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Release Date:
December 15, 2013
Original Title:
Christmas for a Dollar
Alternate Titles:
A Christmas Wish
Genres:
Drama | Family
Production Companies:
Covenant Communications
Mainstay Productions
Paulist Productions
Production Countries:
United States of America
Ratings / Certifications:
US: PG
Runtime: 101
America is in the midst of the Great Depression, and the Kamp family is struggling to get by, especially since Mrs. Kamp’s untimely death nearly a year ago. The older children do their best to take care of the family, but it’s the younger children—Hopalong Cassidy fan Norman and straight-talking little Ruthie—who struggle most. Now, with their mother gone and their father overwhelmed by doctor bills from young Norman’s battle with polio, the Kamp siblings fully expect a Christmas without presents. But when William scrapes together a dollar in coins to use for Christmas gifts, everything begins to change.
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Co-Executive Producer:
Norma Olsen
Jaren Riley
Michael Hughes
Mindy Hughes
Co-Producer:
Sally Meyer
Costume Designer:
Shari Ohman
Director:
John Lyde
Director of Photography:
John Lyde
Editor:
John Lyde
Executive Producer:
Ron Brough
Barry Evans
Marybeth Sprows
Eric Andrews
Music:
James Schafer
Producer:
Paul D. Hunt
John Lyde
Screenplay:
Sally Meyer
Supervising Sound Editor:
Carlos Sanches
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