The Man in the Santa Claus Suit
5.8
5 Reviews
1979
1h 44min
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.
Storyline
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.
Released
23 December 1979
Runtime
1h 44min
Director
Genre
Status
Released
Language
English
Production
Dick Clark Productions
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
Debbie Lytton
Melissa
Danny Wells
Chandler
Carlo Imperato
Dom
André Gower
Terry Travis
David Greenan
Rod Sanborn
Majel Barrett
Miss Forsythe
Sasha von Scherler
Shopper
Eddie Ryder
Hans
Tony La Torre
Angelo
Ted Thurston
Clerk
Vincent Di Paolo
Street Vendor (uncredited)
Pat Petersen
Lance
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