Drama · United States of America · 1909 · 16m

A Trap for Santa Claus

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Director
D.W. Griffith
Cast
Henry B. Walthall as Arthur Rogers (uncredited) Marion Leonard as Helen Rogers (uncredited) Gladys Egan as The Rogers Daughter (uncredited) John Tansey as The Rogers Son (uncredited) Mack Sennett as Angry Bartender (uncredited) Kate Bruce as Aunt's Home's Housekeeper (uncredited)
Crew
Billy Bitzer — Director of Photography
Synopsis

The children of a household attempt to capture Santa, but they catch something else entirely.

Mood & Themes
desertionsanta claussurprisesilent filmhard timeschristmasabandoned by husbandimpoverished familychristmas eve
Key Collaborators
D.W. Griffith Director Billy Bitzer Director of Photography
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