Kris Kringle, seemingly the embodiment of Santa Claus, is asked to portray the jolly old fellow at Macy's following his performance in the Thanksgiving Day parade. His portrayal is so complete that many begin to question if he truly is Santa Claus, while others question his sanity.
Maureen O'Hara
as Doris Walker
John Payne
as Fred Gailey
Edmund Gwenn
as Kris Kringle
Natalie Wood
as Susan Walker
Porter Hall
as Granville Sawyer
Philip Tonge
as Julian Shellhammer
Alvin Greenman
as Alfred (uncredited)
Harry Antrim
as R.H. Macy (uncredited)
James Seay
as Dr. Pierce (uncredited)
Jerome Cowan
as Thomas Mara
Gene Lockhart
as Judge Henry X. Harper
William Frawley
as Charlie Halloran
