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A Christmas Carol

- Greater than "David Copperfield"!

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.

Release Date : 1938-12-16

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol

Cast

Reginald Owen

Character Name : Ebenezer Scrooge

Original Name : Reginald Owen

Gender : Male

Gene Lockhart

Character Name : Bob Cratchit

Original Name : Gene Lockhart

Gender : Male

Terry Kilburn

Character Name : 'Tiny Tim' Cratchit

Original Name : Terry Kilburn

Gender : Male

Barry MacKay

Character Name : Scrooge's Nephew Fred

Original Name : Barry MacKay

Gender : Male

Lynne Carver

Character Name : Fred's Fiancee Bess

Original Name : Lynne Carver

Gender : Female

Leo G. Carroll

Character Name : Marley's Ghost

Original Name : Leo G. Carroll

Gender : Male

Ann Rutherford

Character Name : Spirit of Christmas Past

Original Name : Ann Rutherford

Gender : Female

Lionel Braham

Character Name : Spirit of Christmas Present

Original Name : Lionel Braham

Gender : Male

Ronald Sinclair

Character Name : Young Ebenezer

Original Name : Ronald Sinclair

Gender : Male

Kathleen Lockhart

Character Name : Mrs. Cratchit

Original Name : Kathleen Lockhart

Gender : Female

Bunny Beatty

Character Name : Martha Cratchit

Original Name : Bunny Beatty

Gender : Female

Charles Peck

Character Name : Peter Cratchit

Original Name : Charles Peck

Gender : Male

June Lockhart

Character Name : Belinda Cratchit (uncredited)

Original Name : June Lockhart

Gender : Female

Charles Coleman

Character Name : Charity Solicitor Brummage

Original Name : Charles Coleman

Gender : Male

Matthew Boulton

Character Name : Charity Solicitor Twill

Original Name : Matthew Boulton

Gender : Male

Forrester Harvey

Character Name : Old Fezziwig

Original Name : Forrester Harvey

Gender : Male

John O'Day

Character Name : Dick Wilkins

Original Name : John O'Day

Gender : Male

Billy Bevan

Character Name : Street Watch Leader

Original Name : Billy Bevan

Gender : Male

William Ripley Dorr

Character Name : Singers of 'Adeste Fideles' (uncredited)

Original Name : William Ripley Dorr

Gender : Male

D'Arcy Corrigan

Character Name : Spirit of Christmas Future

Original Name : D'Arcy Corrigan

Gender : Male

Harry Cording

Character Name : Waiter (uncredited)

Original Name : Harry Cording

Gender : Male

Lumsden Hare

Character Name : Man Discussing Scrooge's Funeral (uncredited)

Original Name : Lumsden Hare

Gender : Male

Halliwell Hobbes

Character Name : Clergyman Sliding on Sidewalk (uncredited)

Original Name : Halliwell Hobbes

Gender : Male

Olaf Hytten

Character Name : Schoolmaster (uncredited)

Original Name : Olaf Hytten

Gender : Male

I. Stanford Jolley

Character Name : Man on Sidewalk (uncredited)

Original Name : I. Stanford Jolley

Gender : Male

Colin Kenny

Character Name : (uncredited)

Original Name : Colin Kenny

Gender : Male

Crauford Kent

Character Name : Scrooge's Tall Business Associate (uncredited)

Original Name : Crauford Kent

Gender : Male

Delmar Watson

Character Name : Snowballer in Gang (uncredited)

Original Name : Delmar Watson

Gender : Male

Herbert Evans

Character Name : (uncredited)

Original Name : Herbert Evans

Gender : Male

Reviews

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talisencrw

@talisencrw

2021-06-23

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

@talisencrw

2021-06-23

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 Charlie Brown Christmas' and the Boris Karloff-version of 'How the Grinch Stole Christmas' as ones I have to crack open each and every Yuletide season.