Overview:
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.| Status: | Released (1938-12-16) |
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| Screen: | Charles Dickens, Hugo Butler |
| Productions: | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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- 5832: Reginald Owen - Ebenezer Scrooge
- 30234: Gene Lockhart - Bob Cratchit
- 81933: Terry Kilburn - 'Tiny Tim' Cratchit
- 129327: Barry MacKay - Scrooge's Nephew Fred
- 129328: Lynne Carver - Fred's Fiancee Bess
- 2642: Leo G. Carroll - Marley's Ghost
- 11495: Ann Rutherford - Spirit of Christmas Past
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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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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 t ....
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