The best Edmund Gwenn’s family movies

Edmund Gwenn

Edmund Gwenn

26/09/1877- 06/09/1959
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Miracle on 34th Street

Miracle on 34th Street
7.9/10
Kris Kringle, seemingly the embodiment of Santa Claus, is asked to portray the jolly old fellow at Macy's following his performance in the Thanksgiving Day parade. His portrayal is so complete that many begin to question if he truly is Santa Claus, while others question his sanity.

Lassie Come Home

Lassie Come Home
7.1/10
Hard times come for the Carraclough family and they are forced to sell their dog, Lassie, to the rich Duke of Rudling. Lassie, however, is unwilling to remain apart from young Carraclough son Joe and sets out on a long and dangerous journey to rejoin him.

Life with Father

Life with Father
7.1/10
  • Genre: ComedyFamily
  • Release: 13/09/1947
  • Character: Rev. Dr. Lloyd
A straitlaced turn-of-the-century father presides over a family of boys and the mother who really rules the roost.

Hills of Home

Hills of Home
6.6/10
William McClure is the villlage doctor in a remote Scottish glen. Tricked into buying Lassie, a collie afraid of water, he sets about teaching her to swim. At the same time he has the bigger problem that he is getting older and must ensure the glen will have a new local doctor ready.

Challenge to Lassie

Challenge to Lassie
6.2/10
When Lassie's master dies, an old friend tries to convince a judge that the dog's life should be spared.

A Yank at Eton

A Yank at Eton
6.1/10
  • Genre: ComedyFamily
  • Release: 01/09/1942
  • Character: Headmaster Justin
An American playboy is sent to a British boarding school to learn discipline.

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