Quincy's Quest (1979)

Director
Robert Reed

Main cast
Tommy Steele; Mel Martin; Roy Kinnear; Charles Morgan; Fred Schiller

Genres
Family, Fantasy, Comedy, TV Movie

Description
It's the night before Christmas, and all toy store rejects are due to be tossed into the furnace. This includes Quincy, a most lifelike doll. In a last ditch effort to save himself and his "unwanted" chums from incineration, Quincy goes on a long and perilous journey in search of the only one who can save them: Santa Claus


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