The Christmas Burglars
1908 · 11 min · Comedy
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.
- Director
- D.W. Griffith
- Writer
- D.W. Griffith
- Released
- December 22, 1908
- Language
- English
Cast
Florence Lawrence
Mrs. Martin
Adele DeGarde
Margie, Mrs. Martin's Daughter
Charles Inslee
Mike McLaren
John R. Cumpson
Gladys Egan
George Gebhardt
One of Mike's Assistants
Arthur V. Johnson
One of Mike's Assistants
Mack Sennett
One of Mike's Assistants
Harry Solter
One of Mike's Assistants
Marion Leonard
Customer
Jeanie Macpherson
Customer
Tom Moore
Customer
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