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| Director: | George Englund | 
|---|---|
| Writer: | Glendon Swarthout | 
| Staring: | 
| A city-bred grandson moves to his grandparents' farm during the Great Depression and grows up enough under their tough care to help his grandfather deliver a surprise gift on Christmas Eve to their community church with the help of a phantom stranger. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 22, 1978 | 
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| Director: | George Englund | 
| Writer: | Glendon Swarthout | 
| Genres: | Drama, TV Movie | 
| Keywords | christmas | 
| Production Companies | George Englund Productions | 
| Box Office | Revenue: $0 Budget: $0 | 
| Updates | Updated: May 07, 2024 Entered: May 05, 2024 | 
| Name | Character | 
|---|---|
| Jason Robards | Daniel Larson | 
| Eva Marie Saint | Emma Larson | 
| George Parry | Rusty McCloud | 
| Joanne Woodward | Mildred McCloud | 
| Bryan Englund | Danny Larson | 
| Mary-Beth Manning | Louise Hockmeyer | 
| Nora Martin | Lollie Hockmeyer | 
| Sally Chamberlin | Lil Hockmeyer | 
| Arvid Carlson | Ralph Youngquist | 
| Mildred Carlson | Beulah Youngquist | 
| Allen Hamilton | Oskar Hockmeyer | 
| Guy Paul | Tall Fellow | 
| Alexander A. Mayer | Russell McCloud (grown) | 
| Pamela Danser | Lollie Hockmeyer (grown) | 
| Lowell Anderson | Preacher | 
| Name | Job | 
|---|---|
| George Englund | Director | 
| Glendon Swarthout | Novel | 
| Stewart Stern | Teleplay | 
| Miles Hood Swarthout | Teleplay | 
| Jimmie Haskell | Music | 
| Gayne Rescher | Cinematography | 
| Jacqueline Cambas | Editor | 
| Susan Shaw | Casting | 
| Alexander A. Mayer | Art Direction | 
| Joanne MacDougall | Set Decoration | 
| Susan Hum | Costume Design | 
| Robert Schneider | Production Manager | 
| Ray Greenfield | Second Assistant Director | 
| Sascha Schneider | Assistant Director | 
| Thomas Gark | Property Master | 
| Ken Wilhoit | Music Editor | 
| Kathy Sarreal | Production Office Coordinator | 
| Mary F. Galloway | Location Manager | 
| Gary Griffin | Supervising Editor | 
| Tim McAvoy | Assistant Editor | 
| Louis R. Cooper | Special Effects | 
| Gordon Daniel | Dialogue Editor | 
| Gil Marchant | Supervising Sound Editor | 
| Norm Drain | Boom Operator | 
| Hoppy Mehterian | Sound Mixer | 
| Eddie Nelson | Sound Mixer | 
| George Porter | Sound Mixer | 
| Stan Gordon | Sound Mixer | 
| Name | Title | 
|---|---|
| George Englund | Producer | 
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| 2024 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 
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