The Man Who Saved Christmas


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. First broadcast on CBS television in 2002, it was released on DVD and Bluray in 2008, by Echo Bridge Home Entertainment in the US.

Things get the better of Gilbert as he learns that his brother Ari Cohen has been declared missing in action in the war. This and other factors cause Gilbert to confront the government over plans to encourage people not to celebrate Christmas in order to save resources for the war effort. Gilbert successfully lobbies the government to allow him and other toy manufacturers to resume the production of toys for Christmas. Thus earning him the name The man who saved Christmas.The film contains numerous errors and omissions AC Junior is portrayed as an only child yet, in real life, he had two older sisters, Charlotte and Lucretia. Moreover, AC Junior wasnt even born when this film was set. ........

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