters Kid

Jerry Wasserman

Desk Sergeant

Alan Shapiro

Director

Helen Jarvis

Set Decoration

Ralph Burns

Original Music Composer

Paul Lohmann

Director of Photography

Alan Shapiro

Producer

Franklin R. Levy

Executive Producer

Michael S. Bolton

Production Design

Eric Fraser

Art Direction

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