| Santa Claus | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1782 |
| Catalog #: | 501254 | |
| Clip Number: | 501254-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | HFR-SFL-35-100 | |
| Timecode: | 01:47:18 - 01:49:02 | |
| Location: | United States | |
| Year Shot: | 1940 (Estimated Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | HOLIDAYS: Christmas HOLIDAYS: Christmas, Santa Claus / Father Christmas LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA | |
| Description: | Master 1782 - Tape 1 Rear view LS white children walking toward fancy school building. LS three white male farmers using pitchforks to gather hay onto wagon. High angle LS industrial railyard (trains, railroad, rail yard). MS white teenagers riding bicycles through park-- so innocent, so innocuous it hurts. MCU belly & hands of Santa Claus (Saint Nick, St. Nick) holding sleigh bells. (7-4) Tilt down MS fire roaring in fireplace, Christmas stockings hung with care from mantle. MS/CUs Santa Claus squeezing into chimney of residence on X-mas Eve, sliding down, placing sack of goodies by Christmas tree, dispensing gifts & toys at base. (7-7) MSs wild-eyed Santa Claus talking to camera while sitting inside toy-laden workshop: "-- one day a year, but I like to think they're heard all the time. Christmas bells are a sort of composite of all the others & they celebrate the birth of the Prince of Peace." Santa acknowledges the existence of Jesus! "And their tinkling sound tells us to be good & to be true & to remember our men in uniform both here & overseas." Santa picks up a small American flag. "So let the bells ring out & let me take this opportunity on behalf of the managers of this theater & all the employees to wish you the merriest, gayest Christmas ever." Graphic: "Merry Christmas!" (7-8) | |
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