A Trap for Santa Claus

1909 film by D. W. Griffith
Movie short_film Q3602807
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Summary

A Trap for Santa Claus is a short film[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of short film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (31 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Director: D. W. Griffith[3]
  • Genre: drama film[4], silent film[5]
  • Cast member: Henry B. Walthall[6], Marion Leonard[7], Gladys Egan[8], Kate Bruce[9], William J. Butler[10], W. Chrystie Miller[11], John Tansey[12], Charles Craig[13], Anthony O'Sullivan[14], Mack Sennett[15]
  • Production company: Biograph Company[16]
  • Director of photography: Billy Bitzer[17]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[18]
  • Commons category: A Trap for Santa Claus[19]
  • Color: black-and-white[20]
  • Country of origin: United States[21]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1909[22]
  • Distributed by: Biograph Company[23]
  • Title: A Trap for Santa Claus[24]
  • Duration: 16 minutes[25]
  • Aspect ratio (W:H): 4:3[26]
  • Copyright status: public domain[27]
  • P14724: 8876309[28]

Why It Matters

A Trap for Santa Claus has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Rémi sim · 2026-10-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Production company → Biograph Company
    Publication date → +1909-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Production company → —
    Country of origin → United States
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ P14724: 8876309, Garance ID - Films with/by D.W. Griffith ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/34b473193ea|details]])"
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