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The Man in the Santa Claus Suit is a american film of genre Drama directed by Corey Allen released in USA on 23 december 1979 with Fred Astaire
The Man in the Santa Claus Suit (1979)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 23 december 1979
Length 1h44
Directed by Corey Allen
OriginUSA
Genres Drama
Themes Christmas films
Rating64%
The Man in the Santa Claus Suit is a 1979 made-for television Christmas film directed by Corey Allen, and starring Fred Astaire in his final television appearance.
Synopsis
The mysterious owner of a New York costume store (Astaire) sells Santa suits to three different men. He later shows up in various roles to help the men change their lives. (chauffeur, policeman, jeweler, hot dog vendor, taxi driver, floor walker, and choral director) Bob Willis (Burghoff) is a math teacher who is madly in love with a young fashion model and prominent figure in the disco scene, Polly Primer (Buckman). Polly, however, is already engaged to marry wealthy and handsome Rod Sanborn (Greenan). He hopes to impress her by showing up in a santa suit, but withdraws when he learns of Rod's marriage proposal to her. Polly is not sure to marry Rod and hints to Bob that she longs for being swept away by another guy, but Bob is too shy to act on it. Realizing he would lose her forever to Rod, he interrupts her at a fashion show and tells her he loves her. Polly then reveals having fallen in love with him ever since he first spoke about math, and she accepts his marriage proposal.Actors
Fred Astaire
(Santa Claus)
Gary Burghoff
(Bob Willis)
John Byner
(Stan Summerville)
Bert Convy
(Gil Travis)
Tara Buckman
(Polly Primer)
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