A Little Girl Who Did Not Believe in Santa Claus
About A Little Girl Who Did Not Believe in Santa Claus
On the day before Christmas a well-off boy sees a girl shivering without a coat, gives her his, and takes her home. He tells her about Santa Claus. She does not believe him, because Santa has never come to her house. That night he stays awake, meets Santa, and forces him at gunpoint to visit the girl's house with gifts.
Cast & crew
More about A Little Girl Who Did Not Believe in Santa Claus
Edwin S. Porter and J. Searle Dawley directed the Edison short. Bannister Merwin wrote the scenario, and Porter is credited with the camera. J. B. Kaufman dates the shooting to late November and early December 1907 and notes snowy New York streets mixed with studio rooms. Edison copyrighted it on December 16, 1907 (H103762–H103768). It was released on December 21, 1907, at 860 feet.
Themes
Look
Edwin S. Porter shot the opening on snowy New York streets and the later scenes in the studio.
Preservation
A print is in circulation, including the copy on Wikimedia Commons.
Notes
- The cast lists include Mr. Lehapman, William Sorelle, Bessie Shrednecky, Gitchner Hartman, and Miss Sullivan.
- Moving Picture World carried notes on December 21, 1907, January 4, 1908, and January 18, 1908.
- Extracts appear in the 2005 set Edison: The Invention of the Movies.
Scenes
- The boy gives the girl his coat.
- He holds Santa at gunpoint and sends him to her house.
Also available
- Wikimedia Commons
- Edison: The Invention of the Movies (2005)
