The Man in the Santa Claus Suit (1979)

5.0/10 • 104 min • Drama TV Movie

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.

Cast

Fred Astaire

Santa Claus

Gary Burghoff

Bob Willis

John Byner

Stan Summerville

Bert Convy

Gil Travis

Tara Buckman

Polly Primer

Brooke Bundy

Linda Travis

Eddie Barth

Babyskin

Ron Feinberg

Bruno Betinger

Nanette Fabray

Dora Dayton

Harold Gould

Dickie Dayton

Raymond Vitte

Eddie

Danny Wells

Chandler

Carlo Imperato

Dom

André Gower

Terry Travis

Majel Barrett

Miss Forsythe

Sasha von Scherler

Shopper

Eddie Ryder

Hans

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