A Mother’s Spirit (1913)

movie

Country: USA
Genres: Drama, Short
Release: 1913-03-01
Director: N/A
Writers: N/A
Language: None | English
Stars: Linda Arvidson , Gaston Bell
Runtime: min
Awards: N/A
AKA: A Mother's Spirit (United States of America) , A Mother's Spirit
Plot: The joyous spirit of Christmas pervades the house where Mr. and Mrs. Ormsby have collected toys for their two little children. A week before Christmas the mother sickens and dies. The Father, wrapped in his grief, forgets the children and wraps himself up in his sorrow. The night before Christmas the neglected children slip from bed and hang up their stockings as usual, sure that if papa has forgotten them Santa Claus has not. During the night the spirit of the mother returns, she sees her babies asleep and noiselessly gets the toys from their hiding place and fills the stockings, gliding about unseen. Upon the book her husband has left on the table she leaves a red rose, her favorite flower, with which in life he always kept her supplied. Her mission accomplished, she vanishes. On Christmas morning the children rush for their stockings, the astonished father questions the servants, but they deny having filled the stocking. Then he sees the rose, and knows the spirit of his beloved wife has come back to teach him a lesson. He throws aside his selfish grief and makes the Christmas a happy one for his babies, knowing full well the joy of his conduct will cause the "Christmas Spirit."
IMDB:tt2304640