A Trap for Santa Claus (1909)

1909 · Silent film · 16 min · dir. D.W. Griffith

• Drama

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Synopsis

The children set a trap for Santa Claus on Christmas Eve, knowing he has to come through the window because their estate has no chimney. Their father, who abandoned them and his wife before she inherited her fortune, plans to burglarize that very house, unaware of the occupants or the trap.

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Details

Director

D.W. Griffith

Cinematography

Billy Bitzer

Studio

Biograph Company

Released

1909-12-20

Running time

16 minutes

Cast & crew

• D.W. Griffith Director
• Henry B. Walthall
• Marion Leonard
• Gladys Egan
• JJohn Tansey
• Mack Sennett
• Kate Bruce
• WWilliam J. Butler
• W. Chrystie Miller

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