Summary

Footage Information

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SANTA CLAUS
AFP-57A 16mm; VTM-57A Beta SP; NET-173 DigiBeta (at 01:00:00:00); Beta SP
B W
Educational
1925
B W 1925 Filmed in Northern Alaska 00:00:21:00 B W 1925 ms Santa Claus standing in a snowy landscape 00:00:37:00 B W 1925 ws ms Woman checks on sleeping children...they get up when she leaves to watch for Santa 00:01:45:00 B W 1925 ws ms Santa arrives they greet him - ask him what he does rest of the year 00:02:07:00 B W 1925 ws Views of ice, snow and open water with pieces of ice floating 00:02:31:00 B W 1925 ws Walruses cavorting in water 00:02:42:00 B W 1925 ws Polar bear climbs from water onto ice floe...jumps back in water and swims away 00:03:25:00 B W 1925 ws Blizzard...sleds pulled by deer moves across landscape 00:03:54:00 B W 1925 ws ms Santa arrives at his home by deer drawn sleigh...checks on his little men manning toy city...dozens of toys move...elves making toys...Santa makes ledger entries toys against child's name 00:05:36:00 B W 1925 ws Santa standing on mound of snow looks thru long telescope - sees city street children playing and blind fiddler making music...gang of boys try stealing blind man's dog and money they are chased off by "hero" boy 00:07:15:00 B W 1925 ms ws Elves show Santa toys they are working on 00:07:58:00 B W 1925 ws Reindeer herd - Santa watches them 00:09:15:00 B W 1925 ws Santa has trouble breaking Donner to harness...Blitzen proves no trouble at all 00:09:22:00 B W 1925 ws Reindeer is milked - Santa drinks a glass 00:09:52:00 B W 1925 ws Santa visits Eskimo's neighbors - children tell him what they want for Christmas 00:10:22:00 B W 1925 ws Santa consults with Easter Bunny 00:10:35:00 B W 1925 ms Santa and his messenger - a snow white Ptarmigan 00:11:23:00 B W 1925 ws Santa greets Jack Frost 00:11:58:00 B W 1925 ws ms Jack waves magic wand to create picturesque ice crystals 00:12:36:00 B W 1925 ws Santa looking thru telescope sees city scene - Boy Scout helping woman with packages...Santa's ledger full of Boy Scouts names 00:13:21:00 B W 1925 ws ms Santa watches thru telescope as tenement girl is refused money by girl waiting in car - crosses her name out of ledger 00:14:17:00 B W 1925 ws Warder sounds trumpet from walls of Santa's castle announcing Christmas Eve...elves finish packing toys...Santa leaves on his reindeer drawn sleigh 00:15:49:00 B W 1925 ws Santa has trouble controlling the reindeer 00:16:28:00 B W 1925 ws Eskimo children are sent to bed...stockings are hung...Santa comes calling 00:17:59:00 B W 1925 ws Santa travels across snowy landscape in slow motion 00:18:20:00 B W 1925 ws Nome, Alaska under a bright moon 00:18:47:00 B W 1925 ws Santa has trouble with a broken chimney 00:18:58:00 B W 1925 ws Santa gets ready to enter chimney 00:19:13:00 B W 1925 ws ms Santa says goodbye to children and disappears 00:19:45:00 B W 1925 ws Children play with the toys 00:20:14:00 B W 1925 ws Santa arrives home...elves greet him...they all go to sleep
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