The Night They Saved Christmas (1984)
An oil company is exploring two Arctic sites for oil. The needed blasting at the first site rocks Santa Claus' North Pole village. He realizes that any blasting at the second site will destroy his home. He enlists the aid of a woman and her children to convince her husband (who works for the company) that the first site is where the oil they want is. Along the way, Santa explains all his secrets in delivering presents all around the world.
Director: Jackie Cooper
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Jaclyn Smith as Claudia Baldwin |
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Art Carney as Santa Claus |
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Paul Le Mat as Michael Baldwin |
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Mason Adams as Sumner Murdock |
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June Lockhart as Mrs. Claus |
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Paul Williams as Ed |
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Scott Grimes as David |
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Laura Jacoby as Marianne |
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R.J. Williams as C.B. |
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Anne Haney as Hedda |
| Production | Robert Halmi Jr. | Executive Producer |
| Directing | Jackie Cooper | Director |
| Production | Jack Haley Jr. | Executive Producer |
| Production | David R. Kappes | Producer |
| Production | Robert Halmi Sr. | Producer |
| Production | David Niven | Executive Producer |
| Art | George Costello | Production Design |
| Art | Maria Caso | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Andy Hylton | Costume Design |
| Art | Diana Allen Williams | Set Decoration |
| Writing | Jim Moloney | Teleplay |
| Visual Effects | William Mesa | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Cynthia Webster | Visual Effects Technical Director |
| Writing | David Niven Jr. | Teleplay |
| Camera | David Worth | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Charles Gross | Music |
| Editing | Eric Albertson | Editor |