Movie Description
A Christmas Carol
(1938)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.
Featured Crew
- Director : Edwin L. Marin
- Producer : Joseph L. Mankiewicz
- Editor : George Boemler
- Cast : Reginald Owen,Gene Lockhart,Terry Kilburn,Barry MacKay,Lynne Carver,Leo G. Carroll,Ann Rutherford,Lionel Braham,Ronald Sinclair,Kathleen Lockhart,Bunny Beatty,Charles Peck,June Lockhart,Charles Coleman,Matthew Boulton,Forrester Harvey,John O'Day,Billy Bevan,William Ripley Dorr,D'Arcy Corrigan,Harry Cording,Lumsden Hare,Halliwell Hobbes,Olaf Hytten,I. Stanford Jolley,Colin Kenny,Crauford Kent,Delmar Watson,Herbert Evans
Cast
Ebenezer Scrooge
Bob Cratchit
'Tiny Tim' Cratchit
Scrooge's Nephew Fred
Fred's Fiancee Bess
Marley's Ghost
Spirit of Christmas Past
Spirit of Christmas Present
Young Ebenezer
Mrs. Cratchit
Martha Cratchit
Peter Cratchit
Belinda Cratchit (uncredited)
Charity Solicitor Brummage
Charity Solicitor Twill
Old Fezziwig
Dick Wilkins
Street Watch Leader
Singers of 'Adeste Fideles' (uncredited)
Spirit of Christmas Future
Waiter (uncredited)
Man Discussing Scrooge's Funeral (uncredited)
Clergyman Sliding on Sidewalk (uncredited)
Schoolmaster (uncredited)
Man on Sidewalk (uncredited)
(uncredited)
Scrooge's Tall Business Associate (uncredited)
Snowballer in Gang (uncredited)
(uncredited)
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Facts
Original TitleA Christmas Carol
Status Released
Release Information
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1938-12-16
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 09m
Production CompaniesMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Genres
- Drama
- Fantasy
- Family
