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Christmas Eve

A heart-tugging moral melodrama with echoes of Dickens' A Christmas Carol.

Drama 1915 17 mins Silent

Overview

This moral tale of temptation, desperation and childish devotion has echoes of Dickens' classic fable A Christmas Carol. A lowly office worker of slender means is unable to buy his invalid wife the "good food and good wine" she requires. Incensed by the Scrooge-like manner of his boss, Charles is at the brink of despair. The suitably soppy ending is sure to get you in the Christmas spirit.

Director

Alfonse Frenguelli

Featuring

Gregory Scott

Genres

Drama

Country

United Kingdom

Language

No Dialogue with English subtitles

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