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The Night Before Christmas

1905 film by Edwin Stanton Porter
Movie short_film Q1904503
The Night Before Christmas
Edwin S. Porter · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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The Night Before Christmas

Summary

The Night Before Christmas is a short film[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of short_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (28 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Night Before Christmas's instance of is recorded as short film[3].
  • The Night Before Christmas was directed by Edwin Stanton Porter[4].
  • Clement Clarke Moore wrote the screenplay for The Night Before Christmas[5].
  • The Night Before Christmas's genre is fantasy film[6].
  • The Night Before Christmas's genre is Christmas film[7].
  • The Night Before Christmas's genre is silent film[8].
  • The Night Before Christmas's production company is recorded as Edison Studios[9].
  • The Night Before Christmas's director of photography is recorded as Edwin Stanton Porter[10].
  • The original language of The Night Before Christmas was English[11].
  • The Night Before Christmas's Commons category is recorded as The Night Before Christmas (1905 film)[12].
  • The Night Before Christmas's color is recorded as black-and-white[13].
  • The Night Before Christmas's country of origin is recorded as United States[14].
  • The Night Before Christmas was released on January 1, 1905[15].
  • The Night Before Christmas's characters is recorded as Santa Claus[16].
  • The Night Before Christmas's characters is recorded as Santa Claus' reindeer[17].
  • The Night Before Christmas's distributed by is recorded as Edison Manufacturing Company[18].
  • The Night Before Christmas's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Night Before Christmas'}[19].
  • The Night Before Christmas's after a work by is recorded as Clement Clarke Moore[20].
  • The Night Before Christmas's different from is recorded as The Night Before Christmas[21].
  • The Night Before Christmas's aspect ratio is recorded as 4:3[22].
  • The Night Before Christmas's copyright status is recorded as public domain[23].
  • The Night Before Christmas's set during recurring event is recorded as Christmas and holiday season[24].

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Authorship and Creation

The Night Before Christmas was directed by Edwin Stanton Porter[4]. Clement Clarke Moore wrote the screenplay for it[5].

Publication

The Night Before Christmas was released on January 1, 1905[15]. The original language of it was English[11]. Genres include fantasy film[6], Christmas film[7], and silent film[8].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Night Before Christmas's after a work by is recorded as Clement Clarke Moore[20].

Why It Matters

The Night Before Christmas ranks in the top 6% of short_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (28 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25]

Related Entities

Edwin Stanton Porter public domain United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    P14449 → 174255
    Publication date → +1905-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Director of photography → Edwin Stanton Porter
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