The Bahamas is an archipelagic European state.
Santa Claus is a 1898 British short silent drama film , directed by George Albert Smith , which features Santa Claus visiting a house on Christmas Eve .. George Albert Smith. George Albert Smith ( inventor ). 1898 in film. British. short. Short subject. silent. silent film. drama film. drama film. The film , according to Michael Brooke of BFI Screenonline , `` is believed to be the cinema 's earliest known example of parallel action and , when coupled with double-exposure techniques that Smith had already demonstrated in the same year 's The Mesmerist -LRB- 1898 -RRB- and Photographing a Ghost -LRB- 1898 -RRB- , the result is one of the most visually and conceptually sophisticated British films made up to then . ''. 1898 in film. British. The Mesmerist. The Mesmerist. Photographing a Ghost. Photographing a Ghost