Frosty the Snowman

"Special Christmas magic!"

1969 0h 25m EN

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6.9

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73%

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7.3

IMDB

★6.9TMDB · 408🍅73%Rotten Tomatoes★7.3IMDB · 24,587

FamilyAnimationTV Movie

Synopsis

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A discarded silk top-hat becomes the focus of a struggle between a washed-up stage magician and a group of schoolchildren, after it magically brings a snowman to life. Realizing that newly-living Frosty will melt in spring unless he takes refuge in a colder climate, the magic snowman and Karen, a young girl whom he befriends, stow away on a freight train headed for the North Pole. Little do they know that the magician is following them, and he wants his hat back!

“Special Christmas magic!”

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Cast

Jimmy Durante
Narrator (voice)
Billy De Wolfe
Professor Hinkle (voice)
Jackie Vernon
Frosty the Snowman (voice)
Paul Frees
Santa Claus / Traffic Cop / Additional Voices (voice)
June Foray
Teacher / Karen / Additional Voices (voice)
Suzanne Davidson
Karen (voice) (uncredited)
Greg Thomas
Karen's friends (voice) (uncredited)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jules Bass
Writers: Romeo Muller
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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1 / 8

RUNTIME

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Tight 25-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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57 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Frosty the Snowman Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

ERA

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Editor Irwin Goldress shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Jimmy Durante and Billy De Wolfe and Jackie Vernon carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Special Christmas magic!".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0064349 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Jules Bass directs. Irwin Goldress cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 25-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
257 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "Frosty the Snowman Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Editor Irwin Goldress shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Jimmy Durante and Billy De Wolfe and Jackie Vernon carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Special Christmas magic!".
8IMDB entry: tt0064349 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Editing: Irwin Goldress
Sound: Bob Elder
Runtime: 25 min · 0h 25m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: Frosty the Snowman (1969)
Rotten Tomatoes: 73% 🍅 Fresh
IMDB rating: 7.3/10 · 24,587 votes
MPAA: Approved

Part of

Frosty the Snowman Collection

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Jules Bass

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GenerationofSwine2023-01-14
★ 10/10
It's pure nostalgia again. It was on television almost every Christmas from 1969 to today. It was a Christmas tradition... ...and now unfortunately it's a tradition that is being copied by a thousand low-rent cartoons that even snatch the cover in their cheap imitations.... ...but in any case, about two generations of American kids grew up with this as a part of their Christmas holiday, along with Rudolph and the puppet Santa cartoon. It's as much a part of Christmas as "It's a Wonderful Life" and "A Christmas Story," and it has spanned the generations. Unfortunately it's on less and less now days and being replaced with, well, with NEW shows that don't have the generational love behind them.

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