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Surprise from Santa (1948)
TV Special | 90 min | Family

Surprise from Santa (1948)

TV Special | 90 min | Family

A lavish TV Christmas spectacular, with one of the last TV appearances of tap-dancing legend, Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, and possibly the first TV Christmas special with original songs. Actress Anne Jeffreys performed songs with a rear ...See moreA lavish TV Christmas spectacular, with one of the last TV appearances of tap-dancing legend, Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, and possibly the first TV Christmas special with original songs. Actress Anne Jeffreys performed songs with a rear screen projection effect, said to be the first for a CBS production. Jules Mushin did the "Cowardly Lion" number from the "Wizard of Oz", an early performance of the film's music on television. The Bil and Cora Baird Marionettes did a dance to the tune of "Jingle Bells" as sung by an LP record of Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters. See less

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10 cast members

Name	Known for
Anne Jeffreys Self Self See fewer	Riffraff (1947)
Bill Robinson Self Self See fewer	The Little Colonel (1935)
Jules Munshin Self Self See fewer	On the Town (1949)
Kathryn Lee Self Self See fewer	The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950)
The Baird Puppets Self Self See fewer	Art Carney Meets Peter and the Wolf (1958)
Bil Baird Self Self See fewer	The Sound of Music (1965)
Cora Baird Self Self See fewer	The Sound of Music (1965)
Toni Halloran Self - Child Self - Child See fewer	Kraft Theatre (1947)
Whitford Kane Self - Santa Claus Self - Santa Claus See fewer	Hide-Out (1934)
Clifford Tatum Jr. Self - Child Self - Child See fewer	Room for One More (1952)