A Christmas Carol


A Christmas Carol

Overview:

Classic Charles Dickens holiday tale of Ebenezer Scrooge, the miser's miser who has a huge change of heart after spirits whisk him into the past, present, and future.

Votes 43 (7/10)

Runtime: 69 minutes

Release Date 1938-12-16

Tagline: Greater than "David Copperfield" !

Production company:

  • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Production country:

  • United States of America

Genres:

  • Drama
  • Family
  • Fantasy

Trailer

Further Information

Ebenezer Scrooge
Reginald Owen
Reginald Owen
Bob Cratchit
Gene Lockhart
Gene Lockhart
Mrs. Cratchit
Kathleen Lockhart
Kathleen Lockhart
'Tiny Tim' Cratchit
Terry Kilburn
Terry Kilburn
Scrooge's Nephew Fred (as Barry Mackay)
Barry MacKay
Barry MacKay
Fred's Fiancee Bess
Lynne Carver
Lynne Carver
Marley's Ghost
Leo G. Carroll
Leo G. Carroll
Spirit of Christmas Past
Ann Rutherford
Ann Rutherford
Spirit of Christmas Present
Lionel Braham
Lionel Braham
Spirit of Christmas Future
D'Arcy Corrigan
D'Arcy Corrigan
Young Ebenezer
Ronald Sinclair
Ronald Sinclair
Martha Cratchit (uncredited)
Bunny Beatty
Bunny Beatty
Street Watch Leader (uncredited)
Billy Bevan
Billy Bevan
Waiter (uncredited)
Harry Cording
Harry Cording
Man Discussing Scrooge's Funeral (uncredited)
Lumsden Hare
Lumsden Hare
Old Fezziwig (uncredited)
Forrester Harvey
Forrester Harvey
Clergyman Sliding on Sidewalk (uncredited)
Halliwell Hobbes
Halliwell Hobbes
Schoolmaster (uncredited)
Olaf Hytten
Olaf Hytten
Man on Sidewalk (uncredited)
I. Stanford Jolley
I. Stanford Jolley
(uncredited)
Colin Kenny
Colin Kenny
Scrooge's Tall Business Associate (uncredited)
Crauford Kent
Crauford Kent
Belinda Cratchit (uncredited)
June Lockhart
June Lockhart
Singers of 'Adeste Fidelis' (uncredited)
St. Luke's Episcopal Church Choristers
St. Luke's Episcopal Church Choristers
Snowballer in Gang (uncredited)
Delmar Watson
Delmar Watson
Director
Edwin L. Marin
Edwin L. Marin
Novel
Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens
Screenplay
Hugo Butler
Hugo Butler
Producer
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Music
Franz Waxman
Franz Waxman
Cinematography
Sidney Wagner
Sidney Wagner
Cinematography
John F. Seitz
John F. Seitz
Editor
George Boemler
George Boemler
Art Direction
Cedric Gibbons
Cedric Gibbons
Set Decoration
Edwin B. Willis
Edwin B. Willis
Costume Design
Valles
Valles

talisencrw

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...

talisencrw

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.

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