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Christmas Comes But Once a Year

(1936)

directed by Dave Fleischer, 8 minutes

Christmas Comes But Once a Year, the American Short film by Dave Fleischer

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"...a Dickensian nightmare that's conspicuously sans adult supervision." - Edward Larsen Terkelsen, the Film Palace

What is someone to do when the Christmas toys at the orphanage are broken? If you're Professor Grampy, you come up with something better! Replace the old with the new using everyday household items. Seasons greetings!

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Created about 1 month ago.

cool

Created 5 months ago.

I thought it was very cute and nice

Created 5 months ago.

resourceful.

Created 5 months ago.

Reminiscent of my childhood.

Created 6 months ago.

another gem from the Fleischer Studios

Created 9 months ago.

Love the early animations. The story actually had a good moral - not just gratuitous violence. Sweet.

Created about 1 year ago.

A film about orphaned children with broken toys on Christmas from 1936 has real resonance--how bad was Christmas for the poor in the 30s? It could not have been good.