''Finding John Christmas'' is a 2003 American

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that first aired on

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. The film is a

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to the 2001 television movie '' A Town Without Christmas''.

Plot

When a photojournalist (

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) in the fictional Bay City photographs a mysterious stranger performing an act of bravery, the act quickly becomes headline news and the town dubs the stranger "John Christmas". After seeing the photo, Kathleen McAllister (

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) becomes convinced that the mysterious stranger is in fact her long-lost brother Hank (

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), a former firefighter. With the town's help, Kathleen and Noah set about to find the stranger's true identity with the help of Max ( Peter Falk), a Christmas angel. Filmed in

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, Canada, the film featured a scene of a burning school based on the real Our Lady of the Angels School fire in

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in 1958.Ask Valerie
. ''Finding John Christmas'' website, '' CBS.com''

Cast

.....Kathleen McAllister *

.....Noah Greeley * Peter Falk.....Max *

.....Hank McAllister *

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.....Antonovitch *

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.....Dr. Merkatz *

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.....Eleanor McAllister * Michael Hirschbach.....Dr. Flynn *

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.....Soccoro Greeley * Maria Ricossa.....Marcy Bernard

References

External links

''Finding John Christmas''
at CBS.com * * {{Andy Wolk 2003 television films 2003 films American Christmas drama films 2000s fantasy drama films Television sequel films CBS network films Films shot in Nova Scotia Films directed by Andy Wolk Films scored by Patrick Williams Christmas television films American drama television films 2000s English-language films 2000s American films

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