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Engaging Father Christmas(2017)
Status: Released
Date: 2017-11-12
62%
60 Votes
Time: 1h 25m
Overview:
It's Christmas and Miranda leaves Seattle with a suitcase full of presents to join her long- lost family in Carlton Heath, where she will experience the joyful traditions she missed as a child. Last Christmas, Miranda fell in love with Ian, a local man who helped her as she searched for her father, James Whitcomb, a famous theatre actor she believed had a connection to the town. At his widow Margaret’s request, Miranda agrees to keep it a secret to protect the family from scandal.
Languages: English.
Countries:
Canada
ProductionCompanies: 
Bauman Entertainment
Movie: Engaging Father Christmas
Top 10 Billed Cast
Erin Krakow
Miranda Carson Chester
Niall Matter
Ian McAndrick
Wendie Malick
Margaret Whitcomb
Michael Kopsa
Andrew McAndrick
Aliyah O'Brien
Ellie Whitcomb
Bethany Brown
Annie Jacobs
Crystal Balint
Natalie Garrett
Andrew Francis
Josh
Nevis Unipan
Julia Whitcomb
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