The Adventure of the Wrong Santa Claus
About The Adventure of the Wrong Santa Claus
A burglar in a Santa Claus suit steals a family’s Christmas presents. Octavius, an amateur detective, goes after him to get the gifts back.
Cast & crew
More about The Adventure of the Wrong Santa Claus
Charles M. Seay directed, without a credit, for Edison. General Film Company distributed it in 1914. Barry O’Moore plays Octavius. It runs 14 minutes and is a silent Christmas comedy.
Themes
Making
Seay’s name is missing from the original credit. The short is built around one costume: Santa with a sack of stolen presents.
Music
Silent.
Preservation
The short survives. Killiam Shows put it back into distribution in 2004.
Notes
- John Sturgeon plays the burglar, billed as the Wrong Santa Claus.
- Julian Reed is the butler Ignatz. Richard Neill and Bliss Milford are Mr. and Mrs. Randall. Kenneth Lawlor is Dick. Kathleen Coughlin is Mamie. Edith Peters is Kate.
- It is an Edison picture, not a Thanhouser film.
- Killiam Shows distributed it again in 2004.
Scenes
- The burglar, dressed as Santa, takes the family’s presents.
