The Big Downtown Christmas
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A charming story of a boy who gets lost in the lights and smells of downtown Chicago at Christmas time. He is taken in by the famous holiday windows at Marshall Fields and various other downtown department stores on State Street and Michigan Avenue. In a split-second conclusion, the boy discovers the meaning of the season as he finds his parents in the holiday crowds.
Credits
Charles Dee Sharp (filmmaker); Jay Kaufman (sound); Eric Bettelheim (actor); Burton Moore (narrator)
Complete catalog record
Cfa collection: Charles Sharp Collection
Subjects: Holidays; Religions; City and town life; Christmas
Places: North America > United States > Illinois > Chicago
Language: English
Cfa elements: Answer Print, 375 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/6954
Subjects: Holidays; Religions; City and town life; Christmas
Places: North America > United States > Illinois > Chicago
Language: English
Cfa elements: Answer Print, 375 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/6954
Sources
- Chicago Film Archives · record ↗ — title, year, creator, length, format, color, sound, genre, description, credits, catalog record, video
Record added 2026-11-08 21:25:09