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A city-bred grandson moves to his grandparents' farm during the Great Depression and grows up enough under their tough care to help his grandfather deliver a surprise gift on Christmas Eve to their community church with the help of a phantom stranger.
15 Cast Members
Jason Robards
Daniel Larson
Eva Marie Saint
Emma Larson
George Parry
Rusty McCloud
Joanne Woodward
Mildred McCloud
Bryan Englund
Danny Larson
Mary-Beth Manning
Louise Hockmeyer
Nora Martin
Lollie Hockmeyer
Sally Chamberlin
Lil Hockmeyer
Arvid Carlson
Ralph Youngquist
Mildred Carlson
Beulah Youngquist
Allen Hamilton
Oskar Hockmeyer
Guy Paul
Tall Fellow
Alexander A. Mayer
Russell McCloud (grown)
Pamela Danser
Lollie Hockmeyer (grown)
Lowell Anderson
Preacher
