A Christmas Carol (1959)

  • NR
  • 12/27/1959 (US)
  • Drama, TV Movie
  • 25m

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. Originally aired as part of Fredric March Presents Tales from Dickens.

Charles Dickens

Novel

Ross MacKenzie

Director

Cast

Fredric March's headshot

Fredric March

Narrator
Basil Rathbone's headshot

Basil Rathbone

Scrooge
Alexander Gauge's headshot

Alexander Gauge

Ghost of Christmas Present
Michael McCarthy's headshot

Michael McCarthy

Ghost of Christmas Future
Walter Hudd's headshot

Walter Hudd

Ghost of Christmas Past
Toke Townley's headshot

Toke Townley

Bob Cratchit

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