The Christmas Angel (1904)
Note: this print runs 78 minutes against a recorded 10 minutes. It is the best copy we have found; we keep looking for a complete print.
With Georges Méliès
Directed by Georges Méliès
Détresse et Charité, released in the United States as The Christmas Angel and in Britain as The Beggar Maiden, is a 1904 French short silent film directed by Georges Méliès. It was released by Méliès's Star Film Company and is numbered 669–677 in its catalogues.
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