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File: Santa Claus (1925).webm

Author: Frank Emil Kleinschmidt

Publisher: Frank Emil Kleinschmidt

Year: 1925

PD: PD/US|1949

Note:

Cat: Christmas film, Fantasy film


00:00

MR. AND MRS. F. E. KLEINSCHMIDT
Present
A FANTASY
ACTUALLY FILMED IN
NORTHERN ALASKA


00:06

Santa
Claus

Copyright 1925


00:25

"'Twas the night before Christmas
And all through the house
Not a creature was stirring
Not even a mouse."


01:02

"Now's our chance. Mother's gone to bed."


01:16

"We'll watch for Santa Claus and when he comes we'll ask him to tell us what he does when it isn't Christmas."


01:43

But children who wait for Santa Claus find that he is very late arriving.


02:23

"Oh, Ho! So you want Santa to tell you what he is doing the rest of the year."


02:36

"I live in the Land of Winter, on the rim of the Polar Sea."


02:49

"A fairy kingdom bound by vast glaciers, towering ice crags and endless fields of snow."


03:08

"My borders are guarded by Goblins of the deep."


03:27

"The Monarch of the Arctic watchfully patrols my domain."


04:15

"It is an enchanting land, but sometimes Layluk, the North Wind, shakes his blankets and a blizzard comes howling down from his ice caves."


04:58

"Then I hurry to get home to my nice warm castle of snow."


05:16

"Back to my little men. Busy with countless toys."


06:24

"Such a hammering and pounding and sawing you never heard!"


06:37

"Such a painting and polishing!"


06:49

"For, of course, by Christmas, we must have a present ready for every boy and girl in the whole world."


07:03

NO BOY SCOUTS GIFT
678923 Jeremy Jones Toy Train, big engine
628924 Mary Jones Dolls' house, all furnished
628925 Prince of Wales Hobby horse
628926 Billy Smith
628927 Bobby Harrison
628928
628929

07:12

"I remember I was watching Billy Smith through my telescope yesterday——"


07:37

PLEASE HELP
THE BLIND


08:49

NO BOY SCOUTS GIFT
678923 Jeremy Jones Toy Train, big engine
628924 Mary Jones Dolls' house, all furnished
628925 Prince of Wales Hobby horse
628926 Billy Smith
628927 Bobby Harrison a live pony and cast
628928
628929

09:12

"You are sure it will work, Tweedeedee?"


09:19

"Of course it will, Santa, watch!"


10:10

"Santa, do you still drive reindeer, or did you come in an airyplane?"


10:19

"I could never give up my reindeer. You should see how many I have."


11:00

"The herd keeps me busy. For one thing, I must break the deer to the harness."


11:12

"Donner was a bad boy and gave me a lot of trouble."


11:36

"But Blitzen, my pet, was easy to break."


11:46

"I remember when I picked him up, a trembling little waif lost in the snow."


12:02

"He put his little head in my whiskers, pleading that I care for him."


12:15

"But when the hard work is over, I have a glass of reindeer milk."


12:38

"We are terribly busy, but Saturday is always a holiday and then I go calling—"


12:54

"—On my nearest neighbors, the Eskimos."


13:17

"And the little Eskimos, just like other boys and girls, tell me what they want for Christmas."


13:35

"Once a year the Easter Bunny makes a long trip to consult with me."


13:46

"And I tell him what little boys and girls deserve the prettiest Easter baskets."


14:00

"I have a swift, silent messenger——the snow-white Ptarmigan—"


14:09

"—Who brings all the special delivery letters the children write me just before Christmas."


14:19

"My closest friend is a mischievous little fellow you already know—he has often pinched your ears and nipped your toes."


14:38

"I always delight in calling on him, because he is the greatest artist in the world."


14:51

"Hello, Jack Frost."


15:00

"It is time to make the world beautiful, Jack. We must have an old-fashioned Christmas this year."


15:16

"All right, Santa, I have some beautiful new ice designs this year."


15:36

"And wherever Jack goes the ice crystals spring up at the touch of his magic wand."


16:02

"When he reaches the cities, he paints his beautiful ferns and flowers on every window pane."


16:21

"But, no matter how much I have to do, I watch the children through my telescope every day, and you can never tell when I may be looking right straight at you."


16:50

"My books are full of the names of boy scouts."


17:00

NO BOY SCOUTS GIFT
678937 Henry Alden Football Suit
678938 Berkeley Seier Flexible Flyer
678939 Charles Beard Skates and Sweather
678940 Harry Millie Bicycle
678941 Ralph Johnson Steam Engine
678942 Hawty Kleinsmith Complete Scent Outfit
678943 Bobby Nord Tent
678944 Jimmy Olden Boots
678945 [...] Pad and Reel

17:10

"But sometimes I see things that make me very, very sad."


18:11-18:19

NO BOY SCOUTS GIFT
678923 Jeremy Jones Toy Train, big engine
628924 Mary Jones Dolls' house, all furnished
628925 Prince of Wales Hobby horse
628926 Billy Smith
628927 Bobby Harrison a live pony and cast
628928 [...] [...]
628929 Kelly Schultz [...]
628930 Clara Roberts Big Doll with real hair Soap and wash rag
628931 Emmy Roy Talking machine
628932 Bob Lane Radio, [...]
628933 Zacky Schmitt a little fur [...]

18:34

"At last the great day arrives, and on the Castle walls, the Warder sounds his silver trumpet: Christmas Eve!

Christmas Eve!"


18:50

"And every elf and gnome hurries to label and pack the last of the toys."


18:58

Workshop


19:18

"Hurry, Santa, hurry, the trumpet is blowing!"


19:31

"Pack the sleigh! Bring Prancer and Dancer—and Donner and Blitzen."


19:41

"Hurry, Hurry! The children all over the world are waiting for me."


19:57

"Then up come Prancer and Dancer."


20:08

"And Donner and Blitzen."


20:31

"The sleigh is loaded—we are off."


20:43

"But don't think Santa has always smooth sailing."


21:00

"Sometimes I meet a mean little elf named Hard Times, who upsets my sleigh, and things get lost and then the children don't get so many toys."


21:19

"But this year I did not meet him."


21:31

"Even before I start, the little Eskimos are being hurried to bed, for I call on them first."


22:35

"Dolls and toys and gumdrops."


22:57

"Then off again—for the South."


23:37

"When children are waiting for me I know they imagine I travel like this——"


24:05

"But I am really racing the winds, and I soon reach the first town—Nome, Alaska."


24:29

"Some people are so careless about their chimneys."


24:41

"And that is one reason why some little children never get any toys."


24:55

"But most homes have nice comfortable chimneys just my size."


25:16

"And that is how I came to you, my dears."


25:53

"Oh, Santa Claus has been here! It wasn't a dream!"


26:26

"And when you are playing with your toys on Christmas morning—remember—Santa is returning to his home, tired but happy."


27:06

"It was a wonderful trip, boys, and not a single kiddie was overlooked."


27:36

And as the little fairies dance and sing him to sleep, Santa dreams of all the little hearts he has made happy the whole world over.


28:33

Merry Christmas to all—and to all a Good Night.

The End—

MR. AND MRS. F. E. KLEINSCHMIDT