A Christmas carol originally released as a motion picture in 1938 ; Christmas in Connecticut originally released as a motion picture in 1945 ; It happened on 5th avenue originally released as a motion picture in 1947 ; The shop around the corner originally released as a motion picture in 1940. "Standard version presented in a format preserving the aspect ratio of their original theatrical exhibitions."--Container. Bonus features on disc 1: 2 featurettes (Jackie Cooper's Christmas party and Judy Garland sings Silent Night), Oscar-nominated cartoon Peace on Earth, theatrical trailer. Bonus features on disc 2: Vintage: a new romance of celluloid short, Miracle of Sound, theatrical trailers. Title from container. It happened on 5th Avenue cast: Don DeFore, Ann Harding, Charlie Ruggles, Victor Moore, Gale Storm Grant Mitchell, Edward Brophy, Edward Ryan, Jr. A Christmas carol cast: Gerald Owen, Gene Lockhart, Kathleen Lockhart, Terry Kilburn, Barry Mackay, Lynne Carver. Christmas in Connecticut cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Dennis Morgan, Sydney Greenstreet, Reginald Gardiner, S.Z. Sakall, Robert Shayne. The Shop around the corner cast: Margaret Sullavan, James Stewart, Frank Morgan, Joseph Schildkraut.
Summary:
The shop around the corner: Two bickering employees at a gift shop don't realize that they're falling in love through the post as each other's anonymous pen pal. It happened on 5th Avenue: GI families hit by the post-World War II housing crunch take over an abandoned New York City mansion. Christmas in Connecticut: A magazine columnist totally devoid of the homemaking skills espoused in her column needs get some fast, as her boss has invited himself and a recently returned war hero for her home for Christmas. A Christmas carol: Miser Ebenezer Scrooge has a change of heart after spirits whisk him into the past, present and future.
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