Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade: Floating in History

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Documentary

This short documentary film gives a little history of the parade, with film clips. But, its main focus is on the making of the 1947 classic holiday film "Miracle on 34th Street" and the 20th Century Fox shooting of the November 1946 parade and in Macy's department store.

Released: Nov 21, 2006

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Robert M. Grippo

Himself - Author of 'Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade'

John W. Straus

Himself - V.P. of Macy's New York 1958-1968

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