The Christmas Star

The Christmas Star by Alan Shapiro

5.60

Horace McNickle (Edward Asner) is a two-time felon serving prison time for counterfeiting. On the week before Christmas, he escapes from prison dressed as Santa Claus due to his uncanny resemblence to St. Nick resulting from his long white beard and heavyset features. McNickle hides out from the police in a nearby suburban neighborhood where he is befriended and helped by two local children who think he is the real Santa Claus. McNickle takes advantage of the kids naive ness to help him get his counterfeit money hidden somewhere in a local department store while he develops kind-hearted feelings for his two con victims that make him slowly understand the true nature of Christmas.

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Cast

Ed Asner

Ed Asner as Horace McNickle

René Auberjonois

René Auberjonois as Sumner

Jim Metzler

Jim Metzler as Stuart Jameson

Susan Tyrrell

Susan Tyrrell as Sara

Alan North

Alan North as Captain Whittaker

Fred Gwynne

Fred Gwynne as Waters

Frank C. Turner

Frank C. Turner as Sad Sack Santa

Karen Landry

Karen Landry as Clara Jameson

Philip Bruns

Philip Bruns as Lucky

Nicolas Van Burek

Nicolas Van Burek as Billy Jameson

Vicki Wauchope

Vicki Wauchope as Trudy Jameson

Peter Bibby

Peter Bibby as Jeremy

Lillian Carlson

Lillian Carlson as Mrs. Thurgood

David Glyn-Jones

David Glyn-Jones as Night Watchman

Anthony Holland

Anthony Holland as Old Con

Claire Vardiel

Claire Vardiel as Mrs. Jerome

Linda Darlow

Linda Darlow as Warrington Mom

Lorraine Foreman

Lorraine Foreman as Mrs. Waters

Joseph Golland

Joseph Golland as Janitor

Russell Hunter

Russell Hunter as Old McNickle

David Longworth

David Longworth as Con

John Payne

John Payne as Mr. Jerome

Robyn Stevan

Robyn Stevan as Waters Kid

Don Thompson

Don Thompson as Janitor

Jerry Wasserman

Jerry Wasserman as Desk Sergeant

William S. Taylor

William S. Taylor as Gate Guard

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