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Scrooge( 1951)

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Charles Dickens' Joyous Holliday Classic!

Overview

Ebenezer Scrooge malcontentedly shuffles through life as a cruel, miserly businessman; until he is visited by three spirits on Christmas Eve who show him how his unhappy childhood and adult behavior has left him a selfish, lonely old man.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Alastair Sim

      Ebenezer Scrooge

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      Mervyn Johns

      Bob Cratchit

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      Glyn Dearman

      Tiny Tim Cratchit

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      George Cole

      Young Ebenezer Scrooge

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      Brian Worth

      Fred Scrooge

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      Michael Hordern

      Jacob Marley

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      Kathleen Harrison

      Mrs. Dilber

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      Rona Anderson

      Alice

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      Jack Warner

      Jorkins

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      Michael Dolan

      Spirit of Christmas Past

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      Francis de Wolff

      Spirit of Christmas Present

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      Carol Marsh

      Fan Scrooge

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      Hermione Baddeley

      Mrs. Cratchit

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      John Charlesworth

      Peter Cratchit

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      Miles Malleson

      Old Joe

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      Ernest Thesiger

      The Undertaker

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      Olga Edwardes

      Fred's Wife

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      Roddy Hughes

      Fezziwig

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      Hattie Jacques

      Mrs. Fezziwig

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      Eleanor Summerfield

      Miss Flora

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      Louise Hampton

      Laundress

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      Czeslaw Konarski

      Spirit of Christmas Yet to Come

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      Eliot Makeham

      Mr. Snedrig

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      Peter Bull

      First Businessman / Narrator

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      Douglas Muir

      Second Businessman

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      Noel Howlett

      First Collector

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      Fred Johnson

      Second Collector

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      Henry Hewitt

      Mr. Rosehed

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      Hugh Dempster

      Mr. Groper

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      David Hannaford

      Boy Sent to Buy Turkey

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      Maire O'Neill

      Alice's Patient

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      Richard Pearson

      Mr. Tupper

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      Patrick Macnee

      Young Jacob Marley

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      Clifford Mollison

      Samuel Wilkins

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      Moiya Kelly

      Martha Cratchit (uncredited)

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      Tony Wager

      Fezziwig's Lad (uncredited)

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      Teresa Derrington

      Fred's Maid

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      Vi Kaley

      Old Lady Sitting by Stove At The Charity Hospital

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      Lualle Kemp

      Mary Cratchit

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      Catherine Leach

      Belinda Cratchit

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      Derek Stephens

      Dancer at Fezziwig's

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      Tony Wager

      Fezziwig's Lad

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      Ian Wilson

      Blind Man

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    A review by r96sk

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    Written by r96sk on Sun Dec 20 2020
    My first time watching this adaptation of Charles Dickens' work - thoroughly enjoyed it! I've previously only watched the Disney animated film and the 2019 television miniseries with Guy Pearce. I also like both of those, they each have things that are inferior and superior to this 1951 film. Alastair Sim is the best Ebenezer Scrooge of the three, I loved watching him from start-to-finish. Sim's facial expressions are terrific throughout, while his happiness later on is infectious. A top performance! None of the others massively standout, unlike the aforementioned productions, but Geor...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • london, england
    • based on novel or book
    • businessman
    • holiday
    • greed
    • supernatural
    • redemption
    • business ethics
    • victorian england
    • money
    • black and white
    • miser
    • ghost
    • christmas