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The Man Who Saved Christmas
He couldn't stop the war, but he wouldn't let the war stop Christmas.
2002 | 100m | English
Popularity: 0.3 (history)
| Director: | Sturla Gunnarsson |
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| Writer: | Joseph Maurer |
| Staring: |
| Alfred Carlton Gilbert invented the Erector Set and is trying to get it onto the toy shelves of the country. A.C. is startled to be summoned to the White House, where top officials ask him to convert the toy factory into a weapons manufacturing company for the duration of the war. "No" is really not an option, for fear of being labeled unpatriotic so the switch is made. Later, government officials ask A.C. to be their spokesman for a campaign to avoid "toy giving" for the coming holidays and buy war bonds instead. With a young son himself, who looks forward to Christmas like any other child, what will A.C. do this time? | |
| Release Date: | Dec 15, 2002 |
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| Director: | Sturla Gunnarsson |
| Writer: | Joseph Maurer |
| Genres: | Drama, TV Movie |
| Keywords | world war i, based on true story, christmas |
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| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 07, 2026 Entered: Apr 30, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Jason Alexander | A.C. Gilbert |
| Kelly Rowan | Mary |
| Ed Asner | Charles Gilbert |
| Jayne Eastwood | Mrs. Gilbert |
| Ari Cohen | Frank |
| C. David Johnson | Sam Ryder |
| Kenneth Welsh | Newton Baker |
| Daniel Kash | Hiram Harris |
| Jonathan Higgins | Franklin Roosevelt |
| Jake Brockman | Al Jr. |
| David Talbot | Ben |
| Brad Borbridge | Guard |
| Bill Lake | Secretary Daniels |
| François Klanfer | Secretary MacAdoo |
| Craig Gardner | Admiral |
| Melissa Bourne | Woman in Toy Store |
| Antonio Cordero | Second Boy in Toy Store |
| Nancy McAlear | First Woman Employee |
| Kathryn Haggis | Second Woman Employee |
| Sheldon Davis | First Man Employee |
| James Kirchner | Second Man Employee |
| Jake Simons | Messenger |
| Andrew Dow | Thomas Ryder |
| Mathew Peart | First Bully |
| Alex Hood | Second Bully |
| Steve Ambrose | Caroler |
| Sheldon Smith | Caroler |
| Naomi Emmerson | Caroler |
| Michael Sercerchi | Man Shopper |
| Todd Bendera | Soldier |
| Nicholas Manolakos | Son of Factory Worker |
| Liam Powley-Webster | Boy Playing |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Joseph Maurer | Writer |
| Paul Sarossy | Director of Photography |
| Alison Reid | Stunt Coordinator |
| Sturla Gunnarsson | Director |
| Jonathan Goldsmith | Original Music Composer |
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