“Charles Dickens' Joyous Holliday Classic!”
Ebenezer Scrooge malcontentedly shuffles through life as a cruel, miserly businessman, until he is visited by three spirits on Christmas Eve who show him how his unhappy childhood and adult behavior has left him a selfish, lonely old man.
Brian Desmond Hurst
Brian Desmond Hurst
Noel Langley
C.M. Pennington-Richards
Richard Addinsell
Alastair Sim
Ebenezer Scrooge
Mervyn Johns
Bob Cratchit
Glyn Dearman
Tiny Tim Cratchit
George Cole
Young Ebenezer Scrooge
Brian Worth
Fred Scrooge
Michael Hordern
Jacob Marley
Kathleen Harrison
Mrs. Dilber
Rona Anderson
Alice
Jack Warner
Jorkins
Michael Dolan
Spirit of Christmas Past
Francis de Wolff
Spirit of Christmas Present
Carol Marsh
Fan Scrooge
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r96sk
My first time watching this adaptation of Charles Dickens' work - thoroughly enjoyed it! I've previously only watched the Disney animated film and the 2019 television miniseries with Guy Pearce. I also like both of those, they each have things that are inferior and superior to this 1951 film. ...
Peter McGinn
I read a review by a critic which stated this is the best adaptation of the oh so familiar story of Charles Dickens’ Scrooge. Not because of advanced production value or cutting edge special effects. In fact, this movie is definitely low tech, being from 1952 as it is. But now I agree with that a...
CinemaSerf
Alastair Sim is in his element here as the curmudgeonly miser who routinely spends his Christmas alone counting his fortune. Luckily for him, "Scrooge" receives a visit from his late but not so lamented partner "Marley" (Michael Hordern) who warns him that he is to receive three visitors this cold a...
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A Christmas Carol (1951) Original Trailer [HD]
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