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A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol

Greater than "David Copperfield"!

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DramaFantasyFamily

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

69 mins

Rating

6.986/10

Release Date

16 December 1938

Country

United States of America

Cast

Reginald Owen

Reginald Owen

Ebenezer Scrooge

Gene Lockhart

Gene Lockhart

Bob Cratchit

Terry Kilburn

Terry Kilburn

'Tiny Tim' Cratchit

Barry MacKay

Barry MacKay

Scrooge's Nephew Fred

Lynne Carver

Lynne Carver

Fred's Fiancee Bess

Leo G. Carroll

Leo G. Carroll

Marley's Ghost

Ann Rutherford

Ann Rutherford

Spirit of Christmas Past

Lionel Braham

Lionel Braham

Spirit of Christmas Present

Ronald Sinclair

Ronald Sinclair

Young Ebenezer

Kathleen Lockhart

Kathleen Lockhart

Mrs. Cratchit

Bunny Beatty

Bunny Beatty

Martha Cratchit

Charles Peck

Charles Peck

Peter Cratchit

June Lockhart

June Lockhart

Belinda Cratchit (uncredited)

Charles Coleman

Charles Coleman

Charity Solicitor Brummage

Matthew Boulton

Matthew Boulton

Charity Solicitor Twill

Forrester Harvey

Forrester Harvey

Old Fezziwig

John O'Day

John O'Day

Dick Wilkins

Billy Bevan

Billy Bevan

Street Watch Leader

William Ripley Dorr

William Ripley Dorr

Singers of 'Adeste Fideles' (uncredited)

D'Arcy Corrigan

D'Arcy Corrigan

Spirit of Christmas Future

Harry Cording

Harry Cording

Waiter (uncredited)

Lumsden Hare

Lumsden Hare

Man Discussing Scrooge's Funeral (uncredited)

Halliwell Hobbes

Halliwell Hobbes

Clergyman Sliding on Sidewalk (uncredited)

Olaf Hytten

Olaf Hytten

Schoolmaster (uncredited)

I. Stanford Jolley

I. Stanford Jolley

Man on Sidewalk (uncredited)

Colin Kenny

Colin Kenny

(uncredited)

Crauford Kent

Crauford Kent

Scrooge's Tall Business Associate (uncredited)

Delmar Watson

Delmar Watson

Snowballer in Gang (uncredited)

Herbert Evans

Herbert Evans

(uncredited)

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