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Gladys Egan (right).
Frame enlargement: Silent Era image collection.
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A Trap for Santa
Also known as {A Trap for Santa Claus}
(1909) United States of America
B&W : One reel / 989 feet
Directed by D.W. Griffith
Cast: Henry B. Walthall, Marion Leonard, Gladys Egan [the older daughter], W. Chrystie Miller [the grandfather], Mack Sennett [the bartender], Anthony O’Sullivan, Charles Craig
Biograph Company production; distributed by Biograph Company. / Cinematography by G.W. Bitzer. / © 23 December 1909 by Biograph Company [J136186]. Released 20 December 1909. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.
Drama.
Survival status: Print exists in the Library of Congress film archive (paper print collection) [35mm positive paper print]; and in the film holdings of Worldview Entertainment (Paul Killiam collection).
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Alcohol: Drunkeness - Bars - Employment agencies - Handwriting - Holidays: Christmas - Inheritances - Letters - Poverty - Santa Claus
Listing updated: 25 March 2012.
References: Film credits, film viewing : Barry-Griffith p. 42; Sloan-Loud pp. 47, 48, 152; Spehr-American p. 4 : Website-AFI.
Home video: DVD.
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