Miracle on 34th Street

0:03 Calaogus Shark Media. I'm journey Joe Mitchell, and welcome to a magical edition of five daily trivia questions. Let's explore some fascinating facts about this Christmas classic, It's a Miracle on thirty fourth Street. Question one. Which department store turned down the chance to be featured in the film, allowing Macy's to step in, then tried to block the movie's release when they saw its success. Question two? What unusual acting method did Edmund Gwen use to genuinely surprise Natalie Wood in the scenes where Santa speaks Dutch and Spanish?

0:43 Question three? Which famous New York judge appeared in the courtroom scene for free on one condition that changed how movies film in the city? Question four? What real Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade tradition started because of a mastae during the movie's parade filming. Question five? Which prop from the film's courtroom scene has been used in every US Postal Service training video since nineteen forty seven. We'll be right back with these holiday answers after this break. Welcome back trivia fans. Question one asked which department store turned down the chance to be featured in the film, allowing Macy's to step in, then tried to block the movie's release when they saw its success. Answer Gimbals initially declined, saying movies were beneath them, then threatened legal action when they saw how the film boosted Macy's holiday sales. They later became consultants for the nineteen ninety four remake. Question two asked what unusual acting method did Edmund Gwen use to genuinely surprise Natalie Wood in the scenes where Santa speaks Dutch and Spanish. Answer Gwen secretly took three months of language lessons and hit his language skills from Wood until filming, creating genuine reactions from the young actress. He continued studying languages and later played Santa at children's hospitals in four languages.

2:11 Question three asked which famous New York judge appeared in the courtroom scene for free on one condition that changed how movies film in the city. Answer Judge Samuel Leebowitz waived his fee if the crew promised to hire local court officers as extras, establishing the tradition of using real legal professionals in New York film shoots. His actual gavel is still used in the New York Supreme Court. Question four asked what real Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade tradition started because of a mistake during the movie's parade filming. Answer. When Santa's float broke down during filming, parade officials created the backup slag pulled by Macy's employees and reindeer costumes. The backup sleigh team still trains every year, just in case.

2:54 Question five asked which prop from the film's courtroom scene has been used in every US Postal Service train videos since nineteen forty seven. Answer. The mail bag full of letters to Santa shown as evidence has been used in USPS training videos about handling children's Christmas letters. The original bag is in the Postal Museum with a letter from every Postmaster General since today's questions were crafted with the help of AI technology. See you tomorrow.