The Christmas Star

All the neighborhood children recruited to help 'Santa' with recovering his loot are referred to by their real life names on screen.

In a scene early on, Billy is watching with interest a news story on the TV about McNickle's escape from prison which shows his photo and mentions he escaped disguised as Santa Claus. When Billy discovers McNickle hiding in the basement not long afterwards, he not only mistakes him for the real Santa, but fails to recognize him as the escaped convict he had just seen on the TV.