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The Actor’s Christmas
(1913) United States of America
B&W : One reel
Directed by (unknown)
Cast: King Baggot [the actor], Jane Gail [the actor’s wife], Katherine Lee [the actor’s daughter], Howard Crampton [the banker], Frank Smith [the butler]
Independent Moving Pictures Company, Incorporated [IMP] production; distributed by The Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Incorporated. / Produced by Carl Laemmle. / Released 22 December 1913. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.
Drama.
Synopsis: [?] [From The Moving Picture World]? King, a broken down actor, who in former years had been a great star, is willing to take any work that the agent will give. He succeeds in getting a day’s work to play “Santa Claus” for a wealthy banker’s family. He takes the job, for the five dollars means a Christmas dinner for his little family. At the banker’s house he makes up for the part and, thinking of his little one at home, he takes some of the candy from the Christmas tree and conceals it in his pocket. The butler observes this, and, taking advantage of the situation, steals a valuable bracelet and blames the theft on King. King pleads his innocence, and tells them he only stole the candy for his little girl. His pleadings so move the banker that he is forgiven, and the butler, who overhears him through the half-open door, brings the bracelet to the banker, telling him that he found it where it had been mislaid. When King is about to leave, the banker gives him an overcoat, and instead of the five dollars promised, gives him quite a roll, which is augmented by some bills that the butler also slips in his pocket. King goes home happy, but finds as it is Christmas, that it will be impossible to get anything till the next day. When they are pondering on this the butler enters with a big turkey, the compliments of the banker. While serving it a note is found in the turkey offering him a position in the bank.
Survival status: (unknown)
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Actors - Christmas
Listing updated: 10 April 2020.
References: Tarbox-Lost p. 141 : Website-IMDb.
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