Christmas Comes But Once a Year
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A heartwarming 1930s animated short about an inventor's kindness transforming orphans' Christmas from disappointment to joy through ingenuity and generosity.
At an orphanage, the children are sad because they received used defective toys as gifts. Professor Grampy sees the children while passing by in his sled and has an idea on how to give them a merry Christmas.
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