
Christmas for a Dollar
2013 · Movie · PG · 101 min · ★ 6.4 · 72% critics
America is in the midst of the Great Depression, and the Kamp family is struggling to get by, especially since Mrs. Kamp’s untimely death nearly a year ago. The older children do their best to take care of the family, but it’s the younger children—Hopalong Cassidy fan Norman and straight-talking little Ruthie—who struggle most. Now, with their mother gone and their father overwhelmed by doctor bills from young Norman’s battle with polio, the Kamp siblings fully expect a Christmas without presents. But when William scrapes together a dollar in coins to use for Christmas gifts, everything begins to change.
Also known as A Christmas Wish
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Details
- Years
- 2013
- Release date
- 2013-12-15
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 72/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.4/10 (14 votes)
Themes
- horse
- family relationships
- family
- poor
- christmas
- father son relationship
- father daughter relationship
Cast & crew

Brian Krause
as William Kamp

Nancy Stafford
as Mrs. Rathbone

Danielle Chuchran
as Verna Kamp

James Gaisford
as Warren Kamp

Heather Beers
as Miss Mayfield

Jacob Buster
as Norman Kamp

Ruby Jones
as Ruthie Kamp
- EH
Ethan Hunt
as Russell Kamp

Melanie Stone
as Helen
- CB
Christopher Buster
as Lenny
Directed by John Lyde