The Man in the Santa Claus Suit

The Man in the Santa Claus Suit

104 mins | Drama, TV Movie | Dec. 23, 1979

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.

The Man in the Santa Claus Suit

104 mins | Drama, TV Movie | Dec. 23, 1979

The Man in the Santa Claus Suit
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.
IMDb rating 6.5
Producers Dick Clark Productions
Original title The Man in the Santa Claus Suit
Directors Corey Allen
Writers Leonard Gershe, George Kirgo

Cast

Fred Astaire

as Santa Claus

Gary Burghoff

as Bob Willis

John Byner

as Stan Summerville

Bert Convy

as Gil Travis

Tara Buckman

as Polly Primer

Brooke Bundy

as Linda Travis

Eddie Barth

as Babyskin

Ron Feinberg

as Bruno Betinger

Nanette Fabray

as Dora Dayton

Harold Gould

as Dickie Dayton

Ray Vitte

as Eddie

Debbie Lytton

as Melissa

Danny Wells

as Chandler

André Gower

as Terry Travis

David Greenan

as Rod Sanborn

Majel Barrett

as Miss Forsythe

Sasha von Scherler

as Shopper

Eddie Ryder

as Hans

Tony La Torre

as Angelo

Ted Thurston

as Clerk

Vincent Di Paolo

as Street Vendor (uncredited)

Pat Petersen

as Lance