Vintage Holiday Show
Free Admission
You will certainly get your money’s worth at this year’s program of short Christmas and winter-themed films. Culled from the vast collections of the Harvard Film Archive, the family-friendly program is on motion picture film, international in scope, appropriate for young and old alike, and free of charge! Our gift to you. – Liz Coffey, Film Conservator
TRT 125 min
PROGRAM
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The Pony
Directed by Lawrence Cherry.
Canada, 1958, 16mm, black & white, 30 min.
Print source: HFA
Two children in rural Canada want a pony for Christmas. Will their parents agree to it? Boston Public Library Collection
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The Great Toy Robbery
Directed by Jeff Hale.
Canada, 1963, 35mm, color, 6 min.
Print source: HFA
This funny, animated Christmas Western has become an HFA holiday show staple. Howard E. Burr Collection
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DuPont Theater: Three Young Kings
Directed by Richard Kinon.
US, 1956, 16mm, black & white, 27 min.
Print source: HFA
Three boys get into trouble for taking to heart a Latin American Christmas tradition in this heartfelt television program. Jason Camuti Collection
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Santa’s Workshop
Directed by Wilfred Jackson.
US, 1932, 16mm, color, 7 min.
Print source: HFA
This classic cartoon reveals what happens behind-the-scenes at Santa’s North Pole workshop. Robert Gitt Collection
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Winter on the Farm
US, 1948, 16mm, color, 11 min.
Print source: HFA
In one of the first color Encyclopaedia Britannica educational films, children do winter chores on the farm and watch animals going about their business. Somerville High School Collection
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Winter Carousel
Directed by Wladyslaw Starewicz.
France, 1958, 16mm, color, 12 min.
Print source: HFA
Animals enjoy ice skating in this charming puppet film by a pioneering animator. Boston Public Library Collection
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Cold Pizza
Directed by Larry Kent.
Canada, 1972, 16mm, color, 18 min.
Print source: HFA
This short follows the misadventures of two boys who try to earn money by delivering pizza in snowy Montreal. Boston Public Library Collection
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Two Little Frosts
Directed by Jiri Trnka.
Czechoslovakia, 1953, 16mm, color, 13 min.
Print source: HFA
Two chilly ghosts try to give people the shivers in this lively puppet film. Boston Public Library Collection
