It Came Upon the Midnight Clear

Duration: 96 min

Release date: 1984-12-15

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Retired cop Mike Halligan decides to show his grandson, who has never seen snow before, what a real white Christmas in New York is like. But a sudden fatal heart attack derails those plans, and Halligan makes a deal with the Archangel of Heaven to return to Earth for a week until Christmas in order to give his grandson the seasonal glories of New York City.

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as Mike Halligan

as Robbie Westin

Barrie Youngfellow

Barrie Youngfellow

William Griffis

William Griffis

Christina Pickles

Christina Pickles

Elisha Cook Jr.

Elisha Cook Jr.

Nicholas Hormann

Nicholas Hormann

as Monsignor Donoghue

as Missy Westin

George Pentecost

George Pentecost

as Harried Angel (as Dan Barrows)

as Music Teacher (as Jan Chamberlain)

as Charity Lady

as Freddie the Mailman

as Mrs. Honeywell

as Paramedic #1

as Paramedic #2

Chino 'Fats' Williams

Chino 'Fats' Williams

Ernie Lee Banks

Ernie Lee Banks

as Street Hustler

Christopher Aber

Christopher Aber

as Mailperson (uncredited)

as Businessman (uncredited)

as Kid (uncredited)

as Cop (uncredited)

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Second Assistant Director

Casting Director

Director of Photography

Jerrold L. Ludwig

Jerrold L. Ludwig

Arthur B. Rubinstein

Arthur B. Rubinstein

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