Star in the Night
Three cowboys riding across the desert with gifts for no particular recipient see a distant bright light, and find it comes from the Star Auto Court sign where the owners and guests work together to help a young expectant couple.
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"Excellent retelling of the nativity Christmas Eve in a desert in a south western state in the US and a young couple, Jose and Maria Santos, arrive at a remote motel. The cabins are full but, as the wife is expecting a child at any time, the owner is persuaded to allow them to stay in a shed. What happens next has an impact on all the people there. Short drama, in essence a modern retelling of the Nativity story, which was the debut for director Don Siegel. It is a heartwarming tale which deservedly won an Oscar for Best Short Subject. Stars J. Carol Naish as the initially hardhearted motel o..."
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This was director Don Siegel's first commercial theatrical release.
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Three cowboys riding across the desert with gifts for no particular recipient see a distant bright light, and find it comes from the Star Auto Court sign where the owners and guests work together to help a young expectant couple.