A Christmas Carol
Greater than "David Copperfield"!
1938 · 1h 9m · Approved
Drama, Family, Fantasy
Directed by
Edwin L. Marin
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A Christmas Carol
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.
Director and cast
- Edwin L. Marin Director
- Reginald Owen as Ebenezer Scrooge
- Gene Lockhart as Bob Cratchit
- Terry Kilburn as 'Tiny Tim' Cratchit
- Barry MacKay as Scrooge's Nephew Fred
- Lynne Carver as Fred's Fiancee Bess
- Leo G. Carroll as Marley's Ghost
- Ann Rutherford as Spirit of Christmas Past
- Lionel Braham Cast
- Ronald Sinclair Cast
- Kathleen Lockhart Cast
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