Christmas for a Dollar
The true meaning of Christmas, for just a dollar.
PG 2013 · 101 min · ★ 6.5 · Drama, Family
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.
Directed by John Lyde · Written by Sally Meyer
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Brian Krause William Kamp -
Nancy Stafford Mrs. Rathbone -
Danielle Chuchran Verna Kamp -
James Gaisford Warren Kamp -
Heather Beers Miss Mayfield -
Jacob Buster Norman Kamp -
Ruby Jones Ruthie Kamp - E Ethan Hunt Russell Kamp
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Melanie Stone Helen - C Christopher Buster Lenny
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- G Grace Hallows Mae
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