The Spirit of Christmas
The Spirit of Christmas
1913, English. Directed by Tefft Johnson & William Humphrey.
The day before Christmas in a squalid tenement room shared by young sisters Nell and Bess, their brother Tom, and their 18-year-old sister Anne the younger children gather all their pennies and give them to Anne so she can buy Christmas presents for them. Anne looks at their meager savings with a sad smile, letting the coins trickle through her fingers onto the table, knowing the few pennies will not be enough to buy presents.
- Runtime
- 0h 35m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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Cast & crew
- Tefft JohnsonDirector
- William HumphreyDirector
- William HumphreyThe Man of Wealth
- Marie WeirmanAnne
- Ethel CorcoranOne of the Children
- Rose TapleyJane
- Tefft JohnsonTeddy Vandeveer
- Mary MauriceThe Mother
- George StewartOne of the Children
- Florence FoleyOne of the Children
- Catherine FoleyOne of the Children
- Ben HigginsThe Father
Details
- Released
- 25 December 1913
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Elaine S. Carrington
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The Spirit of Christmas runs 35 minutes (0h 35m).
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The Spirit of Christmas isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 25 December 1913. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Spirit of Christmas?
The Spirit of Christmas (1913) was directed by Tefft Johnson and William Humphrey and stars William Humphrey, Marie Weirman, Ethel Corcoran.