The Night Before Christmas (1905)
On Christmas Eve, Santa feeds his reindeer and loads his sleigh, before going on his journey to deliver toys to the children of the world.
- Date of release
- 1905-12-16
- TMDB
- 6.1 / 10 (28)
- Runtime
- 9m
- Genres
- Fantasy, Family
- Director
- Edwin S. Porter
Interesting facts
The Night Before Christmas is a 1905 American silent short film directed by Edwin S. Porter for the Edison Manufacturing Company. It closely follows Clement Clarke Moore's 1823 poem Twas the Night Before Christmas, and was the first film production of the poem.
Production
1,670 ft of film was shot, with 798 ft used. A panoramic shot of Santa Claus riding his sleigh over hills and the moon was shot using miniatures and a painted backdrop. The film is available on the Kino DVD A Christmas Past.
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