Frosty the Snowman

Frosty the Snowman

Special Christmas magic!

Part of Frosty the Snowman Collection

1969•25m•6.9/10

FamilyAnimationTV Movie

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.9/10(376)

A discarded silk top-hat becomes the focus of a struggle between a washed-up stage magician and a group of schoolchildren, after it magically brings a snowman to life. Realizing that newly-living Frosty will melt in spring unless he takes refuge in a colder climate, the magic snowman and Karen, a young girl whom he befriends, stow away on a freight train headed for the North Pole. Little do they know that the magician is following them, and he wants his hat back!

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Production

Rankin/Bass Productions

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Jimmy Durante

Jimmy Durante

Narrator (voice)

Billy De Wolfe

Billy De Wolfe

Professor Hinkle (voice)

Jackie Vernon

Jackie Vernon

Frosty the Snowman (voice)

Paul Frees

Paul Frees

Santa Claus / Traffic Cop / Additional Voices (voice)

June Foray

June Foray

Teacher / Karen / Additional Voices (voice)

Suzanne Davidson

Karen (voice) (uncredited)

Greg Thomas

Karen's friends (voice) (uncredited)

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