Christmas on Division Street 1991 DVD (Region 1 - Playable in North America - The US, Canada, Mexico, etc.) Color. Starring: Hume Cronyn, Fred Savage, Badja Djola, Jim Byrnes, Cloyce Morrow, Casey Ellison, Kenneth Welsh. Written by Barry Morrow. Directed by George Kaczender.A deeply moving holiday tale of the true Christmas spirit - based on a true story.They met by chance. One was an upper-class schoolboy, the other an 80-year-old street bum living on Division Street, one of the toughest areas of downtown Philadelphia. But their extraordinary friendship goes far beyond their ages and lifestyles. The eccentric Cleveland Meriwether not only shows 14-year-old Trevor Atwood how to enjoy life to the full, but also opens the rich boy's eyes to the terrible plight of America's less fortunate and makes Trevor determined to fight all the odds to help those in need. But the dangers of Division Street and a tragic secret from Meriwether's past threaten the human bond forged between the old man and the young boy - a situation that will change both their lives forever.
