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Castle Films " Christmas Cartoon " Christmas Morning W/ Presents & Carolers Xd4813 (1942)

1942 · Animation · 9 min

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Synopsis

Released by Castle Films in 1942 and sold for the home market through catalogs and department stores through 1945, this "Christmas Cartoon" short features a bookended live-action segment, introducing some children who are disappointed that Santa hasn't come. Dad sets up a 16mm movie projector and screen, and some magic happens -- a 1932 Terrytoon called "Toyland" comes on screen -- and when it concludes, presents suddenly appear. As the film comes to an end, carolers appear at the window of the family home, wishing everyone a Merry Christmas. The Toyland cartoon shown was directed by Frank Moser and written by Paul Terry. Motion picture films don't last forever; many have already been lost or destroyed. For almost two decades, we've worked to collect, scan and preserve the world as it was captured on 35mm, 16mm and 8mm movies -- including home movies, industrial films, and other non-fiction. This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k.

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Running time
9 minutes
Collection
Ephemeral Films

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