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Santa Claus

1959, Movie, NR, 94 mins

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Like many of the films distributed by Florida-based Z-movie impresario K. Gordon Murray, this Yuletide oddity was produced in Mexico, where it was originally released in 1959. Murray acquired U.S. distribution rights, dubbed the dialogue into English and raked in the money. While many people rank SANTA CLAUS among the worst films of all time, it was an enduring favorite on the "kiddie matinee" circuit throughout the 1960s, and one of Murray's biggest hits. It's also become so... read more leave a comment
Year: 1959
Rated NR

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Cast
Jose Elias Moreno: Santa Claus
Ken Smith: Narrator
Cesarero Quezadas: Tom Thumb
Jose Luis Aguirre: Pitch
Armando Arriola: Merlin the Magician
Antonio Diaz Conde Hijo: Little Ricky

 

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    Question I just caught up with Showtimes Dexter and since I know from the podcast that youve been watching it too maybe you can answer my question In the last episode theres some kind of weird-looking Christmas thing on TV all you see is Santa and a couple of stiff white reindeer flying through the air Was that a real movie or TV special or was it made especially for the series PeachyFlickChick Its for real and its a loopy little Mexican number called Santa Claus 1959 in which Santa must battle a second-tier demon named Mr Pitch for the hearts and minds of the worlds children The film first made its way onto the childrens matinee circuit yes there was a time when theaters would book kiddie movies for the weekend and parents would drop off their little darlings to see them courtesy of Florida-based impresario K Gordon Murray I highly recommend the site The Wonder World of K Gordon Murray for in-depth info about his nutty re read more be the first to leave a comment
  • What was the first Christmas ... | Movie News | 12/22/2005

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