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A Christmas Carol

NR
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1938
1h 9m
English
Drama, Fantasy, Family
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Miser Ebenezer Scrooge is awakened on Christmas Eve by spirits who reveal to him his own miserable existence, what opportunities he wasted in his youth, his current cruelties, and the dire fate that awaits him if he does not change his ways. Scrooge is faced with his own story of growing bitterness and meanness, and must decide what his own future will hold: death or redemption.
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Cast

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Reginald Owen
Ebenezer Scrooge
Gene Lockhart
Bob Cratchit
Terry Kilburn
'Tiny Tim' Cratchit
Barry MacKay
Scrooge's Nephew Fred
Lynne Carver
Fred's Fiancee Bess
Leo G Carroll
Marley's Ghost
Ann Rutherford
Spirit of Christmas Past
Lionel Braham
Spirit of Christmas Present
Ronald Sinclair
Young Ebenezer
Kathleen Lockhart
Mrs. Cratchit
Bunny Beatty
Martha Cratchit
Charles Peck
Peter Cratchit
June Lockhart
Belinda Cratchit (uncredited)
Charles Coleman
Charity Solicitor Brummage
Matthew Boulton
Charity Solicitor Twill
Forrester Harvey
Old Fezziwig
John ODay
Dick Wilkins
Billy Bevan
Street Watch Leader
William Ripley Dorr
Singers of 'Adeste Fideles' (uncred...
DArcy Corrigan
Spirit of Christmas Future
Harry Cording
Waiter (uncredited)
Lumsden Hare
Man Discussing Scrooge's Funeral (u...
Halliwell Hobbes
Clergyman Sliding on Sidewalk (uncr...
Olaf Hytten
Schoolmaster (uncredited)
I Stanford Jolley
Man on Sidewalk (uncredited)
Directed By: Edwin L. Marin
Written By: Charles Dickens (Novel), Hugo Butler (Screenplay)

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jarvis-8243417 says...
a month ago
One of the earliest cinematic adaptations of Charles Dickens’ immortal classic, MGM’s 1938 _A Christmas Carol_ has all the magic of the season. Reginald Owen is cast as Scrooge and does and extraordinary job, really conveying the change that the character goes through. The actor who plays Tiny Tim, on the other hand, is dreadful; poisoning every scene he’s in (which are mercifully few). The special effects and costumes are well-done, especially for the ghosts; which have an ethereal quality to them. Also, the film does a good job at streamlining the plot to meet its rather short runtime (just over an hour). _A Christmas Carol_ may not be a perfect adaptation, but it captures spirit of the novel exceptionally.
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Jim222001 says...
4 years ago
Improvises here and there and it works. I never realized how funny some of the changes are. Like Cratchit’s wife hiding in the closet from Scrooge. Or her thinking the kids were in danger from Scrooge in the end. The Cratchit family ate a little too good on Christmas in this version though. Scrooge fired Bob and even took some of his earnings for a new hat. Yet, he happily can afford a feast for his family.
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jarvis-8243417 says...
5 years ago
One of the earliest cinematic adaptations of Charles Dickens’ immortal classic, MGM’s 1938 A Christmas Carol has all the magic of the season. Reginald Owen is cast as Scrooge and does and extraordinary job, really conveying the change that the character goes through. The actor who plays Tiny Tim, on the other hand, is dreadful; poisoning every scene he’s in (which are mercifully few). The special effects and costumes are well-done, especially for the ghosts; which have an ethereal quality to them. Also, the film does a good job at streamlining the plot to meet its rather short runtime (just over an hour). A Christmas Carol may not be a perfect adaptation, but it captures spirit of the novel exceptionally.
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goldieaustein says...
5 years ago
This is one of the best versions.
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talisencrw
6 years ago
I really loved this early version of the Charles Dickens classic. Reginald Owen and Gene Lockhart (born in nearby London, Ontario) were wonderful as Ebenezer Scrooge and his employee Bob Cratchit, respectively. Definitely a film not to be missed o'er the holiday season...
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talisencrw
6 years ago
I really loved this early version of the Charles Dickens classic. Reginald Owen and Gene Lockhart (born in nearby London, Ontario) were wonderful as Ebenezer Scrooge and his employee Bob Cratchit, respectively. Definitely a film not to be missed o'er the holiday season...This is up there with 'A Cha More
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