The Christmas Burglars Trailer (1908)

22 December 1908 Comedy 11 mins

On a bleak Christmas Eve, a destitute, widowed mother named Mrs. Martin fails to find work. Desperate for food, her young daughter Margie writes a letter to Santa Claus, noting their top-floor apartment address. Mrs. Martin attempts to pawn her cloak for money, but the ruthless pawnbroker, Mike McLaren, harshly rejects her. However, after she accidentally drops Margie's note, Mike reads it and undergoes a sudden change of heart. He immediately buys gifts, a tree, and food, then hires burglars to safely anesthetize the family so he can covertly decorate their home, bringing unexpected holiday joy.

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Cast

Florence Lawrence as Mrs. Martin

Adele DeGarde as Margie, Mrs. Martin's Daughter

Charles Inslee as Mike McLaren

John R. Cumpson

Gladys Egan

George Gebhardt as One of Mike's Assistants

Arthur V. Johnson as One of Mike's Assistants

Mack Sennett as One of Mike's Assistants

Harry Solter as One of Mike's Assistants

Marion Leonard as Customer

Jeanie Macpherson as Customer

Tom Moore as Customer

Crew

D.W. Griffith Writer

D.W. Griffith Director

Billy Bitzer Director of Photography

International Releases Dates

United States 22 December 1908

Production Companies

American Mutoscope and Biograph Company

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