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Episode Synopsis
Welcome brothers and sisters to Mormon Movie Reviews: Where LDS movie lovers belong! I am your humble host, Dives, this is episode 98 and will will review
EP 98 - Mr. Krueger's Christmas (1980)
Link: https://youtu.be/m7TfY7aK9R4
Running time: 25 minutes
Rating: Not Rated
Genre: Fantasy
PAUSE at title
This review works best if you have seen this film before, though that is not required.
Spoiler alert
we will watch this short in totality together, while I make some insightful and occasionally irreverent commentary
‘Sweep Twice’
TO
Synopsis
Legendary actor 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.
let me know your thoughts on this film by sending me a message to [email protected]
Final Thoughts
A man of faith, Stewart played the venerable Mr. Krueger and spoke highly of the TV special, saying he hoped it would help promote the true meaning of that holiday in remembering Christ's birth.
This is always a great film to watch around the holidays. It is charming and magical. Jimmy Stewart will always be an honorary Mormon, and I looked this up on my premium account on ancestry.com, I am so relieved that Stewart’s temple work has been done for him not just once, but three different times just to be sure. #CovenantPath
EP 98 - Mr. Krueger's Christmas (1980)
Link: https://youtu.be/m7TfY7aK9R4
Running time: 25 minutes
Rating: Not Rated
Genre: Fantasy
PAUSE at title
This review works best if you have seen this film before, though that is not required.
Spoiler alert
we will watch this short in totality together, while I make some insightful and occasionally irreverent commentary
‘Sweep Twice’
TO
Synopsis
Legendary actor 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.
let me know your thoughts on this film by sending me a message to [email protected]
Final Thoughts
A man of faith, Stewart played the venerable Mr. Krueger and spoke highly of the TV special, saying he hoped it would help promote the true meaning of that holiday in remembering Christ's birth.
This is always a great film to watch around the holidays. It is charming and magical. Jimmy Stewart will always be an honorary Mormon, and I looked this up on my premium account on ancestry.com, I am so relieved that Stewart’s temple work has been done for him not just once, but three different times just to be sure. #CovenantPath
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