Wikisource:WikiProject Film/Drafts/Archives/Santa Claus (1925 film)
User: PseudoSkull
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
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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 628927 | Bobby Harrison | a live pony and cast |
| 628928 | [...] | [...] |
| 628929 | Kelly Schultz | [...] |
| 628930 | Clara Roberts | |
| 628931 | Emmy Roy | Talking machine |
| 628932 | Bob Lane | Radio, [...] |
| 628933 | Zacky Schmitt | a little fur [...] |
18:34
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