Mr. Krueger's Christmas

*Mr. Krueger's Christmas*
Mr. Krueger's Christmas
Written by	E.F. Wallengren
Story by	Michael H. McLean; Allan Henderson; J. Scott Iverson
Directed by	Kieth Merrill
Starring	James Stewart
Narrated by	Gordon Jump
Music by	William J. Evans
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producers	John G. Kinnear; Stephen B. Allen
Producer	Michael H. McLean
Cinematography	Jeremy Lepard
Editor	Stephen Johnson
Running time	26 minutes
Production company	Bonneville Productions
Original release
Network	NBC
Release	December 21, 1980

Mr. Krueger's Christmas is a 1980 American Christmas short television film produced by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, starring James Stewart, directed by Kieth Merrill, with story by Michael H. McLean, and featuring the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. It was first broadcast on NBC on December 21, 1980.

Synopsis

Willy Krueger is a widowed apartment janitor who lives in a basement flat with his cat George. On a cold Christmas Eve, he daydreams to escape his lonely life: he muses about being a man of culture and means, an ice dance at Temple Square, a sleigh ride, as well as the conductor of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, and also imagines himself in the stable with Mary, Joseph and the infant Jesus.^[1]

Cast

James Stewart as Willy Krueger
Beverly Rowland as Lead Caroller
Kamee Aliessa as Clarissa
Tamara Fowler as Clarissa's mother
Tyson Lewis as Baby Jesus
Gordon Jump as Narrator

Production

Parts of the special were shot in Salt Lake City, Utah.^[2]

References

^ Hall, Airen (October 2012). "Melodrama on a Mission: Latter-Day Saint Film and the Melodramatic Mode". Journal of Religion and Film. 16 (2): 19–22.
^ D'Arc, James V. (2010). When Hollywood came to town: a history of moviemaking in Utah (1st ed.). Layton, Utah: Gibbs Smith. ISBN 9781423605874.

External links

"Mr. Krueger's Christmas". Mormon Literature & Creative Arts Database.
Mr. Krueger's Christmas at IMDb
Mr. Kruegers Christmas on YouTube from the Mormon Channel

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[1] Hall, Airen (October 2012). "Melodrama on a Mission: Latter-Day Saint Film and the Melodramatic Mode". Journal of Religion and Film. 16 (2): 19–22.

[2] D'Arc, James V. (2010). When Hollywood came to town: a history of moviemaking in Utah (1st ed.). Layton, Utah: Gibbs Smith. ISBN 9781423605874.

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