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The Christmas Special Day 1: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964)
Director: Larry Roemer Writers: Robert May, Romeo Muller Cast: Burl Ives, Billie Mae Richards, Paul Soles, Larry D. Mann, Stan Francis, Paul Kligman, Janis Orenstein, Alfie Scopp Plot: On a cold...
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The Christmas Special Day 4: The Little Drummer Boy (1968)
Directors: Jules Bass & Arthur Rankin Jr. Writer: Romeo Muller Cast: Jose Ferrer, Paul Frees, June Foray, Ted Eccles, Greer Garson, music by the Vienna Boys Choir Plot: Aaron, an orphaned drummer...
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The Christmas Special Day 5: Frosty the Snowman (1969)
Directors: Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr. Writer: Romeo Muller Cast: Jimmy Durante, Billy DeWolfe, Jackie Vernon, Paul Frees, June Foray Plot: Children’s entertainer Professor Hinkle (Billy DeWolfe) is...
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The Christmas Special Day 6: Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town (1970)
Directors: Jules Rankin & Arthur Bass Writer: Romeo Muller Cast: Fred Astaire, Mickey Rooney, Keenan Wynn, Paul Frees, Joan Gardner, Robie Lester, the Westminster Children’s Choir Plot: Friendly...
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The Christmas Special Day 7: The Year Without a Santa Claus (1974)
Directors: Jules Bass & Arthur Rankin, Jr. Writer: William J. Keenan, based on the novel by Phyllis McGinley Cast: Mickey Rooney,Shirley Booth, Dick Shawn, George S. Irving, Bob McFadden, Rhoda...
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The Christmas Special Day 8: T’was the Night Before Christmas (1974)
Directors: Jules Bass & Arthur Rankin, Jr. Writer: Jerome Coopersmith, based on the poem by Clement Clarke Moore Cast: George Gobel, Joel Grey, Tammy Grimes, Bob McFadden, John McGiver, Alan Swift...
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The Christmas Special Day 12: Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey (1977)
Directors: Jules Bass & Arthur Rankin Jr. Writer: Romeo Muller Cast: Roger Miller, Brenda Vaccaro, Paul Frees, Don Messnick, Linda Gary, Iris Rainer, Shelly Hines, Eric Stern Plot: As Santa and his...
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The Christmas Special Day 15: The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus (1985)
Director: Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr. Writer: Jules Bass, based on the novel by L. Frank Baum Cast: Earl Hammond, Earle Hyman, Larry Kenney, Lynne Lipton, Bob McFadden, Lesley Miller, Peter Newman,...
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What I Watched In… December 2013
In the interest of full disclosure (and to generate a little content here) I thought I’d present a regular tally of what movies I managed to see in the previous month. Some of them I’ve written about,...
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What I Watched In… December 2015
Favorite of the Month-Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens (2015) In the interest of full disclosure (and to generate a little content here) I thought I’d present a regular tally of what movies I...
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Scrooge Revisited Day 1-Walter Matthau in The Stingiest Man in Town (1978)
Note: If you’re new to Reel to Reel, I’m more about dissecting and commenting on film than writing a straightforward review. As such, please be warned, the following is full of spoilers. Directors:...
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