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tv star collector
12-10-2007, 07:04 AM
Who is your favorite screen Santa Claus?

1. Edmund Gwenn ("Miracle on 34th Street")
2. Mickey Rooney ("Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town")
3. David Huddleston ("Santa Claus: The Movie")
4. Tim Allen ("The Santa Clause")
5. Ed Asner ("Elf")
6. Other

While Mickey Rooney gave a very good performance (using only his voice)
and David Huddleston seemed sincere (and had the aid of great special effects), for me Edmund Gwenn seemed more like "the real deal."
coffield3
12-10-2007, 07:08 AM
Tim Allen in The santa clause. Also Richard Attenborough in the 1994 re-make of A miracle on 34th street.
catlover79
12-10-2007, 12:09 PM
Edmund Gwenn - hands down. He also won an Oscar for the role. Not to be nitpicky, but shouldn't this thread be on the movie board?
Corolla
12-10-2007, 12:17 PM
Tim Allen in The santa clause. Also Richard Attenborough in the 1994 re-make of A miracle on 34th street.
I liked Tim Allen in The Santa Clause too.
tv star collector
12-10-2007, 01:59 PM
Edmund Gwenn - hands down. He also won an Oscar for the role. Not to be nitpicky, but shouldn't this thread be on the movie board?

Except that, technically, "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town" wasn't a movie--it
was a TV special.
Holly
12-10-2007, 03:22 PM
Who is your favorite screen Santa Claus?

1. Edmund Gwenn ("Miracle on 34th Street")
2. Mickey Rooney ("Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town")
3. David Huddleston ("Santa Claus: The Movie")
4. Tim Allen ("The Santa Clause")
5. Ed Asner ("Elf")
6. Other

While Mickey Rooney gave a very good performance (using only his voice)
and David Huddleston seemed sincere (and had the aid of great special effects), for me Edmund Gwenn seemed more like "the real deal."

I pick number 4: Tim Allen The Santa Clause
Mikado
12-10-2007, 04:54 PM
The Santa on the Rudolf special :p
AB
12-10-2007, 05:13 PM
1. Edmund Gwenn is my pick.
Ireneparalegal
12-10-2007, 05:14 PM
The original from Miracle on 34th street, Mr. Gwenn. Too bad this wasn't a poll.
Zebra 3
12-10-2007, 05:48 PM
Oscar winner Edmund Gwenn in Miracle on 34th Street ('47) (colourized).
tv star collector
12-10-2007, 06:22 PM
The original from Miracle on 34th street, Mr. Gwenn. Too bad this wasn't a poll.

I wanted to make it a poll, but I don't know how to do that.
comedyfreak
12-11-2007, 04:38 AM
Edmund Gwenn is my pick too.
tv star collector
12-11-2007, 08:23 AM
O.K., folks. I figured out how to turn this question into a poll. So cast your
vote for your favorite now!