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Slumberland
(1908) United States of America
B&W : Split-reel / 590 feet
Directed by [?] Van Dyke Brooke?
Cast: (unknown)
The Vitagraph Company of America production; distributed by The Vitagraph Company of America. / © 7 December 1908 by The Vitagraph Company of America [H119405]. Released 15 December 1908; in a split-reel with Sheridan’s Ride (1908). / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.
Drama: Fantasy.
Synopsis: [?] [From The Moving Picture World]? Father and mother put their little boy to bed on Christmas Eve, hang his stockings in the fireplace and after kissing him goodnight, leave the room. The child goes to sleep, and shortly afterward the stocking is seen to assume huge proportions, shakes, and the head of a fairy appears at the top. She slides out to the floor, whirls around the room, tiptoes to the bed, waves her wand over the boy and when he awakens, beckons him to come with her. They get astride a broom and fly up the chimney. The pair fly over the housetops, arriving at last in the Arctic regions. The North Pole is observed revolving continuously, and the boy and his fairy companion slide down it to the center of the earth. Arriving in this strange land, peculiar scenes confront them. Gnomes and nymphs appear from behind the rocks and menace them. Santa Claus arrives opportunely, waves his hand and the strange beings disappear. The boy is then taken into Toyland. Here is the workshop and scattered about are toys and novelties in abundance. The boy is shown the wonderful toys, is given a box of mysterious blocks, then Santa Claus places a seed in a flower pot from which instantly springs a Christmas tree. Another wave from Santa’s hand and the tree is filled with presents, Then the tree gradually grows smaller and the boy places it under his arm. The fairy and Santa leave the cavern and the boy is alone. He discovers s large pumpkin, cuts it open and crawls inside with his Christmas tree and toys. He soon falls asleep and the gnomes appear shouting and screaming from innumerable nooks, Returning to the bedroom, the boy starts in his sleep and listens. Mother and father are calling him from the foot of the stairs. He grabs his presents, which are at the side of the bed, runs downstairs into the parlor, where a huge Christmas tree is loaded with all manner of presents. A beautiful Christmas fairy story.
Survival status: (unknown)
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 9 August 2023.
References: Website-AFI; Website-IMDb.
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