Christmas Classics Collection, The (Full Frame)

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Here's a fun and fascinating holiday treasure: A 5-DVD collection of classic Christmas-themed films and television dramas that run the gamut from heartwarming to hilarious and cover more than half a century, from rare silent shorts to classic feature films and television dramas. Full-length Christmas films include a rarely seen 1935 version of "Scrooge" (starring a man who had played the role more than 2,000 times onstage before committing his performance on film); Frank Capra's 1941 classic "Meet John Doe," starring Gary Cooper and Barbara Stanwyck; "The Great Rupert," starring Jimmy Durante and Terry Moore and a very talented squirrel; and the 1964 camp classic "Santa Claus Conquers The Martians," starring a 10-year-old Pia Zadora. See how such turn-of-the-century cinema pioneers as D.W. Griffith, Edwin S. Porter, and Thomas Edison set the tone for so many Christmas movies to come, and how imaginative writers managed to weave such timeless characters as Sherlock Holmes and Long John Silver into holiday tales. Disc 1: "Scrooge" (1935), "Santa Claus" (1925), "A Christmas Accident" (1912), "A Trap For Santa" (1909) Disc 2: "Beyond Tomorrow" (1940), "A Christmas Carol" (1910), "Our Gang's Christmas" (1926), "Santa Claus Vs. Cupid" (1915) Disc 3: "Meet John Doe" (1941), "The Gift" (1953), "The Adventure Of The Wrong Santa Claus" (1914), "The Night Before Christmas" (1905), "A Winter Straw Ride" (1906) Disc 4: "The Great Rupert" (1950), "A Holiday Pageant At Home" (1901), "The Orphans' Christmas" (1955), "You Asked For It" (1951) Disc 5: "Santa Claus Conquers The Martians" (1964) and "The Case Of The Christmas Pudding" (1955).