Dec. 24, 2024

Miracle on 34th Street

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Calaogus Shark Media. I'm journey Joe Mitchell, and welcome to

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a magical edition of five daily trivia questions. Let's explore

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some fascinating facts about this Christmas classic, It's a Miracle

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on thirty fourth Street. Question one. Which department store turned

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down the chance to be featured in the film, allowing

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Macy's to step in, then tried to block the movie's

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release when they saw its success. Question two? What unusual

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acting method did Edmund Gwen use to genuinely surprise Natalie

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Wood in the scenes where Santa speaks Dutch and Spanish?

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Question three? Which famous New York judge appeared in the

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courtroom scene for free on one condition that changed how

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movies film in the city? Question four? What real Macy's

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Thanksgiving Day parade tradition started because of a mastae during

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the movie's parade filming. Question five? Which prop from the

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film's courtroom scene has been used in every US Postal

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Service training video since nineteen forty seven. We'll be right

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back with these holiday answers after this break. Welcome back

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trivia fans. Question one asked which department store turned down

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the chance to be featured in the film, allowing Macy's

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to step in, then tried to block the movie's release

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when they saw its success. Answer Gimbals initially declined, saying

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movies were beneath them, then threatened legal action when they

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saw how the film boosted Macy's holiday sales. They later

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became consultants for the nineteen ninety four remake. Question two

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asked what unusual acting method did Edmund Gwen use to

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genuinely surprise Natalie Wood in the scenes where Santa speaks

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Dutch and Spanish. Answer Gwen secretly took three months of

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language lessons and hit his language skills from Wood until filming,

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creating genuine reactions from the young actress. He continued studying

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languages and later played Santa at children's hospitals in four languages.

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Question three asked which famous New York judge appeared in

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the courtroom scene for free on one condition that changed

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how movies film in the city. Answer Judge Samuel Leebowitz

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waived his fee if the crew promised to hire local

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court officers as extras, establishing the tradition of using real

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legal professionals in New York film shoots. His actual gavel

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is still used in the New York Supreme Court. Question

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four asked what real Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade tradition started

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because of a mistake during the movie's parade filming. Answer.

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When Santa's float broke down during filming, parade officials created

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the backup slag pulled by Macy's employees and reindeer costumes.

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The backup sleigh team still trains every year, just in case.

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Question five asked which prop from the film's courtroom scene

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has been used in every US Postal Service train videos

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since nineteen forty seven. Answer. The mail bag full of

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letters to Santa shown as evidence has been used in

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USPS training videos about handling children's Christmas letters. The original

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bag is in the Postal Museum with a letter from

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every Postmaster General since today's questions were crafted with the

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help of AI technology. See you tomorrow.

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