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A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol

1954TV Episode⏱️ 1h 0m
AdventureDramaFamilyMusical
5.8
IMDB Rating
185 votes

A mean and miserly proprietor of a counting house in 1840's London is taken by ghosts to Christmas scenes of his youth, contemporary ones involving his family and employee, and lastly, a possible future holiday where he might be d...

Director
Ralph Levy
Writers
Charles Dickens, Maxwell Anderson
Stars
William Lundigan, Mary Costa, Fredric March
Release Date
December 23, 1954
Language
English
Country
United States
💬 15
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

William Lundigan
William Lundigan
as Self - Host
Mary Costa
Mary Costa
as Self - Co-host
Fredric March
Fredric March
as Ebenezer Scrooge
Basil Rathbone
Basil Rathbone
as Marley's Ghost
Ray Middleton
Ray Middleton
as Fred
Bob Sweeney
Bob Sweeney
as Bob Cratchit
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Christopher Cook
as Tiny Tim
Sally Fraser
Sally Fraser
as Belle
Craig Hill
Craig Hill
as Young Scrooge
Queenie Leonard
Queenie Leonard
as Mrs. Cratchit

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Color
Filming Location
Desilu Studios - 846 N. Cahuenga Blvd., Cahuenga, Los Angeles, California, USA
Production
CBS Television Network, Desilu Productions, Desilu Productions

🏷️ Keywords

adaptation of a christmas carolyear 1843holidaychristmascompassion

🎯 Categories

AdventureDramaFamilyMusical

⭐ Featured Review

Bah Hambug!
by Sylviastel2016-12-26
7/10

"Back in the day, every great actor had played Ebenezer Scrooge and it was Fredric March's turn. Basil Rathbone played Jacob Marley. But I really wanted to see this episode for an appearance of a young Bonnie Franklin as Martha Cratchit. She and her sister Judy Franklin played sisters in this episode as the Cratchit sisters. Bonnie must have been only 10 years old. Sally Fraser's singing voice was dubbed by the great Marilyn Horne. Bernard Hermann wrote the score. We could argue forever which is the best Scrooge actor and which film is best of all. Every actor like Fredric March takes..."

💡 Did You Know?

Scrooge is played by Fredric March and Marley is played by Basil Rathbone, but in 1958 Rathbone played Scrooge in a production of Dickens' plays hosted by March.

📖 Synopsis

A mean and miserly proprietor of a counting house in 1840's London is taken by ghosts to Christmas scenes of his youth, contemporary ones involving his family and employee, and lastly, a possible future holiday where he might be d...