Miracle on 34th Street (Ep. 56)

Merry Christmas! In this extra special magical episode of Adapt or Perish, we discuss the holiday classic Miracle on 34th Street!

For this episode, we watched and discussed:

• The original 1947 theatrical movie, written and directed by George Seaton, starring Edmund Gwenn, Natalie Wood, Maureen O’Hara, and John Payne. Watch it on iTunes, Amazon, or Disney+.
• The 1955 TV remake from The 20th Century Fox Hour, directed by Robert Stevenson, teleplay by John Monks Jr., and starring Thomas Mitchell, Sandy Descher, Teresa Wright, and Macdonald Carey. Watch it on Amazon.
• The 1973 CBS TV movie, directed by Fielder Cook, written by Jeb Rosebrook, and starring Sebastian Cabot, Suzanne Davidson, Jane Alexander, and David Hartman. Watch it on YouTube.
• 1994’s theatrical remake, directed by Les Mayfield, written and produced by John Hughes, and starring Richard Attenborough, Mara Wilson, Elizabeth Perkins, and Dylan McDermott. Watch it on iTunes or Amazon.

Footnotes:

• The original trailer for 1947’s Miracle on 34th Street
• LegalEagle: Real Lawyer Reacts to Miracle on 34th Street

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