Fairy Princess, The

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You Oh How every night she'd set out her daddy's slippers for him.

How she almost kicked her brother's toy soldiers down.

But stop, just because she wanted to be good.

How she hung up her brother's clothes before mom found where he had left them.

How she so often helped her mommy by washing all the dishes.

How every night she and all her dollies did their prayers together.

All these things, Linda told Santa, because for Christmas he wanted a very Christmas dolly to put really back.

And not the wind up kind either.

And then she asked if he could really bring her such a doll, because it could only get for goodness, so he promised.

On Christmas morning, Linda looked and looked for her very pretty doll under the Christmas tree.

It must be here to get, he promised, but where or where could she be? Oh, here she is.

A very pretty doll.

Why don't we keep that? Oh.

This dolly can't dance.

No, she can't dance a single step.

How about it, Linda? Linda, it is my fault.

I forgot to give you the goodness crown.

When you learn if you've been as good as you say, all your wishes will come true.

Oh, thank you, Santa, but I have only one way that my fairy Christmas doll can dance.

That Christmas night, the toy princess doll flowed beside her, the happiest little girl in all the world.

Thank God for the wonderful gift he had received, and promised always to be a good little girl.

Identifier

F.2005-01-0225

Date Of Production

1956

Abstract

An amateur Christmas film made by Chicago amateur filmmaker Margaret Conneely, who frames stop-motion animation and trick photography with live action footage to fuel her very own Christmas fairy tale. Preserved by Chicago Film Archives with support from the National Film Preservation Foundation.

Run Time

0:07:28

Format

16mm

Extent

300 feet

Color

Color

Sound

Optical

Reel/Tape Number

1/1

Has Been Digitized?

Yes

Language Of Materials

English

Element

Preservation answer print

Genre

Holiday

Form

Short
Amateur

Subject

Holidays
Children
Youth
Santa Claus
Christmas

Preservation Sponsor

Related Collections

SUBSERIES I: Amateur Film Productions

Related Places

North America ➜ United States ➜ Illinois ➜ Chicago

Main Credits

Conneely, Margaret (is filmmaker)

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