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poster Come fu che l'ingordigia rovinò il Natale a Cretinetti

Come fu che l'ingordigia rovinò il Natale a Cretinetti

Spoiled little Cretinetti almost destroys Christmas....

poster Granny Krampus

Granny Krampus

An estranged family's Christmas reunion at their ancestral home turns into a nightmare when they awaken Granny Krampus, a vengeful entity from their dark family past. As holiday traditions give way to anc…

poster Christmas Evil

Christmas Evil

100mn - Drama, Horror, Thriller

Garbed in his red suit, Harry, a toy factory worker, decides that the only thing he can do to save the spirit of Christmas is to become Santa Claus himself and make all of the naughty townspeople pay... i…

poster The Adventure of the Wrong Santa Claus

The Adventure of the Wrong Santa Claus

14mn - Drama, Comedy, Family

When a burglar dressed as Santa Claus steals a family's Christmas presents, amateur detective Octavius sets out to recover the loot.

Scrooge

78mn - Drama, Fantasy, Family

Ebenezer Scrooge, the ultimate Victorian miser, hasn't a good word for Christmas, though his impoverished clerk Cratchit and nephew Fred are full of holiday spirit. In the night, Scrooge is visited by spi…

poster The Night Before Christmas

The Night Before Christmas

8mn - Fantasy, Family

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.

poster A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol

11mn - Fantasy, Drama

Miser Ebenezer Scrooge is awakened on Christmas Eve by spirits who reveal to him his own miserable existence, what opportunities he wasted in his youth, his current cruelties, and the dire fate that await…

poster Santa Claus vs. Cupid

Santa Claus vs. Cupid

A desperate man and two romantic rivals encounter one another at a Christmas party.

Elves

When a group of friends accidentally unleashes ancient cursed elves from a mysterious chest during the holidays, they must race against time to survive the vengeful creatures' deadly wrath before Christma…

Morozko

40mn - Drama, Fantasy, Horror

Based on the Russian fairy tale Father Frost.

poster Lucretia

Lucretia

10mn - Animation

In an animated film sprinkled with magic and stardust, an impish little girl from Hades turns common assumptions topsy turvy. Lucretia is very curious about Christmas, a subject she has never heard spoken…

poster A Little Girl Who Did Not Believe in Santa Claus

A Little Girl Who Did Not Believe in Santa Claus

14mn - Family, Fantasy, Drama

A generous boy tries to help a girl who does not believe in Santa Claus because of her family's poverty.

poster The Mad Doctor

The Mad Doctor

7mn - Animation, Comedy, Horror

A dark and stormy night. Pluto is spirited away to the spooky lair of an evil genius for a mad transplant scheme to put his head on the body of a chicken. Mickey gives chase, but find himself threatened s…

poster A Christmas Accident

A Christmas Accident

Well-to-do Mr. and Mrs. Gilton live next door to a large family, the Biltons, that struggles to make ends meet. Despite their desire to be friendly, Mr. Gilton is frequently irritated by his neighbors, in…

poster The Christmas Dream

The Christmas Dream

The entire story of Christmastide is here depicted. The scene opens in a large boudoir of an apparently wealthy man's home. His children, assisted by their governess, are about to retire. Before lying dow…

poster A Trap for Santa Claus

A Trap for Santa Claus

The children of a household attempt to capture Santa, but they catch something else entirely.

poster Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

8mn - Animation, Family, Fantasy

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer is a timeless family holiday classic.

poster Scrooge; or Marley's Ghost

Scrooge; or Marley's Ghost

6mn - Drama, Fantasy

Filmed in 35mm and in black and white, this short silent film was produced by the English film pioneer R. W. Paul, and directed by Walter R. Booth and was filmed at Paul's Animatograph Works. It was relea…

poster Uncle Josh's Nightmare

Uncle Josh's Nightmare

2mn - Fantasy, Comedy, Horror

Poor Uncle Josh is trying to get to sleep, but being constantly bedevilled by a fellow in red long underwear with horns. A short early trick editing film using a stationary camera much more valuable for i…

poster Stop Thief!

Stop Thief!

2mn - Crime, Comedy

A lad from a butcher shop is carrying a tray laden with a roast or a leg of lamb. A hobo grabs it and runs. The boy gives chase, joined by dogs, as neighbors watch the spectacle. The hobo jumps into a lar…

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