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.
as William Kamp
as Mrs. Rathbone
as Verna Kamp
as Warren Kamp
as Miss Mayfield
as Norman Kamp
as Ruthie Kamp
as Russell Kamp
as Helen
as Lenny
as Karl
as Mae
as Esther
as Gale
as Frank
as Tommy
as Mr. Mueller
as Mrs. Kamp
as Frank's Mother
as Mr. Phelps
as Minister
as Mrs. Bigler
as Billy
as Sarah
as Maude
as Henry
as Violet the Dog
as Cloud the Horse