A Christmas Revenge

A Christmas Revenge
Marguerite Clayton, Broncho Billy and Lloyd Bacon
Directed by	Gilbert M. Anderson
Written by	O. Henry
Starring	Marguerite Clayton Broncho Billy Anderson Lloyd Bacon
Production company	Essanay Studios
Distributed by	General Film Company
Release date	December 18, 1915 (1915-12-18)
Running time	2 reels
Country	United States
Language	English intertitles

A Christmas Revenge is a lost 1915 silent American western drama film directed by Gilbert M. Anderson and produced by Essanay Studios. Anderson also stars as Broncho Billy.

Plot

A stranger is in town and he has won over a local teacher who used to be Broncho Billy's girl. On the day of the wedding, Billy shoots the groom, injuring him. Now on the run from the law, Billy leaves a message, saying that he will kill the groom on Christmas Day. At Christmas he returns and using a Santa Claus costume gets into the church. At the last moment, he decides not to harm the groom as a Christmas present to his former lover. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Cast

• Gilbert M. Anderson as Broncho Billy
• Marguerite Clayton as His Sweetheart
• Lloyd Bacon as His Rival
• Ben Turpin as Loafer
• Harry Todd as Deacon

Background

The film is an adaptation of the short story "A Chaparral Christmas Gift" by the American writer O. Henry. The original was published in 1910 with 23 other short stories in the collection Whirligigs.

References

1. Motography (Jul - Dec 1915). Electricity Magazine Corp. 1915.
2. Moving Picture World (Dec 1915). New York, Chalmers Publishing Company. 1915.
3. Anderson, Gilbert M. "Broncho Billy" (1915-12-18), A Christmas Revenge (Short, Drama), Gilbert M. 'Broncho Billy' Anderson, Marguerite Clayton, Lloyd Bacon, The Essanay Film Manufacturing Company, retrieved 2024-01-23

External links

• Media related to A Christmas Revenge at Wikimedia Commons
• A Christmas Revenge at IMDb