It Came Upon the Midnight Clear (1984) DVD Mickey Rooney, Scott Grimes, Barrie Youngfellow

It Came Upon the Midnight Clear (1984) Color Approx. 97 min. Shown in its original 1.33:1 aspect ratio. Playable in North America (the US, Canada, Mexico, etc.)

Starring: Mickey Rooney, Scott Grimes, Barrie Youngfellow, Annie Potts, Lloyd Nolan, Christina Pickles, Hamilton Camp, Elisha Cook Jr. Written by Frank Cardea and George Schenck. Directed by Peter H. Hunt

Mickey Rooney plays Mike Halligan, a retired cop from Manhattan living in California with his family who decides to show his grandson (Scott Grimes), who has never seen snow before, what a real white Christmas in New York is like. But he dies from a sudden heart attack in which Halligan makes a deal with the Archangel of Heaven (George Gaynes) to return to Earth for a week until Christmas and show his grandson the seasonal glories of New York City.

“A heartwarming Christmas Story!”