The Spirit of Christmas (1913)
The day before Christmas in a squalid tenement room shared by young sisters Nell and Bess, their brother Tom, and their 18-year-old sister Anne the younger children gather all their pennies and give them to Anne so she can buy Christmas presents for them. Anne looks at their meager savings with a sad smile, letting the coins trickle through her fingers onto the table, knowing the few pennies will not be enough to buy presents.
Directors: Tefft Johnson, William Humphrey.
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William Humphrey as The Man of Wealth |
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Marie Weirman as Anne |
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Ethel Corcoran as One of the Children |
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Rose Tapley as Jane |
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Tefft Johnson as Teddy Vandeveer |
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Mary Maurice as The Mother |
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George Stewart as One of the Children |
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Florence Foley as One of the Children |
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Catherine Foley as One of the Children |
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Ben Higgins as The Father |
| Directing | Tefft Johnson | Director |
| Directing | William Humphrey | Director |
| Writing | Elaine S. Carrington | Story |
| Crew | J. Stuart Blackton | Supervisor of Production Resources |