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The Man Who Saved Christmas is a film based on the true story about the efforts of toymaker Alfred Carlton Gilbert (portrayed by Jason Alexander) of the A. C. Gilbert Company to continue making toys during World War I.
Dec 15, 2002 · The Man Who Saved Christmas: Directed by Sturla Gunnarsson. With Jason Alexander, Kelly Rowan, Ari Cohen, C. David Johnson. A.C. Gilbert figures out a way to keep Christmas alive after the war threatens to take it away in his name.
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- Biography, Drama, Family
- Sturla Gunnarsson
- 2002-12-15
Inventor and toy manufacturer A.C. Gilbert (Jason Alexander) rediscovers his holiday spirit during World War I.
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- Sturla Gunnarsson
- TV-PG
- Jason Alexander
When the US gets dragged into Word War I, Frank enlists and Woodrow Wilson's government recruits A.C. as consultant to convert factories like theirs for the war effort. Yet his gifted preteen son, whose schoolmates meanly turned on the 'Christmas killer's kid', ends up convincing him to refuse canceling Christmas and even resume toy production.
This heartwarming Christmas movie tells the incredible true story of how a disillusioned toy inventor, A.C. Gilbert changes the minds and hearts of Congress when they threaten to cancel the holiday due to WW1.
Dec 15, 2002 · With a young son himself, who looks forward to Christmas like any other child, what will A.C. do this time? Alfred Carlton Gilbert invented the Erector Set and is trying to get it onto the toy shelves of the country.
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A heartwarming drama based on the life of innovative inventor and toy maker A. C. Gilbert (Jason Alexander), a man with a belief that playing helps children learn, imagine and dream. With the support of his loving wife, Mary (Kelly Rowan), A. C. and his brother Frank run a successful toy factory.
