Mrs. Santa Claus Movie Review 1996

Who better than Lansbury to star as the title character in this sweet TV musical set in 1910. Vivacious Mrs. C is tired of being left home during Santa's (Durning) annual trip and decides to borrow the sleigh for a test drive just before the big day. But bad weather and an injured reindeer force an emergency landing in New York City where she befriends the young sweatshop workers at villainous toy-maker A.P. Tavish's (Mann) factory and does a little matchmaking too. But Mrs. Claus still must make it back to the North Pole by Christmas Eve.

Distribution

Hallmark Home Entertainment, 6100 Wilshire Blvd., Ste. 1400, Los Angeles, CA 90048, Phone: (213)634-3000, Fax: (213)549-3760, Remarks: Lainie Handelman, Mktg.

Available on VHS
Running time 90 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Musicals, Christmas, New York, New York, Period Piece: 1910s

Screenplay

Mark Saltzman

Cast

Angela Lansbury, Charles Durning, Terrence Mann, David Norona, Debra Wiseman, Rosalind Harris, Bryan Murray, Lynsey Bartilson, Michael Jeter

Cinematography

Stephen M. Katz

Director

Terry Hughes

Music

Jerry Herman

Producer

Jr. J. Boyce Harman, David Shaw, Hallmark Entertainment, Corymore Productions