Christmas Snow

The makers of this film wisely decided to make this a short film rather than stretching out this out into a 2 hour time slot. We we have is a story that moves at a quick pace and you never are bored.

In this film television icon Katherine Helmond co stars with another icon Sid Caesar. Katherine plays Widow Mutterance a candy store owner in the 1940's. She is being evicted because the landlord (Sid Caesar) wants her out so he can turn the space into a laundry mat. By doing this he can make more money.

Later on the landlord ends up "Missing". There is a freak Snowstorm that is happening and the only person willing to look for him is the Widow Mutterance.

This is a well made film. The message here is "Kindness has rewards"

When her mean-spirited, old landlord goes missing during a blizzard on Christmas Eve, Mrs. Mutterance and her children set out to search for him when nobody else will. What is shocking is the woman that sets out to find him is about to be thrown out of her home and business by the same man she sets out to find. Katherine Helmond, Kimble Joyner, Melissa Joan Hart, and Sid Caesar star.

This film is not perfect but it as overall wonderful feeling about it. I love the lesson it has "Between The Lines". The message is "Just because someone is mean and rude to you does not give you an excuse to act the same".

Watch with your family!

Widow Mutterance (Katherine Helmond) has a run a candy store for years. She lives in the place's back quarters with her two adopted children, Amy (a tiny Melissa Joan Hart) and Wallace (Kimble Joyner). On the second floor, the building's grumpy owner, Snyder (Sid Caesar) makes his home. The candy sales have been rather poor lately, even though Christmas is very near, which makes Snyder even more touchy. Now he tells the widow that she is going to be evicted at the end of the year and he is turning the downstairs into a laundromat. Goodness! Naturally, Mrs. Mutterance is distraught, for the store is also home to her family. No amount of pleading or begging melts Snyder's heart. However, on the day before Christmas, it snows and Snyder suddenly turns up missing. The kids are happy, for they believe their problems will be solved. But, the widow insists that they go "look for" Snyder around the neighborhood, for he may have injured himself out in the cold and it is the right thing to do. Will they find the old codger? This is a lovely film with heart and good messages for families everywhere. Only 45 minutes in length, it nevertheless packs a punch into every minute. Regrettably, Helmond and Caesar, two great comedians, don't really get to show their comical sides but they are very touching as the film's stars. Hart and Joyner are wonderful as the kids and the other minor cast members do a nice job, too. The setting, costumes, and camera-work are merely average but the strong story and direction make the film a success. If your family, like others, needs a diversion in the days before the holiday actually arrives, this is a good viewing choice for families during the Christmas season.

On Christmas Eve Mrs. Mutterance (a candy store owner) finds out her Scrooge like landlord will be evicting her because he can make more money if her store was turned into a laundromat. On the same day a freak snow storm hits town.

Later that night Mrs. Mutterance finds out her landlord is missing and she is the only person that is willing to go out and find him and this cold Winters night.

This film is less than one hour. Its very enjoyable. Like someone else stated "No Good Deed Goes Unnoticed".

A true winner here

This is a movie based on a story by Paul Theroux, "London Christmas." An old curmudgeon, Snyder, plans to bounce a long-time tenant of his building out onto the street. Widow Mutterance, Mrs. M, owns a candy shop that has become a neighborhood tradition. The widow has a couple of young children whom she seems to have adopted when their parents died or disappeared. The widow and kids live above the candy shop, as does Mr. Snyder. He wants to put in a coin-operated launderette and he wants the whole upstairs for himself.

This is an independent TV Christmas film that ran on NBC. It's an unusual plot that won an Emmy in 1986. It stars Katherine Helmond as Mrs. M and Sid Caesar as Snyder. The two children have nice roles. Melissa Hart is Amy and Kimble Joyner is Wallace. All the cast are very good. The story has some extra twists and a nice ending.

Katherine Helmond is particularly good. Most will enjoy this as a Christmas film.