Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade: Floating in History (2006)
Overview
This short documentary film gives a little history of the parade, with film clips. But, its main focus is on the making of the 1947 classic holiday film "Miracle on 34th Street" and the 20th Century Fox shooting of the November 1946 parade and in Macy's department store.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
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| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 0.926 |
Directed By
Crew
Bryan Cooper
TOP CAST
Robert M. Grippo
Himself - Author of 'Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade'
John W. Straus
Himself - V.P. of Macy's New York 1958-1968
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