Mr. Krueger's Christmas

Mr. Krueger's Christmas

Written by	E.F. Wallengren
Story by	Michael H. McLean Allan Henderson J. Scott Iverson
Directed by	Kieth Merrill
Starring	James Stewart
Music by	William J. Evans
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
Production
Executive producer(s)	John G. Kinnear Stephen B. Allen
Producer(s)	Michael H. McLean
Editor(s)	Stephen Johnson
Cinematography	Jeremy Lepard
Running time	26 minutes
Production company(s)	Bonneville Productions
Distributor	The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Release
Original network	NBC
Original release	December 21, 1980 (1980-12-21)

Mr. Krueger's Christmas is a 1980 American television special produced by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints starring James Stewart, directed by Kieth Merrill and featuring the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. It was broadcast on NBC on December 21, 1980.

Synopsis

James Stewart plays Willy Krueger, a widowed apartment janitor who lives in a basement flat with his cat George. On a cold Christmas Eve, he daydreams to escape his lonely life: he muses about being a man of culture and means, an ice dance at Temple Square, a sleigh ride, as well as the conductor of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, and also imagines himself in the stable with Mary, Joseph and the infant Jesus.

Cast

James Stewart as Willy Krueger
Beverly Rowland as Lead Caroller
Kamee Aliessa as Clarissa
Tamara Fowler as Clarissa's mother
Tyson Lewis as Baby Jesus
Gordon Jump as Narrator

Reference

Hall, Airen (October 2012), "Melodrama on a Mission: Latter-Day Saint Film and the Melodramatic Mode", Journal of Religion and Film 16 (2): 19–22

External links

Mr. Krueger's Christmas at the MLCA Database
Mr. Krueger's Christmas at the Internet Movie Database
Mr. Kruegers Christmas on YouTube from the Mormon Channel

Latter-day Saint Films

Feature-length	Legacy: A Mormon Journey (1990) The Mountain of the Lord (1993) The Testaments of One Fold and One Shepherd (2000) Joseph Smith: The Prophet of the Restoration (2005) Meet the Mormons (2014)

Shorts	Hearts of the Children (1959) Unto the Least of These (1959) Up in Smoke (1960) The Search for Truth (1961) Summer of Decision (1962) The Windows of Heaven (1963) Bitter Wind (1963) Man's Search for Happiness (1964) The Long Road Back (1965) When Thou Art Converted (1967) Worthy To Stand (1968) Johnny Lingo (1969) Pioneers in Petticoats (1969) What About Thad? Cipher in the Snow (1973) The First Vision (1976) John Baker's Last Race (1976) Run Dick, Run Jane (1976) The Mailbox (1977) The Phone Call (1977) The Gift (1977) Uncle Ben (1978) The Trophy Case (1979) The Emmett Smith Story (1979) Blind Love (1979) Greater Love (1979) Joseph Smith: The Man (1980) The Drop Card (1980) In One Blinding Moment (1980) Mr. Krueger's Christmas (1980) A Marvelous Work Begins (1982) The Last Leaf (1983) The Award (1985) The Nativity (1986) Our Heavenly Father's Plan (1986) The Power of the Word (1986) Lay Hold upon the Word (1986) A Lamp unto My Feet (1987) Look to God and Live (1987) How Rare a Possession (1987) Together Forever (1987) The Pump (1988) Labor of Love (1990) What Is Real? (1990) On the Way Home (1992) Joy to the World (1993) The Lamb of God (1993) The Mediator (1995) Finding Faith in Christ (2003) The Restoration (2004) Finding Happiness (2006) Scriptures Legacy (2014)

Early films	One Hundred Years of Mormonism (1913) The Life of Nephi (1915) All Faces West (1929) Where the Saints Have Trod (1947)

Advertising campaigns	Homefront (1979-present) Truth Restored (2008-present) "I'm a Mormon" (2010-present)

Production	LDS Motion Picture Studios LDS MPS South Campus

Key people	Wetzel Whitaker Scott Whitaker

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