Miracle on 34th Street

00:37:07,100 --> 00:37:09,560 yes, l was unhappy. 470 00:37:13,148 --> 00:37:15,691 Would it be okay if l thought about this some more? 471 00:37:16,484 --> 00:37:19,862 Do l have to not believe in Santa Claus right away? 472 00:37:21,865 --> 00:37:22,990 Come here. 473 00:37:27,162 --> 00:37:32,166 You have the right to believe whatever you want to believe. 474 00:37:32,834 --> 00:37:38,088 Now, l've told you the truth, but if l'm wrong l would be glad to admit it. 475 00:37:38,840 --> 00:37:39,882 l'll tell you what, 476 00:37:40,425 --> 00:37:42,426 you ask Mr. Kringle 477 00:37:42,510 --> 00:37:45,429 for something that you would never ask me for. 478 00:37:46,014 --> 00:37:48,557 And if on Christmas morning you don't get it, 479 00:37:49,017 --> 00:37:52,519 you will know once and for all the honest truth 480 00:37:53,021 --> 00:37:54,188 about Santa Claus. 481 00:37:54,564 --> 00:37:56,774 That's a very clever idea. 482 00:37:57,275 --> 00:37:59,985 Thank you. Think you can get some sleep? 483 00:38:00,070 --> 00:38:02,613 -Yep. -Yeah? Give me a kiss. 484 00:38:04,491 --> 00:38:05,699 Good night. 485 00:38:06,368 --> 00:38:08,661 -l love you. -l love you. 486 00:38:09,371 --> 00:38:11,080 -Good night. -Night. 487 00:38:51,913 --> 00:38:54,540 Barkeep! Reload on this! 488 00:38:55,208 --> 00:38:58,669 Hey. Hey, can l get another beer? 489 00:38:59,587 --> 00:39:02,339 That Cole's, they dumped me the high hard one. 490 00:39:03,133 --> 00:39:07,594 l did a good job for them last year. This year they gave me the royal fist. 491 00:39:08,096 --> 00:39:11,932 They just gave you the shaft. Without grounds for dismissal. 492 00:39:12,892 --> 00:39:14,893 That broad that runs the parade, 493 00:39:15,103 --> 00:39:19,148 a college kid with a 3-ounce brain and 50 tons of attitude. 494 00:39:20,734 --> 00:39:24,737 She hires some wacko right off the street to take my place. 495 00:39:24,863 --> 00:39:26,280 Some wacko? 496 00:39:26,364 --> 00:39:27,531 Tell me about him. 497 00:39:27,615 --> 00:39:29,491 The old man? He's a loon. 498 00:39:29,576 --> 00:39:32,077 -There's thousands in the city. -l'll say. 499 00:39:32,787 --> 00:39:35,205 Never had one of them take my job, though. 500 00:39:36,124 --> 00:39:39,043 Hey, Tony, did you have any contact with this old guy? 501 00:39:39,794 --> 00:39:40,794 Contact? 502 00:39:41,296 --> 00:39:43,547 The guy got right up in my face. 503 00:39:43,631 --> 00:39:44,882 He got aggressive with you? 504 00:39:45,300 --> 00:39:48,969 He had a cane. He tried to whack me over the head with it. 505 00:39:49,721 --> 00:39:51,472 He tried to whack you with the cane? 506 00:39:51,556 --> 00:39:53,557 lsn't that what l just said? 507 00:39:54,309 --> 00:39:55,642 Tony 508 00:39:55,977 --> 00:39:58,187 this will make you feel better. 509 00:40:05,111 --> 00:40:07,112 Got a little job l want you to do. 510 00:40:14,329 --> 00:40:15,829 What kind ofjob? 511 00:40:16,664 --> 00:40:17,831 You'll see. 512 00:40:28,343 --> 00:40:30,552 Just be yourself. 513 00:40:31,304 --> 00:40:34,807 Don't even think about the camera. You'll be just fine. 514 00:40:34,891 --> 00:40:36,350 Right. 515 00:40:36,893 --> 00:40:40,270 l don't know why they're making such a fuss about me. 516 00:40:40,355 --> 00:40:43,690 This is the holiday season and you're Santa Claus, right? 517 00:40:43,775 --> 00:40:47,361 To many, yes. To others l'm just an old man with a beard. 518 00:40:47,612 --> 00:40:51,031 Yes, but you're still the symbol of the season. 519 00:40:51,908 --> 00:40:53,450 You think l'm a fraud, right? 520 00:40:54,410 --> 00:40:56,370 l think fraud is too strong a word. 521 00:40:56,788 --> 00:40:58,205 But you don't believe in me. 522 00:40:59,582 --> 00:41:02,960 l believe that Christmas is for children. 523 00:41:03,044 --> 00:41:05,504 Your daughter doesn't believe in me either. 524 00:41:05,588 --> 00:41:07,339 l don't think there's any harm 525 00:41:07,423 --> 00:41:12,761 in not believing in a figure many acknowledge to be a fiction. 526 00:41:12,929 --> 00:41:14,763 Oh, but there is. 527 00:41:15,723 --> 00:41:20,310 l'm not just a whimsical figure who wears a charming suit 528 00:41:20,395 --> 00:41:22,771 and affects a jolly demeanor. 529 00:41:23,857 --> 00:41:26,859 You know, l'm a symbol. 530 00:41:28,653 --> 00:41:30,571 l'm a symbol of the human ability 531 00:41:30,655 --> 00:41:35,742 to suppress the selfish and hateful tendencies 532 00:41:36,744 --> 00:41:38,912 that rule the major part of our lives. 533 00:41:41,499 --> 00:41:44,251 lf you can't believe 534 00:41:45,086 --> 00:41:47,754 if you can't accept anything 535 00:41:48,715 --> 00:41:50,090 on faith, 536 00:41:50,925 --> 00:41:55,012 then you're doomed for a life dominated by doubt. 537 00:42